| Introduction (B)
Clean your body. Shave off excess hair.
Wear cologne. Tighten your shoes.
Read the Koran "pray through the night."
Do not leave your apartment unless you have ablution.
Strike your enemy above the neck.
If you slaughter, do not cause the discomfort of those
you are killing, because this is one of the practice of the prophet,
peace be upon him.
Finally, you should feel complete tranquility, because
the time between you and your marriage in heaven is very short."
From terrorist Muhammad Atta's Note
In these decades, we see a lot of suicide bomb attack in Middle
East, operation freedom, fall of dictatorship and new world. At
the same time, Europeans rail against America " globalization"
as embodied by Mc Donald's and Samuel Huntington disputes the thesis
of " the end of the history" by pointing out that the
great victories won in recent years by liberalism and democracy
were mainly in Latin America and Eastern Europe regions of the world
that were within the traditional obit of the Judeo-Christian West.
In fact, regional experts, subject experts, and professional are
arguing and sharing for the future of our human society. In "
What's so great about America", Dine D' Souza expands his content
" Why they hate us". My nights in Upstate New York are
under the attack of heavy snow, and I'm deep in thought of "
Why they hate us." On the other hand, I'm also thinking about
arrogant Burmese intellectuals who do not fit both Burmese history
and American/ European politics. Indeed, when so-called intellectual
lost respect from his audience, the value of their perspective view
becomes zero, and they should think about the hatred of people and
" Why they hate us"
The new Ku Klux Klan
The year is 1840. You are a slave who has tried repeatedly to escape
from a cruel and abusive master. An expert is consulted about your
" abnormal" behavior. His conclusion? You are suffering
from " Drapetomania", a mental disorder that causes slaves
to run away (Wakefield, 1992)
After American Civil War, White people formed Ku Klux Klan to oppress
black people and to define the beautiful slavery for them. In the
Ku Klux Klan, white leaders were very strong in their belief and
had a lot of political ideologies for future of America.
But new Ku Klux Klan Burmese organization is different with white
Ku Klux Klan. Insulting the revolution forces, shouting "Our
I.Q is higher than students on Borderline" " They don't
understand World Politics" are their main goal and slogans
of so-called intellectual Ku Klux Klan.They try to get rid of our
revolutionary forces' spirit with their Degree. But they need to
notice that Burmese students are not like their lives in 1990 to
1996 in America, and they gradually realize student activities in
American Universities, class assignments, scholarship and profits
from politics. In addition, those so-called intellectual need to
ask themselves " What is I.Q level?" " What is your
professional?" " Regional expert or subject expert or
what?" If you are in American Politics, you must answer these
questions. But if you are in Burmese politics, you must have at
least background history and experience in the battle with Burmese
military evils. You also need to respect the people who sacrifice
for their motherland and the meaning of comrade. You cannot get
those experience and knowledge in your American Universities. You
cannot see "the meaning of comrade and sacrifice" from
opportunists in exile.
Mozart Effect and I.Q test
Howard Gardner of Harvard University (1993-1999) theorizes that
there are actually eight different kinds of intelligence. Those
are different mental languages that people use for thinking. Each
is list here are; Linguistic skill, logic and math (numeric abilities),
visual and spatial thinking, musical abilities, kinesthetic skills,
intrapersonal skills (self-knowledge), interpersonal skill (social
abilities), and naturalist skills.
(Michael Kearney is the youngest college student in the world.
He attended high school at 5, earned an A.S degree in geology at
8, and B.A degree in anthropology at age 10. It is clear Micheal
is gifted) (Coon 412)
In fact, Intelligence Quotients (I.Q) is defined as
mental age (MA) divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied
by 100.
I.Q = MA/ CA * 100
According to Gordon Shaw and Frances Rauscher, a former concert
cellists and an expert on cognitive development express that there
are patterns of neurons that fire in sequences, and that there appear
to be pre-existing sites in the brain that respond to specific frequencies
and believe that listening to Mozart's sonata for two pianos in
D major increased SAT scores of students by 51 points.
