Oct 30, 2007
Oct 25, 2007
Leopard...
in more exciting news, other than the THIO-cracy and what a THIO-cratic country will with some THIO-logy
IT IS ARRIVING!!! i've pre-ordered it. hahahahahaha
IT IS ARRIVING!!! i've pre-ordered it. hahahahahaha
this did not get published by ST
Dear Editor
I refer to the story "Factory worker jailed 4 months for molesting schoolgirls on bus" published on October 23 ST. In light of this story and recent events of the repealing of section 377a, I second Minister Ho Peng Kee's stand. He said, during Parliament Oct 22 that:
"There have been convictions over the years involving cases where minors were exploited and abused, or where male adults committed the offence in a public place such as a public toilet or back-lane." And because of issues like that we must retain 377a.
In light of the conviction of the factory workers and other convictions such as the father raping his daughters with the assistance of his wives, I propose that we ban heterosexual sexual activities too.
If we do not, the social fabric will be torn apart, and what will happen to our families?
Can you imagine the day where no children dare to step out into the public for fear of being molested by heterosexual and homosexual men? For the sake of our families and society, I urge the government to ban all forms of sexual activities.
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i am so worried one day there will be anarchy is singapore because the straight men are going to molest and rape all the girls over and on top of the gay men. what are we to do? singapore is going to collapse because we are all having sex! let us ban all forms of sex in singapore.
can you imagine that a straight women is sticking her tongue into a straight men's ass. or a straight men having anal sex with a women, that is like "sticking a straw up your nose" to quote ms thio. BAN ALL SEX NOW SINGAPORE!!!!!
I refer to the story "Factory worker jailed 4 months for molesting schoolgirls on bus" published on October 23 ST. In light of this story and recent events of the repealing of section 377a, I second Minister Ho Peng Kee's stand. He said, during Parliament Oct 22 that:
"There have been convictions over the years involving cases where minors were exploited and abused, or where male adults committed the offence in a public place such as a public toilet or back-lane." And because of issues like that we must retain 377a.
In light of the conviction of the factory workers and other convictions such as the father raping his daughters with the assistance of his wives, I propose that we ban heterosexual sexual activities too.
If we do not, the social fabric will be torn apart, and what will happen to our families?
Can you imagine the day where no children dare to step out into the public for fear of being molested by heterosexual and homosexual men? For the sake of our families and society, I urge the government to ban all forms of sexual activities.
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i am so worried one day there will be anarchy is singapore because the straight men are going to molest and rape all the girls over and on top of the gay men. what are we to do? singapore is going to collapse because we are all having sex! let us ban all forms of sex in singapore.
can you imagine that a straight women is sticking her tongue into a straight men's ass. or a straight men having anal sex with a women, that is like "sticking a straw up your nose" to quote ms thio. BAN ALL SEX NOW SINGAPORE!!!!!
Oct 20, 2007
small friend speaks about the repeal of 377a - Gay men have families too
Following the recent letters and the past conversations that have been given by the anti-gay factions, you would have noticed some common themes and arguments given by them. Some of these I have already addressed here. The issues were the medical arguments, the religious arguments and the family argument. For the legal preliminaries of the 377a ongoings, read here.
After reading some forum letters again I feel that there is an even greater need to address the family unit argument that is always put out in their defense. Summarizing the entire argument is Ms Lim Poh Suan, who wrote to Oct 17 Straits Times Forum.
I SUPPORT the retention of Section 377A of the Penal Code - a law criminalising gay sex - to uphold our moral and family values.
The petition by Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong does not serve the interests of Singapore as a whole but only of one small sector.
In fact, the removal of this law will lead to the disintegration of our social fabric, the family unit, which the Government has been establishing pro-actively.
I believe that strong families will lead to a strong nation.
I fully support the Government in keeping Section 377A. Gross indecencies must be penalised. For the survival of our nation and the welfare of the future generation, the petition by NMP Siew should be ignored.
The family argument has always been put in this manner: Allowing gay people to have sex will destroy the family unit, therefore we should continue to ban gay sex. This simplistic argument stops there.
This argument ignores the fact that gay men are part of the family unit that they speak about. That every gay men has a mother, has a father, has a family. Regardless of the law, the gay men will still continue to be part of this family. And so what family unit are they talking about? What family unit are we protecting? Are we protecting families without gay people?
