House Odds Stacked in Favor of the Junta

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House Odds Stacked in Favor of the Junta

By YENI

Monday, July 5, 2010

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Therefore, they say, opposition and ethnic politicians, as well as voters, should take a gamble and participate in—rather than complain about—the regime’s “road map” and so-called election, accepting for now whatever trickles down from the ruling military elite in hopes of winning a big payoff in the future.

But under the junta's house rules, the big payoff may never materialize. This means that unless the rules are changed to make the coming election free and fair, members of the opposition are destined to toss their energy, resources, credibility and even lives into the junta's rigged political slot machine with no hope of ever winning the jackpot of real democracy. And that is not a fair game.

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COMMENTS (4)

plan B Wrote:

09/07/2010

What you fear most might still happen. As it is only 30.7 mil out of ~60 mil of the population has been declared eligible voters! A nefarious 50%, by any standard.
However, vote they must and overwhelmingly for least SPDC the party or rather pro- ethnic party the result will be.
One vote less pro-ethnic is one vote for SPDC in absentia.
No vote=status quo. This is intolerable by any standard.

timothy Wrote:

06/07/2010

Time and time again I have explained the reason to boycott the rigged election wholeheartedly. Than Shwe will never ever give democracy to Burma. The election will be rigged by him even if people 99% vote against soldiers. He will pause in the game, manipulate the result and announce soldiers` victory blatantly. You've got no chance to match the dirty tricks of Than Shwe.
Believe me. Burma will never get the liberty according to Than Shwe and his evil empire. Stop dreaming. Boycott the election. Our last chance before the dark age falls over lives of all in Burma. The last chance.

plan B Wrote:

06/07/2010

A good synopsis on the hopelessness of the citizenry that resort to escapism,
Ko Yeni
The SPDC may be the house and if you assume the house always wins you are forgetting the fact that doubling down on every loss will eventually break the bank especially if there is no limit.
I will double down on every chance I get on lessening the suffering of the most vulnerable.
There must be no limit to that endeavor, the house will be broken.
Guaranteed.

Alex Amrub Wrote:

06/07/2010

As long as these military thugs are in control of Burma, their focus continues to be on the stability of their self-appointed autonomy and their pockets. These thugs have no concept of reforming Burma as a whole. Hence, citizens' welfare and basic needs of a country are ignored. As long as their stability is not disturbed, one eye will be closed on gambling, drug abuse and alcohol abuse, etc.
Typical! Not surprised at all.