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Photos of Burma protests

english.dvb.no — Some amazing photos of the ongoing anti-government protests by Buddhist monks in Burma.

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  • firearcade, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13eye opening, thanks for the post
  • rastabaz, on 10/10/2007, -19/+8shame on the digg.
    it took a week to become a top story around the world. but it is nothing on digg..
    pages full of pulp fiction news mixed with all that pseudo good versus bush and apple ipod crap... user based content ? myyyyyy ass...concerning the news, compering the buzz/users involved and the output ...digg become a lamerest place on internet..just look here http://english.dvb.no/photo4.php?cat=6&curIndx=30 it is a peaceful struggle of Burma people against military junta.
    "diggnation" don't give a digg about it? shame on you techgeeks freaks for real.. right now digg is user powered ignorance
    and another thing which is even more disgusting..check it out.
    ..As long as it is peaceful it has no ''shock value" so no "digg to give" but
    if junta would crash Burmese people and streets will become a slaughter houses .. digg will be filled with "checkthat awesomedude" photos of places full of violence and suffering.
    and the last word...
    probably peter gabriel sad "digging in the dirt" about you diggheads..
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    can you digg it MAN!!
    • mille716, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18Gotta call you out on this.

      First off, I checked out your profile to see how many stories you submitted on Burma. Its zero. The story is important and people should get the word out but don't criticize others when you are not being active in the process. If you want more stories on Burma, submit them. In fact, I will probably digg them.

      Second, there was a video with Jim Carrey talking about Aung San Suu Kyi that front paged just two weeks ago.

      Thirdly, Digg started as a site for tech geeks so the fact that so many political and important issues do make it to the front page is significant of the Digg community. Don't expect people to spend all day sulking in emotionally heavy stories. They're important to keep up with but its unhealthy to spend all your energy on stuff like that.
      • jav1231, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Too many political articles make it to Digg. You don't see much out cry over this because the answer is more obvious. THe only way to stop these criminal regimes is to kick their ass. Being socialist cowards, most diggers don't want that because "all war is bad." This government should be destroyed. The only way for democracy to grow is to destroy those who stand against it. Again, being socialists, many on Digg don't see democracy as the best system therefore its not worth fighting for. Odd that these Monks sure think its worth dying for. Too bad. Now...Mod me down, pinkos!
    • mille716, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Also, never, ever, quote Peter Gabriel.

      You sound like Chris Crockers whiney activist brother.
    • KevenM, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You could just go elsewhere. The intertubes is a big place.
  • tracerhand, on 10/10/2007, -9/+2Hey rastabaz - I've been covering this story on my blog for the past week. Each time I made a post, I "dugg" it.
    Nobody picked up on it.
    Today's news is here: http://tracerhand.wordpress.com
  • KevenM, on 10/10/2007, -15/+1It looks a lot like the pictures from our annual Gay Pride Parade in Toronto. (google it and see for yourself)
  • rastabaz, on 10/10/2007, -7/+1a comment from KevenM is comparing the fight for freedom were people risk their life with just an ordinary annual parade... a digghead in his prime! how it can be so lame?
    see what I was talking about ?
    digg is a place for ignorance powered users...or I'll put it another way...digg don't have tools to filter and rise the level, quality, of the news which are really important..so it make digg a lame news provider..and why I'm talking about it? Because my heart is broken maaaan :( I thought that digg and all that web2 is so cool .But right now I see digg is a very narrow and local (internet related) newsboard
    • KevenM, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You thought that Digg is for the news? MUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA

      Welcome to Digg. Sometimes we're serious, sometimes we make comments off the cuff.
  • FreakyD, on 10/10/2007, -5/+1Looks quiet
  • futureisours, on 10/10/2007, -7/+1Don't mess with monks. They can kill you instantly with their quivering palm and can fall an unlimited distance without sustaining damage.
    • SiNN4R, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0Yes and combined with high wisdom and dexterity their AC grows incredibly high.
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You guys rolled a 1 vs being dugg down.
  • Napoleone, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14They rise to democracy, and we sink into fascism.

    O', to have monks in America...
    • Protonz, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6The US still has democracy. Democracy does not mean freedom, it's a strange persistent propaganda that exists in our society.
      Government can not give you freedom, they can only take it from you.
  • Lane, on 10/10/2007, -7/+2its too bad about their mages guild though.
  • swrostmore, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7Thanks for the submit, I agree with the above posters complaining nobody on digg (or anywhere else for that matter - I'm looking at you liberal media) cares about the struggle for democracy in Burma. Check out the subversive Burmese rock band Iron Cross, they have a few videos on youtube - also a good article in Rolling Stone (?) a month ago about them.
    • fckk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Iron Cross came to the States a few times for tours, performing in New York, L.A., and D.C. I should know. My uncle went to high school with their bassist. I had a few jam sessions with them in a studio near Yangon.
  • DagYo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8"I'm looking at you liberal media) cares about the struggle for democracy in Burma"

