Adoniram Judson was the first American missionary to leave and represent Christ outside of the country. In the early 1800’s he felt God pulling him to India to spread the gospel to those under British rule who believed in Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. His travels actually landed him in the small country of Burma just east of India. Burma was also under the control of the English crown, and although they were a colonial outpost, the majority of the people were living in the jungle, lacking local leadership. Adoniram encountered poverty, corruption and the impact of tropical sickness and disease. He found people that were resistant to the Christianity because of the cultural influences and religious beliefs that were deeply entrenched.
After Burma’s tumultuous rule of Buddhist leaders, then English rule, a short occupation by the Japanese during World War II, and then a brutal war for independence, the people voted to leave the British Commonwealth in 1947. At the time of independence, the country was divided by democratic, Anti-Facists conservatives and a faction of socialists in disagreement on how the country should be run. Burma decided early on to recognize the new communist rule of Mao Zedong in China, and refused all aid from the US and all other foreign aid because of our support for Taiwan and the Nationalists who fled communist China during their Civil War. |
The initial Burmese government experienced difficult growing pains with the socialist factions and ethnic groups in disagreement about how the country should be led. Despite the government’s desire to ratify a constitution that would create unity in the country, several coups, assassinations and botched elections caused the nation to stay in holding pattern. Their economy was struggling with the lack of foreign investment and governmental leadership
For decades, the abuses of the military and socialist party would force the nationalization of the means of production, and strict policies against protests would draw international attention. The UN and the US put economic sanctions on the country, making living conditions of the people in Burma even worse. Even after changing its name to the Union of Myanmar, nothing seemed to help alleviate the problems of this third world country.
The local socialists have more recently sought a stronger alliance and friendship with China, which makes countries like India and the United States nervous. However, it’s the most recent actions of the United Nations that should really cause concern. Even though Myanmar has been under scrutiny for their human rights violations against the Muslim ethnic group, the Rohingya, they are getting more attention for their commitment to the UN’s “Green New Deal” climate change initiative. |
The UN has been frantically working to get all the nations of the world to meet the requirements set by the Paris Climate Agreement of 2016. This legally binding treaty sets expectations for all countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to lower levels and push for zero-carbon solutions that cancel oil-dependency in the future. First world countries in the UN decided that this initiative should be enforced throughout the world. In exchange for their commitment to climate reform, third world countries can apply for finances from the UN. “The focus of the United Nations Development Programme is tackling poverty and supporting countries in their efforts to advance sustainable human development.” They are pushing this agenda as the most important issue that the world is currently facing. The UN sum up their goals to pump money from their “finance” department to Myanmar as: |
“The finance exists and so do the solutions, to transition to what the UN calls a green economy. Renewable energy which provides electricity without producing carbon dioxide or other forms of air pollution is a crucial building block for powering sustainable economic growth.”
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That’s right, climate control is more important than literacy, or education about breaking the cycle of failing crops, helping the people free themselves from selfish, controlling leaders who do not consider the issues surrounding their country. The UN and its partners have made a long list of things that Myanmar should be doing to meet the expectations of this agenda.
The expectations of this international government are misguided at best. They don’t take into account that the foundations that developed and developing countries possess make this initiative plausible. For an undeveloped country though, especially a country with unsteady political footing, this is a recipe for disaster. |
This, of course, is how socialism works. It promotes division and cultural chaos to establish totalitarian rule which must be established to rule the unhappy citizens. The demands of “green” policies will eventually lead to some type of enforcement and certainly the small and unstable governments will be swept up.