Look at 2 different scenarios: Scenario A is the ‘family’ that does not accept their son to be gay, they hate it, they are angry. They force their son to go for therapy (which there is none, as a psychology student, I ASSURE YOU), they constantly have fights because they can’t see beyond their hate, their anger and their ‘face’. Because they think that it is deviant. That society doesn’t accept, and then they quote you the law and the arguments that have always been used. Is that a family unit that the anti-gay faction is looking for?
Or Scenario B, a family that after some blood and tears, come to accept their gay son for who he is, and continues to love him for who he is, not who they want him to be. They enquire about his boyfriend, sends Christmas greetings, talks about their future. And when the son feels overwhelmed by the societal discrimination, all they can do is to stand by their son and say that things will slowly change.
Which is the family unit that the anti-gay factions want? One that will tear people apart, or one that ties the family together? Keeping the law will only further deepened any societal discrimination, because at the end of the day, ‘symbolically’ speaking, gay sexual acts are still criminal. Now if you are saying that you can be gay and not have sex, you must be kidding yourself, if nobody had sex, you would not even be reading this today.
Moving beyond the micro-level of family unit argument, is that the social fabric argument, which also centres around the family argument. The anti-gay faction love to use the word social fabric will be torn, as if society is a tangible material that can be ripped apart, this is philosophically known as the false concreteness. But that is beyond the scope of this argument.
How the society is being torn apart however is never mentioned, and it still leaves me wanting to ask how does it happen. How does allowing gay sex causes society to fall apart? The last time I checked, USA is still a super-power, Hong Kong still exist, so does China, and the European countries. Now it is easy to say that, ‘Well they are a different society”. But wouldn’t that be biting their own tongue when on one hand, it is argued that allowing gay men to have sex will tear the social fabric, but on the other it only appears that it will tear Singapore’s fabric.
The next thing that is commonly forgotten is that with or without this law, gay men have always had sex, and will always continue to have sex. And that makes the entire argument fall flat, in a very unglam way. Since the building of Singapore from 1965 till now, gay sex has always been around, and has our fabric been torn?
One last very commonly heard argument is that, well I don’t want my son to see gay men and be gay. Well darling, if just by seeing another gay men makes your son gay, then I feel very sorry for your son. Suddenly I wonder if all our film censors are gay, lesbians, murderers and paedophiles, because they have to watch the film to censor it no? Also, I am sure some of you out there might know a gay friend, you have seen at least some gay people on screen, are all you reading this now gay? Again this logic falls flat. What about other behaviors then? When we see dogs walking on all fours, do all of us who owns and live with dogs start walking on all fours? Here again, we see that the anti-gay faction’s argument account only in ONE specific example and cannot be applied to anywhere else. As a theory, it has got to be the worse in the world. I am not even to ask if the entire UK, USA, China, Hong Kong or Australia is gay. Because well they’ve allowed gay sex.
Beyond all this abstract arguments are very real people, very real emotions, and very real families. For all the anti-gay people out there, do you actually personally know what some gay people go through? To Pastor Derek Hong who asserted that gay people are not discriminated, does he know any gay men who have been? Does he even know any gay men who have not?
How many of us really know what some gay men go through? Behind the smiles that may be sometimes put up, do we really know what the family situation is like? How many families truly love and accept their gay son?
Gay men have families too.
After reading some forum letters again I feel that there is an even greater need to address the family unit argument that is always put out in their defense. Summarizing the entire argument is Ms Lim Poh Suan, who wrote to Oct 17 Straits Times Forum.
I SUPPORT the retention of Section 377A of the Penal Code - a law criminalising gay sex - to uphold our moral and family values.
The petition by Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong does not serve the interests of Singapore as a whole but only of one small sector.
In fact, the removal of this law will lead to the disintegration of our social fabric, the family unit, which the Government has been establishing pro-actively.
I believe that strong families will lead to a strong nation.
I fully support the Government in keeping Section 377A. Gross indecencies must be penalised. For the survival of our nation and the welfare of the future generation, the petition by NMP Siew should be ignored.
The family argument has always been put in this manner: Allowing gay people to have sex will destroy the family unit, therefore we should continue to ban gay sex. This simplistic argument stops there.
This argument ignores the fact that gay men are part of the family unit that they speak about. That every gay men has a mother, has a father, has a family. Regardless of the law, the gay men will still continue to be part of this family. And so what family unit are they talking about? What family unit are we protecting? Are we protecting families without gay people?
Look at 2 different scenarios: Scenario A is the ‘family’ that does not accept their son to be gay, they hate it, they are angry. They force their son to go for therapy (which there is none, as a psychology student, I ASSURE YOU), they constantly have fights because they can’t see beyond their hate, their anger and their ‘face’. Because they think that it is deviant. That society doesn’t accept, and then they quote you the law and the arguments that have always been used. Is that a family unit that the anti-gay faction is looking for?
