Myanmar situation
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No matter what the people of Myanmar, UN, neighbours or other countries say, the abject situation of the country cannot be changed without active involvement in this direction by the closest superpower, China. Communism is a form of feudalism by a governing elite. Feudalism is a straightforward power of muscle and might to subdue and rule the population and is the oldest type of rule known in human society which the Burmese generals are now practising. Communism is a little bit more evolved concept in that it is partially both 'anti-capitalist' and 'anti-democracy' . Russia and China have found so far only the merits of capitalism but no democracy (as practised in the west). An element of democracy is of course 'human rights'. For the US, UN and European powers etc., to condemn Burma for violation of democracy and human rights will fall on deaf ears of the rulers as they would for say Russia, China or any other country where there is no true democracy. Democracy seems to come about by a Hegelian synthesis of monetary power struggle between the capitalist rich who do not belong to the ruling elite ( as in the west), and the rich who only belong to the ruling elite (as in Saudi Arabia and other kingdoms or feudalistic countries). Unfortunately, there are no civilian rich of sufficient number in Burma who feel threatened by the military junta and agree in their minds to bring about an end to their power. And there does not appear to be any reason why China should support a movement for true democracy there, as it would lose many lucrative trade deals, because a democratic Myanmar will naturally lean to the west. The other reason for China not to support the monks in Myanmar is its own conduct in Tibet. So everyone concerned must surely look to China for a solution of the Burmese problem. Another cynical solution to goad China into such an activity would be to help the Burmese military Junta to acquire nuclear weapons!
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