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>>The world's only known piece of kyawthuite is currently housed safely at the National History Museum of Los Angeles County.<<

A shame that it’s not housed in a museum of its native origin.

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This is really only a salient concern when foreigners abscond with things, but this was discovered by a Burmese geologist and it seems that it was his decision to house the mineral in the US. I would add that there is a big difference between natural science objects versus cultural artifacts.

It's lucky that the founder decided to host it at LA. It could have been gone at war if it's today, we are at full scale war now. Or the junta Chief would had traded to get some more MIGs.

As I said, it’s a shame.

Despite all evidence to the contrary.

You are pleased with the current situation in Myanmar? Do tell.

You might be replying to the wrong person, they never said they are pleased

Despite all evidence to the contrary…

Seems there is plenty to be concerned about in Myanmar.

See comment above. You are replying to the wrong person

I believe the confusion here comes from the ambiguity of the "It's a shame" comment, as it could be "It's a shame [that the gem cannot be safely stored in its home country due to the political situation]" or "It's a shame [that the gem is not stored in its home country despite the political situation]".

The "despite all evidence to the contrary" remark was in response to interpretation B when it seems interpretation A was the intended meaning.

What I believe what throwaway guy means by "despite all evidence to the contrary" is that evidence he see points that Myanmar is Fine.

Unless he says otherwise this is what I think..

What are the evidences? What are you even replying about?

Why is it a shame exactly?

Have you been to LA?

Do you know any good museums in Myanmar worth visiting?

This kind of reasoning is self-perpetuating, though: there are no good museums here, so interesting things need to be shipped abroad to be exhibited properly, so there are no good museums here because there's nothing interesting to put in them ….

(I don't necessarily blame any individual for this—I think most of us are sometimes, or always, part of one system or another that everyone hates but that is the result of constant rational decisions.)

Could it be that the current political situation in Myanmar isn’t the most stable?

Eh, typically museums exist where there is a lot of money willing to be spent on showing things off, or spinning a narrative. Or capitals of empires that have done a lot of Looting.

Many of these things are basically variants of the same thing.

Myanmar, well…. doesn’t really have the wealth for most of those things.

none

I thought this was a thread specific throw away account due to the “kyaw”.

just my name

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