by Salai Biak Lian Sang
I do appreciate Tluang Lian Hnin for presenting us the article about the Chin and 2010 Burma election in YCCF and Lai forum. For my personal point of view, his article is quite good. I wish each and every one of us would read it more carefully and thoroughly. The issue is about whether the Chins should support the 2010 election or not. And he also mentioned about Dr. Hmuh Thang's speech that apparently convinced the Chin-Lai people in Yangon. He concludes by encouraging the Chin people to support the 2010 election which will be conducted under the military junta's plan. I do acknowledge Hnin's hard work for the writing and his patriotism. It does not matter whether we agree his concept on this issue or not, at least his writing has brought something to reason for us.
The reality we all should know is that it will be impossible to have a free and fair election in Burma as long as the election is conducted under the neo- fascist Burma military junta. The result is already sure. The elected party is already sure. Therefore, we should not even mean it as election. It will be a drama in which some dolls will be played by the conductor. No body can or will be able to complain or demonstrate it. The last referendum in May was a clear fore-runner picture of the so-called election. The current military leaders do not even care UN's directions, advices from other countries, persons and organizations. So what? We will just be under the same story. As Ceupi's has stated, it will be like the current North Korea and China the countries that have a nice democratic name "Republic" but they totally ignore the people.
Whether we want or not, the current military generals will still be the big-men unless they soon awake up from their drunkenness of power. As Hnin has told us that there could be a Chin Minister. This could be true but we should clearly understand that whether a genius person or a farmer became a Chin Minister or not, he/she will be just "a doll". Here friends, we should not forget about the latest draft constitution of the regime in which it is clearly mentioned that there will still be border security forces. In this point, I would neither disagree nor agree to support the so-called 2010 election. I might be look like a neuter one in this matter.
Dr. H Thang is a genius one. I hope his plan and effort will bring good things for the Chin people under the limits of the junta. I think that it is good for the Chin people to have this kind of leader who will closely and firmly work for the nation. Until and unless he became one of dictators or their tool, I should say that he is good. However, having a minister would not or should not bring satisfaction for the Chin people. Actually, the current military chief of light infantry battalion in Chin State is a Chin guy. Unfortunately, he still needs to bend down in front of his-majesty Than Shwe and dance for him according to the instruction given by the director or directors. Nothing change or different till now. Therefore, there will still be persecutions, discrimination, forced labor, human rights abuses, different kind of oppress and tortures …etc under the military power which will still remain in our beloved motherland. The border security force is not the only matter; the main is from the root of dictatorship.
So what is the answer? The answer is..."Our revolution has not come to the end yet" We still need to fight for the real freedom, democracy and self-determination. We still need to promote strong patriotism and unity among us. We still need to fight the dictatorship.
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