Over 130 thousand missing or dead in Myanmar

[Tkyo07]

Oh Mr.Ban! we all know what happened.Than Shwe did not pick up your phone call twice, and did you ask him why he didn't pick up the call when you met him in person?Than Shwe got you.

[CopperClock]

tragic. anyone who can spare any money, please contact me. this has nothing to do with myanmar, but i am in desperate need of money. thank you, god bless.

[sugarpuddin88]

Where does the donation money go?

If it goes to buy rice, then you will only put local farmers out of business

[darwincollins]

Wasn't it pointed out that the rice industry has been ruined, and that the farmers (those that survived) do not even have seed?

[sugarpuddin88]

Ha! Someone actually gave me a negative comment

darwin - The point I make is that charities seldom, (if ever), take the time to synthesize the cultures precise needs

In fact, in most cases, charities (despite their altruistic intentions), often make matters worse:

1) They put local farmers out of business

2) Local war lords use the charity product to sell to buy weapons, (etc.)

In the final analysis, charities mostly do bad in these situations

However, it doesn't have to be that way

[darwincollins]

I understand your point.

Lately, I did hear from some folks discuss how charities often make a problem worse when looking in the long term sense.

For me, I see the population, or, I should say the most innocent of the population (the children) to be in a loose/loose situation.

The country is one of the wealthiest in resources/minerals in that region. At one time, it was rich in rice production.

[darwincollins]

While it is rather cold, one analyst did further formulate that if all the aid agencies should have sat back and did not push hard (alot via bribes to) the government to let them in, that there would be far more civilian deaths and social unrest. If the death was great enough, then, the citizens would riot and have a coup/leadership change.

Also pointed out that aid is renders the sanctions against Myanmar ineffective.