The current political crisis developing in Burma since the end of May 2003, alarms us all. Once again, the brutal military regime is wielding its power. Political activities were forbidden, and universities and colleges were forced to close. Many people arrested and some even shot.
The PDP (Parliamentary Democracy Party) recognises the present situation in relation to the 41 years of military rule, as a clear sign of decay within the military regime. If we were to place the present situation under tighter scrutiny, it can indeed be identified as the beginning of collapse for the military regime, and the Burmese people, if they too could recognise it, should continue to exploit it.
Our conclusion stems from the time Gen.Ne Win executed his coup de' tat in 1962. People asked for democracy and in return, Gen.Ne Win gave them bullets. Many uprising have taken place throughout the country over turbulent years by the people. Their hope was the overthrow of the military regime. Since the episode of 8-8-88 uprising, the military regime has become noticeably passive on the surface. They did not dare to tighten their control as Gen.Ne Win had done before. They tried to avoid shooting people in public, fearing another massive popular uprising, where the situation may turn their own soldiers into deserters. They knew the world was watching them through the microscope, and any direct confrontation with the people, where untold killing takes place, they would loose much needed confidence and support from the already critical world. To overcome their dilemma, the regime tried to deceive the world by claiming it had strong support from the people, and they could run the country efficiently. They also gave false impressions, that they were moving towards democracy under their own pace. This was no more than a ploy to persuade much needed investors to invest in Burma. Cunningly, they also tried abortive attempts to get help from the west, specifically more so, from the U.S.
But the present crisis reminds the world that they are not worthy to deal with, they are not honourable enough to associate with, they are not trustworthy to work with, and most of all, it is showing that they are murderers to their own people. All these points show that their days are numbers. No potential investor with any futuristic plans in mind, will dare to invest in Burma, because, they see the military regime in a fragile state. One of the many signs of decay of the military regime is reflected from the days when students were massacred in their hundreds on 7th July 1962, in Rangoon. Since then students have been targeted as a major political foe by regime. Further successive clashes, which took place between the students and the army, tinted more red stains in Burmese modern history, something that cannot be hidden any longer. Since after the above 7the July massacre, the military regime stubbornly continued to practice atrocities towards the students. They continually closed the universities as a sign of intimidation. They arrested students at will. And when universities were reopened, they treated students disrespectfully. In and around Rangoon and many towns, students were humiliated by having to sit on the floor as children may be expected to, even though Burma is rich in timber in which to produce simple dignified classroom furniture, is shameful and disgusting. Unless rulers of any country are corrupt, rude and inept, no other government would dare to act in this manner toward the future intellectuals of their country. Teacher shortage is another intimidating problem too. A handful of teachers are expected to travel to different towns, which means that students are only receiving a fraction of their required lessons. This is due to the fact of many qualified university teachers left the country in order to survive themselves.
But for the children of the army, who had special classrooms, built within the military compounds, have never had such problems, as every educational need was catered for and taught by the best 'military conditioned' teachers. It is precisely this type of discrimination alone was seen as an insult to the non-military oriented students and their parents. No wonder why the army and the students clash so often.
The present crisis may be the beginning of the last straw. The military regime has no option but to face the ever-repeating vicious circle of the same problems entailed behind them. The PDP believes that with the right support, and tighter pressure from the world, but more importantly the right enthusiastic effort from the Burmese people themselves, the military regime will have to let the democracy prevail by allowing for new general elections in Burma.
We condemn and deplore the Burmese military regime.
We endeavour to succeed in the fight for democracy.
Release political
prisoners, including the ones arrested recently,
Stop the killings,
Give
the country back to the people, before the people take it back and seek dire
revenge on all the criminals of this regime,
PDP
Parliamentary Democracy Party (Burma)
(Liberated Area)
Email address: emlmpdp@aol.com
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