    It was on the front page of the New York Times yesterday. lol.
  • Celeron, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14China needs to get its fat ass out of Burma.
    • iggee85, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Since when was China in Burma? And why are you being dugg up?
      • REDBLIND, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Because China is probably the number one investor or importer to Burma. Much of the western world has sanctions on Burma. So if China were to stop doing business with Burma, the economy would suffer even greater than it is and the military government would hopefully be forced to change.
  • nullcodes, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5A lot of the same folks rightfully dissing Burma, and China for human rights violations are the same ones running around claiming that habeas corpus should be lifted and it's OK to torture people without any sort of trial to make sure they're guilty. A blatant example is like "Iran treats their women like ***** so we should nuke 'em" -- if they people cared about the women in Iran why are they asking for the place to be nuked?

    I am not saying everyone is like that .. I am saying a lot of people who point fingers at countries that are corrupt and screwed up actually don't care about the people there. I suppose a good way to make yourself feel moral.

    But I'm certainly not defending any ***** up regimes --***** 'em.
  • KillaJazzBass, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Buddhist monks should do what they do best..playing basketball. (I came across it once randomly in NYC while ***** up, I havent been the same since)
  • calenerd, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3it's not burma, it's myannmar.
    • timjbart, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2argh you beat me to it :) darn comment system
    • x122, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3The Junta renamed Burma to Myanmar in 1989. People who don't follow the Junta still call it Burma.
    • fckk, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3A majority of the people living there and a majority of the people from there living in the States still call it Burma.
      • x122, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yeah, I'm one of them. I dont think I've ever heard any Burmese calling it Myanmar.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The name has been changed to HIDE THE BAD HISTORY.
  • timjbart, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Why has everyone abandoned the name Myanmar?
    • fckk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It's a reminder of their roots. My family and I still call it Burma, and so do our family members across the country and in Burma.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1When it was kingdom before British took over it pronounce Ba-Ma-Nine-Ang and speake Ba-ma-za-gar.

      English people called pronounced Burma then.
      then there was other people called Myanmar as well. but the last king called Ba-Ma.
    • REDBLIND, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Because the name Myanmar was chosen by the Junta or the military government that this protest is against.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Law_and_Order_R ...
  • LeapDaddy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4http://www.duggmirror.com
  • tracerhand, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Myanmar is the historical name but the British called it Burma when they colonized it. The military junta that came to power in 1988 - the one that still runs the country - changed the name back to Myanmar. So Myanmar is the official name, and the oldest, but is now associated with the dictatorship. So ironically some people feel that Burma is a better name, even though it was given by the British, because it refers to a time before the current anti-democratic regime. Cheers,

    Tracer Hand

    http://tracerhand.wordpress.com
  • swrostmore, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5The reason an article about pro-democracy protests in Myanmar calls the nation "Burma" is because the name Myanmar was imposed by the military junta against which these people are protesting.
  • zbor, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I considered myself pretty worldly, but I had no idea Burma/Myanmar was as prosperous as it was -- or at least, its major cities (I assume these particular protests were in Yangon or Mandalay, the two largest cities). There's clearly at least some foreign investment (due to the ads in Latin script), and there seem to be a good number of cars. When the junta falls, which it invariably will (they moved the capital hundreds of miles inland, for no reason other than increased state secrecy and isolation from the rest of the country), I predict that Burma will be peaceful and prosperous. I read that it was once one of the most developed countries in Asia.
    • fckk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I, too, am pretty worldly, recently returning from a trip to Burma. The "newest" cars there were used cars made in 1988. People in Burma lack the ability to import cars because the government refuses to give out import/export licenses. Regardless of the condition of the car, they usually start at around USD$30,000. And with that, you get an engine with 250K miles on it. It's unheard of. Electricity in Yangon is pretty hit or miss. If it comes, you'll have it for at least 5 hours. And if not, it'll be out for a while. I've experienced times when I didn't get electricity at my grandmother's apartment for 3 days.

      The protests were in Yangon. The pictures look nothing like Mandalay. Burma primarily trades with China.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5LOL, hehe I was born the raised there. We had buses were 1950 buses made of out of plywood. Gas tank was 16 Gal plastic container that sit beside the driver so he can just take the gas tank with him if the bus breakdown and need to start a new one, and smoking was allowed on the bus. Then we had some buses from Europe. Some are Left Hand drive and some were Right Hand drive, the Country drive on Right side like USA.

      We get junk Right Hand Drive cars from Japan, they owe us for trying to take over in wwii and failed, to pay back we get retired airport buses and local motives. Plus some junk cars which been modifed to run on ultra low octane gas. you can goto the port with some money and you can buy then from the government auctions.
      When I was there if you own a Lancer or Corolla you can get laid and a lot of parent will let you have their daughters to marry you.

      We had electricity and we paid for it. You only get around 180volt at peak times but after 6pm its up to 220 as suppose to be. We had a transfomer in the house so we get pretty good voltage. Most people rig up coat hangers to get electricity form power lines.

