Burma forum

I submitted the above post before the actual screening here in Oz in case an Oz resident may have been on Travelfish.

I then watched the program. I urge others to try and watch.

The moral question that emerges is whether a tourist should choose to visit Myanmar. The naysayers suggest their visit would be supporting the military Junta. This view is dominant on Travelfish.

After watching the exceedingly heart wrenching doco, I started wondering.

For every penny I spend as a traveller, some proportion trickles down to the less advantaged. On that basis, I asked myself "if I went to visit Myanmar, wouldn't some proportion of my dollars end up in the hands of the disadvantaged?

The alternative view suggests that the difference between a horrible self serving military junta and a centralist administration (as in Vietnam or Laos, or Cambodia) or a faction riddled government (as in Thailand) is but a matter of degree.

I know those in opposition to the military junta will here bleat, but go watch the program and watch what happens to your heart. And then struggle with your thoughts

no cheers on this one

Lyndall

Here tis...

Burma - Orphans of the storm
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 at 19:30
Burma - Orphans of the storm
Thursday, 16 July 2009 at 11:30
Burma - Orphans of the storm
Sunday, 19 July 2009 at 04:30
Burma - Orphans of the storm
Sunday, 19 July 2009 at 10:30

Elsewhere, SBE suggests go:

http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/culturepolitics/6881_myanmar---a-television-documentary

Cheers

I wrote to the station and this is the link that I was able to watch in NYC
http://australianetwork.com/about/answer.htm?id=d87ee97f9541dee0f391d1563573e585

Very powerful and it has me more detrmined than ever to go and do whatever I am able to and can, to give some of my $ to the population. I know some will go to the Junta, but I will try to make as much as possible go to the people.