Or Scenario B, a family that after some blood and tears, come to accept their gay son for who he is, and continues to love him for who he is, not who they want him to be. They enquire about his boyfriend, sends Christmas greetings, talks about their future. And when the son feels overwhelmed by the societal discrimination, all they can do is to stand by their son and say that things will slowly change.
Which is the family unit that the anti-gay factions want? One that will tear people apart, or one that ties the family together? Keeping the law will only further deepened any societal discrimination, because at the end of the day, ‘symbolically’ speaking, gay sexual acts are still criminal. Now if you are saying that you can be gay and not have sex, you must be kidding yourself, if nobody had sex, you would not even be reading this today.
Moving beyond the micro-level of family unit argument, is that the social fabric argument, which also centres around the family argument. The anti-gay faction love to use the word social fabric will be torn, as if society is a tangible material that can be ripped apart, this is philosophically known as the false concreteness. But that is beyond the scope of this argument.
How the society is being torn apart however is never mentioned, and it still leaves me wanting to ask how does it happen. How does allowing gay sex causes society to fall apart? The last time I checked, USA is still a super-power, Hong Kong still exist, so does China, and the European countries. Now it is easy to say that, ‘Well they are a different society”. But wouldn’t that be biting their own tongue when on one hand, it is argued that allowing gay men to have sex will tear the social fabric, but on the other it only appears that it will tear Singapore’s fabric.
The next thing that is commonly forgotten is that with or without this law, gay men have always had sex, and will always continue to have sex. And that makes the entire argument fall flat, in a very unglam way. Since the building of Singapore from 1965 till now, gay sex has always been around, and has our fabric been torn?
One last very commonly heard argument is that, well I don’t want my son to see gay men and be gay. Well darling, if just by seeing another gay men makes your son gay, then I feel very sorry for your son. Suddenly I wonder if all our film censors are gay, lesbians, murderers and paedophiles, because they have to watch the film to censor it no? Also, I am sure some of you out there might know a gay friend, you have seen at least some gay people on screen, are all you reading this now gay? Again this logic falls flat. What about other behaviors then? When we see dogs walking on all fours, do all of us who owns and live with dogs start walking on all fours? Here again, we see that the anti-gay faction’s argument account only in ONE specific example and cannot be applied to anywhere else. As a theory, it has got to be the worse in the world. I am not even to ask if the entire UK, USA, China, Hong Kong or Australia is gay. Because well they’ve allowed gay sex.
Beyond all this abstract arguments are very real people, very real emotions, and very real families. For all the anti-gay people out there, do you actually personally know what some gay people go through? To Pastor Derek Hong who asserted that gay people are not discriminated, does he know any gay men who have been? Does he even know any gay men who have not?
How many of us really know what some gay men go through? Behind the smiles that may be sometimes put up, do we really know what the family situation is like? How many families truly love and accept their gay son?
Gay men have families too.
Oct 19, 2007
small friend speaks about the repeal of 377a - the preliminaries
If you've been reading the ST forum and following the news, you would have definitely known that NMP Siew Kum Hong is submitting a parliamentary petition for the repealing of the Penal Code Section 377a. As a preliminary, the penal code section 377 states that:
Unnatural offences.
377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animals, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offence described in this section.
Outrages on decency.
377A. Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years.
This can be found at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/
Now this may also surprise you, but our constitution, article 12 states that
Equal protection
12. —(1) All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.
(2) Except as expressly authorised by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens of Singapore on the ground only of religion, race, descent or place of birth in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.
Homosexuality is NEVER stated anywhere in the constitution that it is singled out to be discriminated, therefore as guaranteed by the constitution, homosexuals are entitled to EQUAL PROTECTION of the law.
With the recent Penal code amendments and changes, oral and anal sex between heterosexual adults are legal, but any sexual activity between homosexual MALE continues to be illegal. As such, there are many people, straight and gay, who are asking for the repealing of Section 377a, which specifically singles out gay men to be criminalized.
Unnatural offences.
377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animals, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offence described in this section.
Outrages on decency.
377A. Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years.
This can be found at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/
Now this may also surprise you, but our constitution, article 12 states that
Equal protection
12. —(1) All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.
(2) Except as expressly authorised by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens of Singapore on the ground only of religion, race, descent or place of birth in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.
