Violent Attacks of Buddhists against Muslim Rohingyas in Burma as Obama Visits Country

ASIA--PACIFIC, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS, 3 Dec 2012

Channel 4 News – TRANSCEND Media Service

President Obama’s historic visit to Burma has been questioned by some as premature following the recent communal violence between Muslims and Buddhists.

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One Response to “Violent Attacks of Buddhists against Muslim Rohingyas in Burma as Obama Visits Country”

1. satoshi says:

   5 Dec 2012 at 12:21

   Four points:

   First: A “Buddhist” is a person who follows the teachings of Gautama Buddha. One of the main teachings of Buddha is “nonviolence”. If someone is not following Buddha’s teachings, he or she is not a Buddhist. Whose teachings are those who are violent against Muslims following?

   Second: President Obama, a Nobel “Peace” Prize Laureate who has been involved with a series of wars (violence) over the years, questions “violent Buddhism” in Burma? “Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great log in your own?” (Matthew. 7:3) A “Christian” is a person who follows Jesus Christ’s teachings. Is Obama a “Christian”? Is he following Christ’s teachings?

   Third: Schopenhauer said, “All truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then, it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident.” If his words as such are true, does the fact that some Burmese Buddhists are violent against the Burmese Muslims indicate that Islam in Burma is now in the second stage? Then, it is a matter of time that Islam in Burma will be “accepted as self-evident” one day. Islam, among many other religions, is very strong against persecution. The more the Burmese Buddhists persecute Muslims, the more Islam will be popular in Burma rapidly and it will prevail all over Burma in due course. You never know. Look at Afghanistan. It was once a Buddhist country. Look at Indonesia. It was also once a Buddhist country. Look at Kosovo. Until a few centuries ago, most residents of Kosovo were Orthodox Christians. But today, most residents of Kosovo are Muslims. How about Burma? Will it be overall an Islamic country in the distant future? Or will Burma split into two countries in the future as India and Pakistan did? Or look at Mindanao, the Philippines. Serious persecution can become a fuel for a religion/religious community to grow bigger and stronger. Don’t the Burmese Buddhists understand the possible future consequence of their persecution against the local Muslims? Let history tell what Burma will be.

   Fourth: The case above in the video is probably one of the typical cases that show that serious and gross (with a certain pattern) violations of human rights are no longer a domestic issue. Does anyone (either a local Burmese Muslim or someone else who knows the local situation very well on behalf of the local Muslim residents) report the above case to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights through the “1503 procedure of the UN”, for instance?
   Written complaints should be sent to:
   – Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
   Human Rights Council Branch-Complaint Procedure Unit
   OHCHR- Palais Wilson, United Nations Office at Geneva
   CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
   – Phone: ++41 22 917 92 20. (For general inquiries)
   – Fax: (41 22) 917 90 11
   – E-mail: CP@ohchr.org