In my research paper, I argue with their ideology because I had
many friends who do not have a chance to learn pianos in the prison
won the highest SAT scores after they released from prisons. (Now
they are in everywhere in International Universities) Who know they
will become like Michael! In this point, my question is what is
the different between American Education system and Burmese Education
System. Please answer so-called intellectual people who think themselves
their I.Q is higher than revolution forces and Burmese students
in exile.
"The cry that comes from the heart of the believer overcomes
everything even the White House."
Ayatollah Khomeini
Background (2)
Whenever I heard the funny slogans of bluffers in United States,
I always ask to all of my brothers such as Ko Than Win, Ko Ko Oo,
Ko Yin Aye, Ko Thar Kyaw Maung, Ko Kyaw Thet and other from Indiana
" Why did you allow those opportunists to get a political chance?"
Their faces become red and angry because they already had the answer.
In fact, the first immigrants of 1988 generation came to United
States with a lot of bitterness and frustration. They possessed
many labels and accusation " those students betray the revolution"
" If you apply refugee status, we will expel you from our organization"
(10 years later, history shows who are who and what. I don't need
to have criticism because everybody knows what so-called student
leaders are). When they resettle in exile, they were neglected by
mother organization, and they had to face with strangers, different
culture, and different political atmosphere. In addition, they responded
each other what they believe and what they like in their meeting.
If their feeling is not good on someone, they will stay away from
him, and later they cut off the relationship. (It is our weak point)
On the other hand, they always focus on arm-struggle and inside
movement, and they were not interested in seeing with American Congressman
and popular politics. The reason is everybody knows only inside
people movement and leaders can give the exact answer for our motherland
victory. In contract, opportunists are haunting the scholarship
programs and proposal by getting advantage from Burmese democracy
movement. When they went to school in United States, they realize
the point how can they get profits from school activities. The worse
thing is they are trying to insult to our students in revolution,
and they shoot " Our I.Q is higher than other"
For that point, the questions reply to them " Are you a regional
expert? Are you a subject expert? How much involve and sacrifice
in our democracy movement?" Remember! Taking the advantage
for your life does not mean your I.Q is higher than other.
American Education system and wrong persons in Academic field
"We need to learn Burma and student movements because Burmese
people are fighting for their freedom under the most cruel military
regime. Burma situation is not like South Africa and economic sanction"
Class notes from Dr. Meeks
In Cornell University, American students and other are taking course
" Asian Study", and Burmese specialization becomes popular
in their interest. Although I'm studying in United States, I don't
need to be arrogant to other because I know many master-mind/ intelligent
students are in Burmese prisons. In addition, I have to salute their
sacrifice for their motherland Burma. I also know Burmese education
level is not low (subjects and facts for degree are same in here)
although Burmese education system is heading to the wrong way.
While American students and other are emphasizing on Burma affair,
some Burmese intellectual are trying to speak like a parrot because
they are lack of knowledge in real events and cannot speak Burmese
affair and crisis. The worse thing is they support brotherhood of
Khin Nyunt and they try to stab DASSK, NLD and CRPP's backs. But
will history allow that stab back?
Warning (3)
Someone who betrays his tribe will not hesitate to betray on other
again.
From "The Haj" by Leon Uris
Ye Baw Ba Khet assassinated Tha Khin Than Tun, and he surrendered
to Bo Nay Win. Although he called "Master" to Bo Nay Win,
Bo Nay Win ignored Ba Khet's reputation and respect because he knew
who is Ba Khet.
In our history, we don't want to relationship with even sons of
Ye Baw Ba Khet after we realize the Burmese history. I still remember
one of my friends comments " Although I don't like communists,
I hate Ba Khet because he is betrayer."
In fact, for our future of Burma, we need many intellectuals, politicians,
historians and economists. We need both Aung San and Dr. Ba Maw
for our political process. But we also know that Aung San can change
the history and society.
However, when so-called bluffer intellectual (not
like Dr. Ba Maw because Dr. Ba Maw has great history in British
colonial era) speak and act like General Aung San, all the people
smile and they said " Those jokes are less interesting than
Mandalay Anyeint."
Whatever happens, we have got the maxim
gun, and they have not.
(Hilaire Belloc)
Aung Moe Win
All Burma Federation of Student's Unions
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