[Split Thread] The Rohingya Boat People Who Aren't Really Boat People Crisis

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Originally Posted by The Atheist (Post 10679927) Thousands of oppressed people aren't a security threat. Ask Robert Mugabe. I think you'll find plenty of people are pointing the finger, but what do you propose to do about it? Shall we set some drones on the government buildings in Naypyidaw? Maybe they could enlist the Falun Dafa for help?

First thing "we" (meaning Thailand) ought to do is find a plan to take over those boats. They are not refugees fleeing to democracy. They are oppressed and poor people who have been conned by people traffickers into thinking they have a job waiting from them and legal status in Malaysia. It's a consortium of Malaysian, Thai, and Myanmar pirates. They stay just about at the 3 mile zone. If a navy vessel, anything in grey will do... could be Thai, Royal Navy, Myanmar, Lower Slobbovia... they chug out past the 3 mile line. Sort of like the South African creep in Lethal Weapon who kept flaunting "Immunity!" - they shout, "International Waters! Can't Touch Us!"

They are held prisoner on the boats, just like in the camps. And if they don't come up with the ransom, they are beaten and starved and killed. The February crisis was triggered by the Thai army uncovering a camp (where everyone had conveniently fled, being no doubt informed by their government contacts that a raid was coming) with a couple of mass graves. So instead of the jungle camps on the Thai/Malaysia border, they are using a converted small tanker and some other rat-trap vessels as floating prison camps. Surely the international standards for piracy can be applied to kidnapping and murder!

>>>Apologies for the continuing derail. I'm asking the mods to split this post off into a new thread. Maybe "The Rohingya Boat People Who Aren't Boat People Crisis". <<<

ETA: And no, I doubt the Falung Gong would be of any use. A lot of people think the Rohingya are way up northeast in the highlands and jungle country. Their area, Rakhine is actually prime coastal real estate... another reason they're likely being subjugated and bullied. There's a lot of potential development in that area. If it's populated by a "non-people", they're going to benefit in some way, but probably in terms of becoming a permanent under or even criminal class. Might as well just move 'em on out. Sorta like the Americans treated the Cherokee and other pesky local inhabitants who were taking up prime real estate. But Rakhine is far from the Chinese border; not Rohingya are even thinking of making that trek overland to the porous border with China.

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Posted By:zooterkin

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