[Buddha-l] Bangladesh Muslim lovefest

[Curt Steinmetz]

Terms like "ethnic cleansing" and "pogrom" (along with other overused 
terms, especially "genocide") need to be used sparingly, and only when a 
situation clearly meets rather extreme criteria. Otherwise we end up 
with the "boy who cried wolf" phenomenon.

The Orwellian irony is that the Islamic terrorists in Myanmar openly 
proclaim their goal of ethnic cleansing, while the attempts to quell 
this terrorism are what prompt wildly irresponsible accusations. Anyone 
who knows of a clean and relatively peaceful solution to the situation 
in Myanmar with respect to the murderous terrorist attacks being carried 
out by Islamists should be in contact with the Myanmar govt, the U.N., 
etc., instead of idly chatting about it on Buddha-l. As for me I have no 
advice to give, and no criticism to proclaim because I have no idea what 
should be done in such a situation.

Curt

On 10/1/12 2:17 PM, Artur Karp wrote:
> Dear Dan,
>
> I'd be grateful for a link/info on R. Eaton's tabulation of  <<temples
> (primarily Hindu, but Buddhist and Jain) destroyed by Muslims in India
> [, and even after his attempt at minimization, there were still over a
> thousand he couldn't dismiss]>>.
>
> Artur
>
> PS.:
>
> Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/opinion/ethnic-cleansing-of-myanmars-rohingyas.html?_r=0
>
>
> and:
>
>
> http://islamicvanguards.com/?p=278
>
> A.
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