Homosexuality is NEVER stated anywhere in the constitution that it is singled out to be discriminated, therefore as guaranteed by the constitution, homosexuals are entitled to EQUAL PROTECTION of the law.
With the recent Penal code amendments and changes, oral and anal sex between heterosexual adults are legal, but any sexual activity between homosexual MALE continues to be illegal. As such, there are many people, straight and gay, who are asking for the repealing of Section 377a, which specifically singles out gay men to be criminalized.
Oct 18, 2007
Oct 13, 2007
right or left?
story taken from http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22556281-661,00.html
THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
Oct 11, 2007
Oct 9, 2007
if you've read the papers today...
you might have noticed that 5 SDP members were arrested for holding placards outside the Istana. The story read a bit like a primary school's student piece of work. about how the police ask them to move here move there, then they move here move there, then they tell them its illegal then you know the rest....
you know i like news with a bit of punch, you know not reading news that takes the ministry words as the absolute truth without actually checking to see if the numbers are correct and adds up.
but anyway, the intelligent singaporean in me was just thinking..... here Singapore is, appearing to condemn the junta for their acts against human rights, and expressed 'revulsion' at the Junta, here in our backyard, the police have arrested the FOUR SDP members who are demonstrating and one guy who was videotaping.
i wonder if any international media got hold of this event.
Oh by the way, for those who do not yet know, you can actually find out about our laws and constitution here athttp://statutes.agc.gov.sg/.
go there click on constitutional documents, click on our constitution, then scroll down to Part IV, fundamental liberties, select '14 Freedom of speech, assembly and association'
it may surprise you, but it reads
Freedom of speech, assembly and association
14. —(1) Subject to clauses (2) and (3) —
(a) every citizen of Singapore has the right to freedom of speech and expression;
(b) all citizens of Singapore have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms; and
(c) all citizens of Singapore have the right to form associations.
(2) Parliament may by law impose —
(a) on the rights conferred by clause (1) (a), such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof, friendly relations with other countries, public order or morality and restrictions designed to protect the privileges of Parliament or to provide against contempt of court, defamation or incitement to any offence;
(b) on the right conferred by clause (1) (b), such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof or public order; and
(c) on the right conferred by clause (1) (c), such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof, public order or morality.
(3) Restrictions on the right to form associations conferred by clause (1) (c) may also be imposed by any law relating to labour or education.
Is the police acting separate from what our government feels because of the fear of too much work, you all know how our civil service works! I am not even going to talk about the coffee breaks or tea breaks or lunches or reading of papers at 3pm and coming to work at 1030am......
or are they working at the directives of our government? Are there any middle level people who are trying to second guess what our leaders want and are playing on the safe side of things?
i am not sure, but oh well. go figure..
you know i like news with a bit of punch, you know not reading news that takes the ministry words as the absolute truth without actually checking to see if the numbers are correct and adds up.
but anyway, the intelligent singaporean in me was just thinking..... here Singapore is, appearing to condemn the junta for their acts against human rights, and expressed 'revulsion' at the Junta, here in our backyard, the police have arrested the FOUR SDP members who are demonstrating and one guy who was videotaping.
i wonder if any international media got hold of this event.
Oh by the way, for those who do not yet know, you can actually find out about our laws and constitution here athttp://statutes.agc.gov.sg/.
go there click on constitutional documents, click on our constitution, then scroll down to Part IV, fundamental liberties, select '14 Freedom of speech, assembly and association'
it may surprise you, but it reads
Freedom of speech, assembly and association
14. —(1) Subject to clauses (2) and (3) —
(a) every citizen of Singapore has the right to freedom of speech and expression;
(b) all citizens of Singapore have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms; and
(c) all citizens of Singapore have the right to form associations.
(2) Parliament may by law impose —
(a) on the rights conferred by clause (1) (a), such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof, friendly relations with other countries, public order or morality and restrictions designed to protect the privileges of Parliament or to provide against contempt of court, defamation or incitement to any offence;
(b) on the right conferred by clause (1) (b), such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof or public order; and
(c) on the right conferred by clause (1) (c), such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof, public order or morality.
(3) Restrictions on the right to form associations conferred by clause (1) (c) may also be imposed by any law relating to labour or education.
Is the police acting separate from what our government feels because of the fear of too much work, you all know how our civil service works! I am not even going to talk about the coffee breaks or tea breaks or lunches or reading of papers at 3pm and coming to work at 1030am......
or are they working at the directives of our government? Are there any middle level people who are trying to second guess what our leaders want and are playing on the safe side of things?
i am not sure, but oh well. go figure..