      When I was there street light were manually controlled. If you pay the controller somemoney a month he will give you a sticker to put on the roof of the car, when he see you you will get a GREEN Light.
  • rotarychainsaw, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Are these the monks that can do that crazy martial arts? They should do that.
    • fckk, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1They aren't. You're thinking about the Shaolin monks.
  • W00DR0W, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2It's Myanmar idiot, try to keep up. You probably still call Vietnam Indo-China.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3You keep up with it.
    • galven, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Most Burmese, and Western media/politicians still call it Burma because they refuse to recognise the military junta which renamed it Myanmar. It is not used out of ignorance.
  • fckk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Monks are not only huge religious figures, but are large political figures, as well, seeing as how Burma is primarily a devout Buddhist country. The daily traffic in and out of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, the most widely known pagoda in the country, can support this. I returned from a trip to Burma a few weeks ago and times were pretty bad then, too. Children were wearing rags, and were on the street begging for money for food. Many parents can’t afford to send their children to school, and even then, the education system in Burma is degrading. I spoke to a teacher there and was told that students are too lazy to learn. The only places where students can get a good education are the international schools. Many graduates from the international schools go on to attend college in Singapore or the U.S. However, it is difficult for international schools to operate in Burma. The government is able to take businesses from business owners any second, no questions asked. There is nothing these business owners can do. The newly opened Yangon Hotel (July 1, 2007) was originally owned and renovated by a local business person. After completing the renovation process, about to open the hotel, the business was taken by the government, leaving the business person with nothing, not even compensation.

    The protest is the first step towards a new Burma after the 8888 Revolution. I think it’s time they free Aung San Suu Kyi. We need a new Burma.
  • idlegamer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6I was there in 1988 when they tried and failed to make change. Friends of mine died. I hope they have better luck this time. FREE BURMA!
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I was there too. I also have seen the video that government broadcasted on national TV about it. That's the video I been trying to find on the net.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I was there for 8-8-88 nothing happnens then but it was tense.
      on 8-9-88 when I first hear warning shots we marched forward but when people run back because the Government Army was shooting to kill I ran FAST and FAR, I must have ran for at least 5 miles all the way back home with. My uncle got shot on the hip and a few of our family friend got killed.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I went back a few days after with my friend to the city, it was total mass, body piled up. Blood all over the pavement covered with millions flies, they strom when you walk by, Army truck was loading up bodies and transporting them somewhere. Were was asked question form a soilder who doesn't even speak burmese

      It was very spooky. I live right near Inya Lake were a lot of stuff went down before, Place which translate to White Stairs, at night I can hear people chanting, even more weird, Americans from American Embassy hear those chanting at nighs as well, whiles street were dead empty at those times.
    • zdiggler, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I went back a few days after with my friend to the city, it was total mass, body piled up. Blood all over the pavement covered with millions flies, they strom when you walk by, Army truck was loading up bodies and transporting them somewhere. Were was asked question form a soilder who doesn't even speak burmese

      It was very spooky. I live right near Inya Lake were a lot of stuff went down before, Place which translate to White Stairs, at night I can hear people chanting, even more weird, Americans from American Embassy hear those chanting at nighs as well, whiles street were dead empty at those times.
  • bassofdeath666, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2just saw a thing on this on Dateline tonight. these ppl are risking thier lives to take these pictures and get them out to the world. and what do american journalist do? take pictures of george clooneys motorcyle accident over and half-hour segments on what the ***** brittney spears did.

    mad props to those getting these pictures out across the web.
  • identifiedlogo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You know you have a problem, when Monks start protesting, what happened to feel Good no matter what, Enligtnemnt, divinity and all that newage stuff
  • REDBLIND, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Thank you everyone for Digging. The situation is Burma/Myanmar needs more attention in the US and the world. I visited family there a few months ago and I found the country to be extremely beautiful yet very surreal and depressing. People were afraid to speak their minds; scared that spies (mostly very poor people paid by the government) would turn them in and they would disappear, kidnapped by the government. The only way out of poverty is to conform and join the military government, which in turn makes the state of the country worse. There is a lot to learn about Burma, so thanks again for Digging.
  • SaintStryfe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I would love to be there. Some honest to god protesting. "waa waa stop selling bad records" "waa waa troop level reduction" "waa waa don't execute people!"

    No, go find a repressive government, and then work to topple it. America, your on our list.
  • crazybugger, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Well, some one needs such a protest very badly.
  • tracerhand, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Hi all. Here is the latest by the way. I was going to Digg this but who cares - this thread looks like it's being watched!
    The upshot: things are not looking good. China is the only country that has the power to do anything, but they like things just the way they were.
    http://tracerhand.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/myanmar ...

    Cheers,
    Tracer
  • tracerhand, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Hi all. here's the latest -

    http://tracerhand.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/china-r ...
  • grd23, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2My heart goes to this country. Let's digg and more importantly let us pray for a peaceful end to this tyranny. -
    from an ASEAN brother
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