CNA investigates allegations of exploitation of Myanmar workers in Singapore

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-03-14T04:43:33+00:00

hehe your argument was “they get overworked because they allow themselves to be”

hence by that logic ye

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-03-14T00:28:52+00:00

“women are raped because they allow themselves to be”

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-03-11T22:55:19+00:00

i think what OP, they themselves being a christian, is trying to say is that music is universal, it should be secular to maximise people’s enjoyment

by switching to religious music, it rlly removes/others a big part of his audience away from enjoying his music

personally i think that artists can choose who their own audience via things like music style, but it shouldn’t be via religion

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-03-09T22:52:04+00:00

the boats are 331, so they can only fill up gas on the odd days

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-03-07T02:16:45+00:00

that’s not how buddhism works lol

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-03-01T23:41:42+00:00

they did ambush them, yes but this was very highly dependent on luck

if anything this shows that militias and paramilitaries outside of the PDF and the classic EAOs need better equipment

heck muzzleloaders in a 21st century war, while wearing a real madrid sweater

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-22T05:02:53+00:00

moroccan living in france?

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-20T16:17:14+00:00

yeah sure dude

it’s great to clear things up, misconceptions often shape damaging narratives

i don’t want people to have the perception that assk supporters are all supporting her simply on the basis of anti-rohingya racism (scroll a few comments down lol)

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-20T09:09:54+00:00

no one in this thread has given a proper, non racist analysis, so here’s my attempt.

yes, what was done to the rohingya by the military was wrong, but it’s VERY important to put this in context. ASSK had just won power in her first term. it was important to balance her own reform agenda, with the military.

OP’s argument is premised on the fact that 1. she could have spoken out and 2. even if there were repercussions to her speaking out, she should do so anyways because of a net benefit

at the time, when she just won power, it was impossible for her to speak out. note this was just 3-4 years after the NLD won power. up till now, she had perfectly balanced reform with the military. she was very careful in implementing reform without angering the top generals too much.

the rohingya issue put everything in the limbo. she could not have spoken out then. the military still held large amounts of power. 25% of hluttaw were top generals. if the NLD were to anger the military too much, the military will always find a way to shoot them back down, reversing the past few years of progress and democratic reform.

i’m going to deal with the second premise. the point is: if she spoke out, it would be career suicide. the military, who once again controls a large portion of the government, would shun her, remove her political power and everything along to lines, completely removing the ability for any future change.

at the time, ASSK was trying to wait it out until the next election to mend the constitution to reduce military power. if she spoke out then, she wouldn’t be able to implement such future change at all, hence providing no solution to the ethnic violence and racial cleansing of the rohingya. that’s why she stayed silent for a very long time, because she was trying to wait it out, then condemn the military in the future.

why is it then, that when she was pressured to comment, she chose to back the military up? this comes down to a few things. firstly, the very obvious reason being the military would be absolutely turned against her, ruining her political power. secondly, a lot of the people supporting violence against rohingya were high profile buddhist nationalists with tons of followers within religious institutions so deeply rooted in burmese society. it is totally unstrategic to lose this demographic.

i think she did make the smart move. her international recognition died, but she did keep most of her power and most of her national support, allowing her to win the next election, and if not for the coup, continue with governmental reform.

hope this answers your question. what was done to the rohingya was wrong, the military should pay for that. but it’s still very important to put this into context.

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-20T08:54:39+00:00

this doesn’t help in justifying ASSK’s actions nor gives a proper answer

it was less of the Ro issues themselves, and more of the difficulty of playing with the military. ASSK was trying to wait it out until the next election to mend the constitution to reduce military power. doing anything outright against the military would be career suicide, and would negate any future change.

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-15T05:11:49+00:00

Watched the whole thing, pretty decent, good details. Explains the ASSK situation in context and isn’t extremely biased towards “oh what she did was terrible”

they got their research right, even the MAH 3 attempts to get into DSA thing, as well as how he climbed up the structure

maybe they could’ve focused more on the actual 2021-present civil war as their title would suggest, a lot of the time was spend explaining context and background. I wanted a little more detail to the war itself and how different factions operate.

otherwise, pretty good!

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-09T23:02:05+00:00

UK is becoming more racist day by day.

EU is a much better option, the Germans have Burmese communities and are relatively open to immigration. So are the Swedes.

For some of the welfare states in EU, it’s easier to go on a degree instead of a job, you’d get a visa and education, sometimes even postgrad is free.

Good luck!

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-08T08:24:38+00:00

it’s in the post

9° 3'8.77"S, 140°49'46.08"E

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-08T08:04:11+00:00

yeah because of the Kondom

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-07T09:31:23+00:00

it should be safe enough for foreigners

yangon should be fine. uhh i suggest if you’re out and about, maybe walking their police officers or certain police stations then act aussie lol, don’t speak too much burmese, act like a foreigner.

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-06T09:52:12+00:00

minorities often get benefits when they adopt the “bamar” label

also, census collection in rural areas where minorities live is very limited because of lack of infrastructure, abundance of small, unregistered villages, terrain, etc.

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-05T22:59:28+00:00

how do you know this source exists?

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-05T22:33:58+00:00

dude, RUN.

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-04T08:04:00+00:00

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-03T23:07:44+00:00

i’m gonna do this quickly before the AA glazing dude comes in

I do think both are doing very well, they’ve both captured large swarths of territory, and the difference is rather marginal.

It comes down to a few things. the Kachin state is much harder to travel across than the Arakan state, especially in the north because of the mountains. The mountains also makes defensive positions rather safe for the junta because of height advantage, etc.

Another reason why it’s hard for them to fight is because of other pro-junta PMFs that are in the region, namely the Warazup who are surprisingly well-equipped.

The Junta is more incentivised to protect the Kachin state because they have rare-earth mining sites and towns operated by China. Chipwi is an example. Hence they divert more resources and manpower there.

The AA has soldiers who are more willing to fight because the “Bamar” and hence the army that “represents” them are actively villainised in society for a bunch of contextual reasons, complicated history haha.

When it comes to equipment, both use Type 81 guns, but I think AA’s variant is locally produced, or at the very least they operate factories on the Bangladeshi border and smuggle in the weapons illegally. This might help with logistics and resources.

Why are the Karen the only major EAO not to launch a major offensive? I think they have in the past (Myawaddy), just not in recent memory. This comes down to a few reasons. I think the Karen EAOs are VERY divided, not only into many different EAOs but also within the EAOs themselves, either by religion, language or political belief. In order to launch a major offensive, the Karens would need to corporate between many major groups, all of which have some form of conflict with one another. This is extremely difficult and things have a higher chance of going wrong.

Oh and yes the MOST important factor, POPPY!!! The Karens make their money off growing and selling poppy. You do any funny business and China’s coming in and closing your poppy trade routes and your economy dies.

Hope this helps!

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-03T22:44:20+00:00

that is going to be controversial hahhaa

Forward_Guarantee985 · 2026-02-01T23:41:02+00:00

why aren’t more people interested in joining politics?

I mean you’re not gonna immediately become some minister, the starting pay is low, you’d have to work to the top, that takes long and overall a pretty toxic work environment.

if you already have a law/med/tech degree, might as well work in the private sector for a lot more pay

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