r/myanmar • u/ahpyitshi • 9h ago
Discussion 💬 We should see other people
I am a kayin girl living overseas now. Managed to get refugee status. Came onto this reddit not long ago. I find some of the positions quite problematic.
Burmese sarongs and dance worn in Thai show? Protest! Petition! Myanmar culture is important!
BUT Ethnic languages banned and ethnic history and culture not taught in state schools? That is ok. No need to protest. They should all just speak bamar. Myanmar history is just bamar history.
Cannot judge all bamar by actions of a few. MAH and Tat is not representative of all Bamar. Must judge on individual action.
BUT Can judge all ethnic groups by their rebel groups. Kayin are all KNU and Kachin are all KIA. Rohingya are all rapists and murderers.
Loud protests and CDM when Tat harms bamar civilians.
BUT No noise when tat is burning ethnic villages and raping ethnic girls. Cheers tat on when killing rohingyas
Kachins, Kayins not trustworthy because they worked with the British. Anyone working with outsiders is a threat.
BUT 30 comrades and BIA are heroes for working with Japanese outsiders and clever for switching to working with the British. That is perfectly fine and clever.
Kayins who never signed Panglong agreement and pushing for independence – Rebels who want to destroy the union and betraying the spirit of the agreement.
BUT Tat overthrows civilian government and uses the four cuts strategy to harm ethnic groups – perfectly acceptable since ethnic groups are all rebels.
Ethnic groups refuse to accept Bamar-dominated central rule? They are destroying democracy and the Union.
BUT Tat refuses to accept the election result and overthrows the elected government? It is saving the Union. Apparently, the people's mandate matters until it produces a result the military does not like.
Bemoans other countries for not accepting Myanmar passports and deporting myanmar illegal immigrants. Speaks of need for compassion and understanding.
BUT there is support when tat Tries to remove entire ethnic groups because they don’t appear on a list of approved groups. No need for compassion here.
My kin has been attacked in their villages since 1942 with the BIA invaded. Kayins never signed the panglong agreement but people make it look like we break our promise. Ne Win takes over and destroy our language, culture and our crops. They bomb from the air and rape our women.
Kayin people only appear on postcards and calendars. Our history and culture are missing from school textbooks. We left only without cute ethnic attires that Burmese girls cosplay with for TT likes.
I really don’t see why any ethnic group would want to stay in this union. We owe this union nothing. Promises of federalism and autonomy were never kept and all we get are more lies bloodshed and suffering.
Even if the Kachin in China and Kayin in Thailand also lack political power, at least they are not being bombed from the air and being raped by tat soldiers.
Edit: downvote if you want. This is the truth to me. If you grew up like i did and lived my life, always in fear until we crossed the border and found safety and refuge, you may understand.
