Muslim killings in Burma...

[lightbulb247]

is it acceptable? no. Is it being reported? no. however no offence meant but when sikhs get killed in a shooting in wisconsin or other religions get attacked it is all over the media. this thread is to merely raise awareness of this issue.

[lightbulb247]

//and I don't need my awareness raising thanks.//

ok, good for you.

[emmie]

please don't irritate the participants, for a first timer you are having a bit of a go, and no one likes that.

[lightbulb247]

well at least i have succeeded in one thing. i got more than 10 posts which keyplus said would not happen lol.

[emmie]

so you have.

[lightbulb247]

//please don't irritate the participants, for a first timer you are having a bit of a go, and no one likes that.//

i answered and responded to your posts. if thats being irritating than my fault.

[doctordb]

Perhaps the 1.2 billion muslims you mention could try and help their brothers in burma without western intervention or awareness for a change. Just an idea.

[chaptazbru]

Yes, lightbulb - good for me .....

[lightbulb247]

ok, i respect that idea. But whats funny is, and i have nothing against the west, but they seem to be good at getting involved in things to do with islam or muslims.just a thought.

[emmie]

lightbulb, let's get this straight before this falls into the old arguments, our government led by Blair took us into one war, and no one wanted that, nor do ordinary men and women in Britain want to be at war with any nation, whether it's Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, it's folly and despicable. Blame stupid governments if you must, just don't blame the British people, it's not their doing.

[chaptazbru]

Agree.

[doctordb]

Actually, we're very 'bad' at getting involved. Time for the muslim brotherhood to stand up?

[lightbulb247]

im not blaming the british people as i am a british person and am proud of it which may come as a suprise to you and others considering im muslim but its true. I have nothing against the British people. maybe i should have been more specific.My fault.

[emmie]

lightbulb, that's the big problem, when the British get bashed for interfering in other people's business it might be wise to remember it's the stupid politicians who make these idiot decisions.

[lightbulb247]

yes, but that is what i meant to say and what i was saying. I just did not phrase it right.

[emmie]

no problem, it's what most of us think i'm sure.

[lightbulb247]

agreed.

[chaptazbru]

No probs.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Lightbulb, I don’t think any of the correspondents on AB is indifferent to the suffering of the Burmese Muslims and approves it. As for the persecution of Muslims in the former Yugoslavia etc. I think the West has acquitted itself quite honourably in these Balkan conflicts. That’s something I don’t get to say as often as I’d like. And, yes, people have certainly attributed the genocidal actions you refer to, at least in part, to religion. Most notably the late Christopher Hitchens in his book God is not Great.

[naomi24]

I suspect Lightbulb is not new to AnswerBank - are you Lightbulb?

[keyplus90]

First of all you have made a big mistake here by telling people that you are Muslim. Now be prepared for opposition from all corners for whatever you would say. Even if you say that chemical formula of water is H2O.

Now lets look at Naomi’s given FEW links.

Telegraph heading is that Pakistani Taliban Threatens Burma. So this newspaper managed to find something to attract readers.

Guardian tells the world that persecuted Burmese have been given no help or sanctuary by Bangladesh.

Independent managed to talk a little bit about the real story.

BBC also managed to report something so perhaps got influenced by something after all. Thanks for that any way.

If you look at the dates of most of those links then they are very recent (within last week or so). So perhaps Muslims campaign on face book etc is working after all.