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Thank you. I worry very much about my mother and everyone there. Today, the military just wantonly shot and killed a 7-year old girl who was sitting on her gran

Thank you. I worry very much about my mother and everyone there. Today, the military just wantonly shot and killed a 7-year old girl who was sitting on her grandpa's lap. The military is doing what it can to intimidate citizens. For anyone interested, this site documents SOME of the business interests of the military junta and its cronies. https://data.justiceformyanmar.org/ https://data.justiceformyanmar.org/

marcus_holmes 6y ago
If there's anything I can do to help, let me know. That was the thing that chilled me to the core in Cambodia - the absolute wanton disregard for human life. People were killed for absolutely no reason. Later, they didn't even use bullets, preferring to beat victims to death. When the worth of a human life is less than the worth of a single bullet, that's so fucking scary it's hard to put into words. Like I said, I really hope Myanmar doesn't walk the same road. But I fear it will. And I fear that the West will sit around and do nothing because realpolitik means that these peoples' lives are worth nothing. And then there will be a great wringing of hands and wailing about human rights like there has been in Cambodia. Again, if you work at Apple, do something now. Or look back with guilt and regret.
- programmertote 6y ago
  Thank you. The Myanmar military is no different than ISIS militia in that they have makeshift trucks loaded with guns and they roam around the city shooting anyone randomly on sight. I have made a comment with the pictures as an example here [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26562272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26562272]. One thing you could do is to raise awareness about this and maybe donate, if you can, or support these groups: https://www.mutualaidmyanmar.org/ https://www.mutualaidmyanmar.org/ https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/ https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/

marcus_holmes 6y ago

If there's anything I can do to help, let me know. That was the thing that chilled me to the core in Cambodia - the absolute wanton disregard for human life. People were killed for absolutely no reason. Later, they didn't even use bullets, preferring to beat victims to death. When the worth of a human life is less than the worth of a single bullet, that's so fucking scary it's hard to put into words. Like I said, I really hope Myanmar doesn't walk the same road. But I fear it will. And I fear that the West will sit around and do nothing because realpolitik means that these peoples' lives are worth nothing. And then there will be a great wringing of hands and wailing about human rights like there has been in Cambodia. Again, if you work at Apple, do something now. Or look back with guilt and regret.

programmertote 6y ago
Thank you. The Myanmar military is no different than ISIS militia in that they have makeshift trucks loaded with guns and they roam around the city shooting anyone randomly on sight. I have made a comment with the pictures as an example here [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26562272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26562272]. One thing you could do is to raise awareness about this and maybe donate, if you can, or support these groups: https://www.mutualaidmyanmar.org/ https://www.mutualaidmyanmar.org/ https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/ https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/