Zhen: On NMR's Moral Myopia
- From: "SUNRISE" <txivneejhmoob@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 7 Feb 2006 15:21:08 -0800
Zhen,
Do not lose your COOL as if you have to reciprocate with vulgarity in
order to convey your message to our few and "ready to assimilate" Hmong
like NMR by the coerciveness of the Lao PDR. There is a saying, "a
willful beast will go his own way." Some people will ignore the danger
that they blissfully blunder into no matter what you do. It's quite
obvious where NMR stands, a man who said he is neither a Communist
Sympathizer and definitely not a GVP follower.
Given there is certainty that the perpetuation of the atrocities in
Laos - as the so "ready to assimilate" Hmong suggested - is the "dirty
work" of GVP and his elites, why not just ask
ordinary Hmong in Laos of the real situation. Let us take the
normalized trade status the U.S. government has extended to the Lao PDR
at a glimpse. Has anyone actually benefit from it? The U.S. has lifted
her embargo, but has the LPDR lift the total embargo imposed on the
ordinary people of Laos, let alone the Hmong in the jungle.
I've recently visited this most talked about country in SCH/L now known
as LPDR or Laos People of Democratic Republic, but my trip has not
softened my skeptical view of the Lao PDR regime in power. In an
earnest way, my trip gave me an opportunity to assess my 30 years after
the fall of Laos last Monarchy. Just with a glimpse of history, one
can't resist to
think about how quick the Communism has evolved, and so does the
mythomaniac of the LPDR regime chainging itself from its arch outdated
Communist manifesto to a much yet undefined leftist authoritarian
balking at the limbo of a political force, firmly maintaining its grip
of power and defiance to any sign of external or internal pressure that
comes across their cozy one party line.
Thirty years seem like a long time and I left the country while I was
only 8, but the bell truth still rings in my ear that this same regime
founded itself on the pillar of an illusive egalitarian and
collectivist ground and promised to eradicate the sinful corruption of
the Royal past and established itself as a body of justice for all.
Nonetheless none had happened under their watch, but the status quo for
corruption has doubled to what is known prior to 75 or for the few
"ready to assimilate" Hmong, the Vang Pao era, and subsequently the
"have" and "have not" are tilted further apart than ever,
except with a few credits given to few new roads and constructions
which should have been mainly the duty of any government especially
under the longest peaceful time or so the rulers and collaborators of
the country claimed to be. I remember that the most antagonistic
slogan went virulently after any progressive idea often labeled as
polluted mind of the Bourgeoise. And yet today, ironically thanks to
this exact polluted mind, the communist Laos also molt away into agents
of prosperity and curiously even the word "communism" is taking its
toll publicly and it's joining the taboo of gibberish social
profanity.
When I toured with friends in the alley of those mastodonic villas
lined up by lavish foreign - mostly Japanese expensive cars around
Vientiane, many of them carry disproportionately such a phenomenal
price tag that none of us even dares to dream about in our lifetime. I
somehow felt like being in a quarter of Hollywood suburb for the rich
and famous. There is absolutely no piffle nor jealousy whatsoever in my
part when I express this feeling, but only raising my eyebrows with
humble skepticism on how the LPDR and opportunists Lao and Hmong abroad
could do it in this impiety of a nation still much in agony and mourn
its past.
We could easily explain this to the rag-tag freedom lovers stranded in
the jungle and they wouldn't even wonder why, but I find it difficult
to explain it to the Lao citizens who helped revolutionize today's Laos
- those living in hut homes along road sides and villages.
Even from my pessimistic standpoint, the good news is that a few social
change taking shape by the ordinary people by and large outpaces the
politburo officials, and the bad news is that this leftist wind tends
to stir up the tense autocracy to make forceful decision, I don't know
how far the leftist social bubble can go until it bursts out into
either a hundred flower blossom or another Black October. I strongly
hope that the wind of the change can continue
swiftly until the Laotian Genie is out of her bottle. As focusing on so
many things, I also try
to make a sense of my visit by scratching in to the definition of
people like myself - whom some would refer to as "Hmong Asmiskas".
First of all, I haven't had any problem to be accepted as a full-bred
Lao Hmong in my native homeland from a ratio of 99 to 1 margin, many
see us Hmong Americans as a source of money making or crooks, and our
relatives see us a viable good Samaritan who can pull them out of
extreme poverty by just donating a few dollars per month, and many
others even try to use us as a fortune match maker for their sons or
daughters just to get away for tempting that lucky star on that shining
hills of a distant land, but cynically that one percent from the top
absolutely considers us nothing but messengers of foreign meddling,
they look at them with mistrust. That's needless to explain this great
divide, I can understand why, since criticism is totally absent in a
communist state where lethal force is only reliable source.
And some other important points can be emphasized on the youth of today
in the land of a waiting sun, the booming age of the new generation
children after 75 like you, Zhen, is just staggering to some extent
already posing a real stigma to a society without adequate resource
from the government to harbor them and educate them to be the
productive individuals of the society. Philosophically speaking, they
are more sophisticated than the regime's rigid and outdated guidance or
ideology, in sum, the communist controversial atheism and now
materialism are partially the blame for so many youngsters whose life
lacks of traditional Buddhist morality. Consequently they turn to
drugs, prostitution or other illegal substance and activities just to
escape from the intolerance of idleness and prospect of uncertain
future. I was struck by the great percentage of these kids who are
addictive to this social plague at each passing day including some of
my own relatives, and so is the degradation of a generation and its
fallout still yet needs to be assessed in the near future.
People who have become "the new entrepreneurs" in the streets of
Vientiane today are the leaders and elite groups of the Lao PDR's
single party -- the Communist Party Officials of the New Rich, facing
an impoverished majority forbidden to own businesses - much worse than
those high ranking generals and ministers during the era of the last
Monarchy. Free-lance workers are hounded.
To the LPDR state, the economy is a good mechanism for dominating
families and society. That is why the highest political leaders insist
that there will be no changes, not even with NTR granted.
Those who respect self-determination must support the Lao people's
right to be consulted via referendum on fundamental issues; we have to
support people who can stand up and fight for freedom - whether they
are the defenseless jungle people or elsewhere: changes in the law to
guarantee unequivocally freedom of speech and the right to assemble,
the right to own and run businesses, amnesty for political prisoners,
and truly democratic election. These rights belong to people because we
are human.
We shall go on with our struggle, whether or not the Lao PDR governs.
We shall struggle until freedom and justice are brought to our people
in our homeland. This should be the Intellectual Liberation Movement,
not truckling to the tyrants.
Zhen, since some Hmong are "ready to assimilate", a "Stone Age" man I
shall proudly be. I remain disintegrated to the Lao PDR regime or any
coercive foreign influence.
.
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