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2006-12-18 Bangladesh

Many Bangladeshis hoping for a return to military rule

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Posted by Steve White 2006-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Haha...that's great...the country is such a basket case that the military doesn't even want it. Even disasters like Congo and Zimbabwe yield enough resources for a few dozen palaces and a fleet of BMWs.

Posted by gromky 2006-12-18 00:22|| 2006-12-18 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 The desire to see its return is a testament to the disaster that is Bangladeshi democracy, a violent, deeply corrupt process that centers on two women whose hatred for one another runs so deep they have not said a word to each other for years.

Amazing. Are there no adults in that country?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-18 08:04|| 2006-12-18 08:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Many ~~Americans~~ Bangladeshis hoping for a return to military rule.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-12-18 08:06|| 2006-12-18 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, the RABs seem to be pretty efficient;)

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-12-18 09:15|| 2006-12-18 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 And both women outdo each other to show who is most anti-Indian.

There have been so many suggested projects that would benefit Bangladesh's economy that were rejected because it was perceived that India would benefit.

In a country that is literally flooded each year, they protest when India constructs dams. If it benefits India, they must claim it harms Bangladesh.

The problem is essentially that of national identity.
What is Bangladesh for? A land of Bengali people?
Well, what about West Bengal, the state in India?

Is it about being anti-Indian?
That's what Pakistan is for..

Then is it about islam?
Then why was it necessary to escape from Pakistani genocide?

You have toxic micro-nationalism mixed with islamism in a totally dysfunctional economy. Nothing will work until they reolve their national identity.

Posted by john 2006-12-18 09:55|| 2006-12-18 09:55|| Front Page Top

#6 rising sea levels

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-12-18 11:46|| 2006-12-18 11:46|| Front Page Top

#7 They deserve military rule.

I hope they get it.

Posted by Ebboth Ulimp5776 2006-12-18 14:13|| 2006-12-18 14:13|| Front Page Top

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