CaféAuLait
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CaféAuLait;6082999 said:It would seem to me in this case that the picture on Facebook is just the "final straw," so to speak. From the story:
So it appears that the tension was already there between Muslims and Buddhists, and that this Facebook photo was simply the spark that set it off.
Please try to note that I'm not making apologies for the violence and destruction of property that occurred here. It should go without saying, but some on this board are unable or unwilling to grasp this.
Unwilling to accept that there are problems in another country alltogether and somehow such should be used as something I should 'grasp' because one religion is at odds with another? If you read why you will find out that a allegedly Muslim raped and murdered a Buddist girl and that is what set off the tensions in Myanmar. Then Buddist supposedly retalilated since the girl was raped and murdered. Since then there have been retaliation murders between both parties and adding to the mess, people are releasing and disseminating FAKE photos of Muslims being 'murdered by the thousands".
Scroll ( some of the photos have been removed because they are inciting more violence)
Social media is lying to you about Burmas Muslim cleansing The Express Tribune Blog
So... like I said...
Rewind/rewrite:
So it appears that the tension was already there between Muslims and Buddhists, and that this childs rape and murder [Facebook Picture] was simply the spark that set off the Buddhists murdering Muslims.
Please try to note that I'm not making apologies for the violence and destruction of property that occurred here. It should go without saying, but some on this board are unable or unwilling to grasp this.
The above is an excuse, plain and simple and it's BS to excuse such based on a photograph.