Blogging for Burma

I think blogger took some license for alliterative niftiness.

I can understand how it can be a point of confusion that I use these terms interchangeably, but it reflects how I feel about the name Myanmar, which is promoted by the Burmese government. I say "Burmese government" because Burmese is an ethnicity, not a nationality. The fact that the Burmese government is calling themselves Myanmar is just whitewashing the fact they discriminate against non-Burmese.

The thing you have to understand about Myanmar is that it's made up of dozens of different cultures who are not Burmese, which is a big source of conflict in the region. In fact, many parts of Myanmar don't even speak Burmese. Therefore, I take some license in the use of the terms "Burma" and "Myanmar". You're right though, I should be more clear with this.

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