This is genocide

Sep 09, 2017 02:09

So I’ve been following the situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in desultory fashion, for a couple of years. The UN’s said they’re “the most persecuted minority” in the world, and that’s before the current disaster. They’re denied citizenship in Myanmar, even when born there, so they’re stateless, which renders them unable to leave (no ( Read more... )

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trepkos September 9 2017, 09:23:01 UTC
Signed.

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lokifan October 3 2017, 15:53:53 UTC
Great, thanks!

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frnklymrshnkly September 9 2017, 20:58:34 UTC
Thank you for posting a letter text! You're right, it would be unconscionable to let this happen without doing at least SOMETHING.

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lokifan October 3 2017, 15:55:29 UTC
You're welcome! I know it's easy to be like "how do I put this into words..." and then letters don't get sent. And even from half a world away there are ways to at least try.

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