Oct 4, 2007
Oct 1, 2007
Free Burma! 04th October 2007!
reproduced from beautiful to behold
International bloggers are preparing an action to support the peaceful revolution in Burma. They want to set a sign for freedom and show their sympathy for these people who are fighting their cruel regime without weapons. These Bloggers are planning to refrain from posting to their blogs on 4th October but just put up one Banner, underlined with the words “Free Burma!”.
Preferred Action:
Choose a graphic from
http://www.flickr.com/groups/479791@N25/pool/
or http://flickr.com/photos/tags/freeburma/
with the text “Free Burma” so we can sync our global voice.
Use the tag “Free Burma” with:
For Bloggers: “One blogpost for Burma”
For website owners: “One text for Burma”
For commenters: “One Keystroke for Burma”
Link: You can keep up with the changes by pointing your feedreader to
http://freeburma.stots.de/feed.php
.
When
This event will take place on October, 4th 2007.
Name
The name of the event will be “Free Burma”
Spread the Word
Help to spread the word about this event.
Media:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6760367115
http://digg.com/world_news/Support_Burma_International_Bloggers_Day_at_4th_Oct
http://www.technorati.com/wtf/free-burma/ (this is a so called WTF, please follow the link and vote)
.
What to do?
Theme Change - Change your blog’s theme to red color; send message to: Red Blogs for Burma
Blog about Burma; send message to: Blogger for Burma
oneblogpostforburma - “One Blogpost for Burma”
On thursday, everybody blogs exactly one post with the title “Free Burma!” and a red flag for the monks’ red robes in RGB 128,24,24 and in the format 3:2
OR The International Buddistist Flag but which might not be right for all, since it is also a religious statement. But everybody can choose what (s)he does. Here are both flags: Click on thumbnails. Sample posting: http://sprechblase.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/free-burma/
Silence
Do nothing - remain silent. Risk is that this might not be noticed. (What a stupid idea! Silence is exactly what Myanmar’s government is trying to achieve by shutting down the country’s internet connection! We need to be louder than the military. They must hear an international uproar throughout the media, the other governments, etc…!)
Here are photos about “Free Burma!”
The campaign: http://flickr.com/photos/tags/freeburma/, please respect Copyright and Some Rights!
Multilingual Wikipedia articles: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar#Proteste_2007.
International bloggers are preparing an action to support the peaceful revolution in Burma. They want to set a sign for freedom and show their sympathy for these people who are fighting their cruel regime without weapons. These Bloggers are planning to refrain from posting to their blogs on 4th October but just put up one Banner, underlined with the words “Free Burma!”.
Preferred Action:
Choose a graphic from
http://www.flickr.com/groups/479791@N25/pool/
or http://flickr.com/photos/tags/freeburma/
with the text “Free Burma” so we can sync our global voice.
Use the tag “Free Burma” with:
For Bloggers: “One blogpost for Burma”
For website owners: “One text for Burma”
For commenters: “One Keystroke for Burma”
Link: You can keep up with the changes by pointing your feedreader to
http://freeburma.stots.de/feed.php
.
When
This event will take place on October, 4th 2007.
Name
The name of the event will be “Free Burma”
Spread the Word
Help to spread the word about this event.
Media:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6760367115
http://digg.com/world_news/Support_Burma_International_Bloggers_Day_at_4th_Oct
http://www.technorati.com/wtf/free-burma/ (this is a so called WTF, please follow the link and vote)
.
What to do?
Theme Change - Change your blog’s theme to red color; send message to: Red Blogs for Burma
Blog about Burma; send message to: Blogger for Burma
oneblogpostforburma - “One Blogpost for Burma”
On thursday, everybody blogs exactly one post with the title “Free Burma!” and a red flag for the monks’ red robes in RGB 128,24,24 and in the format 3:2
OR The International Buddistist Flag but which might not be right for all, since it is also a religious statement. But everybody can choose what (s)he does. Here are both flags: Click on thumbnails. Sample posting: http://sprechblase.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/free-burma/
Silence
Do nothing - remain silent. Risk is that this might not be noticed. (What a stupid idea! Silence is exactly what Myanmar’s government is trying to achieve by shutting down the country’s internet connection! We need to be louder than the military. They must hear an international uproar throughout the media, the other governments, etc…!)
Here are photos about “Free Burma!”
The campaign: http://flickr.com/photos/tags/freeburma/, please respect Copyright and Some Rights!
Multilingual Wikipedia articles: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar#Proteste_2007.
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