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Taang Zomi

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Taang Zomi

My Advice to CNF

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chinland/message/9877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zomi/message/11786

I am sorry to have omitted a word. In Paragraph #4, the first sentence reads: Why do many armed struggles against the established governments? The correct version should be: Why do many armed struggles against the established governments fail? The correct version is reproduced hereunder: ----- Original Message ----From: Taang Zomi <TgZomi@yahoo.ca> To: zomi@yahoogroups.com ; chinland@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [ZONET] Question to the Chin resistence movement???????? [Advice to CNF]

My Advice to the CNF:

Give and Get Love; Do Not Give and Get Hatred
By Taang Zomi
In any struggle against a stronger power, one needs to give love to, and get love from, the populace. You are already against a power stronger than you. You are the weaker one. Therefore you should seek all the help and support you can get. You should get help and at least moral support from the public, even from government servants. If you do not get the love and co-operation of the very people you claim to work for, how can you succeed in working for them? People tend to forget lessons from history. For example, Napoleon made the mistake of attacking Russia during the unbearably cold winter. He had to withdraw in defeat. Hitler committed the same mistake: he attacked the Soviet Union during the unbearably cold winter. And he met the same fate: he had to withdraw in defeat. Page 2 of 6 Saturday, January 21, 2012

My Advice to CNF Taang Zomi In the same way, the CNF forgets lessons from history. Why do many armed struggles against the established governments fail? Answer: because those who struggle against governments behave like the very governments they accuse of wrongdoing. Answer: because they believe in their arms, not in the people. That is a fatal mistake for a so-called people's resistance movement. Why did the Communist Party Burma, the Karen National Defence Organization, and a host of other armed insurrection forces fail? Answer: because they robbed, tortured, raped, and killed the very people they claimed to serve, set free, etc. Why did the Communist Party of Viet Nam, led by Ho Chi Min, succeed against the French colonialists and the Americans? Answer: because they believed in the people, and even people from South Viet Nam (where American forces were stationed) supported the Party (which was in North Viet Nam). Those who were called Viet Cong were people from South Viet Nam who co-operated with the Communist Party of Viet Nam. Forcing people to give you money against their will is robbery. You are supposed to be Christians. It is entirely against Christian principles and morality to steal or rob. Killing people is a serious crime in secular law and a deadly sin in Christian faith. As an organization, you need funds. But acquire funds in a fair way. For example, show the people that you care for them. Make self-sacrifices. Then, people will be touched to their soul, and they will willingly give you money, food, shelter, etc., without being forced to. You have read about Robin Hood. If you have to rob, rob the government. And then give the money to poor people. People forgave Robin Hood the Robber, because he got the love of the common people. People are not impressed with empty talks. They do not understand you when you talk about love, and at the same time you kill some of them. Show them your love and care for them in action. Do not behave as if your organization were a Christian movement. Keep politics and religion separate. Don't rob, rape, torture and kill, all in the name of Christ. Don't mention Christ at all. Do not try to set up a Christian kingdom or republic. Keep yourselves be a secular, political organization. Chinland belongs not only to Christians but also to people of other religions. If you do not like the SPDC because of their making Buddhism the state religion, then don't imitate them; don't try to make Christianity our state religion. A true religion does not need any help from the government. Many Chin people regard you as a gang of robbers and murderers. Show them, by your Saturday, January 21, 2012 Page 3 of 6

Taang Zomi My Advice to CNF action, that you are not robbers and murderers. Love, and do not rob. Love, and do not rape. Love, and so not torture. Love, and do not kill. Now my answers to Pu Hre Mang's questions: 1) Should it be wise to increase or keep armed force activities (of the resistance) inside Chin state? Answer: No. People have been suffering enough. 2) Will the local citizens able to endure the hardship and torture? Answer: No. We are not made of steel. 3) What could be the potential impact of the tax money given by the local citizens? Answer: The government will find more pretexts to oppress the people. 4) Is local tax money going to have impact for the current political process? Answer: Most possibly. 5) Will the local citizens continue to pay forced tax at gun point? Answer: What other choice do they have? 6) What could be the worst scenarios if both go the same way? Answer: Both? Who? 7) Should the Chin continue to keep armed force resistance against the SPDC? Answer: No, if you are just robbers and murderers. 8) Can the CNF (the tax collectors) provide protection to local citizens when tortured by the Burmese soldiers? Answer: No. The tax collectors are not strong enough to do that.

----- Original Message ----From: hremang@ To: chinland@yahoogroups.com ; zomi@yahoogroups.com ; lailun@yahoogroups.com ; lentlang Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:58 PM Subject: [ZONET] Question to the Chin resistence movement???????? To All Chin People, Page 4 of 6 Saturday, January 21, 2012

My Advice to CNF

Taang Zomi

We all concern the well being of ourselves and our people. This is a serious matter, unless dealt with wisely, there could be a serious consequence in the future, near or far. Please look and share your opinion, Sincerely, Hre Mang =======================================================

Questions to movement?????

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Chin

resistance

Recently there have been some CNFs tax collection activities inside Chin state. At the same time, the Burmese soldiers have been severely increasing their movement, endangering the local citizens. CNF taxation: according to the reliable sources, the CNF soldiers collected by force Ks. 3,000 per household. Gun firing: Recently, there were two incidents reported. The CNF members and the Burmese soldier encountered where and when they fired each other. According to the information, one Burmese sergeant was shot to death near Chawnghoih village, Falam District. The increasing nature of local citizens sufferings: Curfew: Curfew has been ordered in the border areas, especially in Falam district, ranging from Tlauhmun village to the Tio River. Local citizens are depending on shifting cultivation. Curfew means to them, a threat to their lives, future starvation. Increasing torture: The reason for the Burmese soldiers: the CNF tax collection. Providing financial support to the CNF. There are two villager head still under custody, one being taken to the army camp. Nature of torture: Beating, burning body with heated iron, etc. Especially, Tiadai Villagers suffered torture that the Burmese soldiers burn their body with Saturday, January 21, 2012 Page 5 of 6

Taang Zomi My Advice to CNF heated iron. The Tiadai village head is seriously injured and other villagers as well. Increasing army patrolling: One more battalion from Mungzya is going up to Chin hills very soon. The Burmese armys current condition: currently, the Burmese army does not have war to fight in the east, and south-eastern-Shan State, Kachin State, and in Karen State where seriously ethnic war has taken place for more 50 years. Question for the Chins: 1) Should it be wise to increase or keep armed force activities (of the resistence) inside Chin state? 2) Will the local citizens able to endure the hardship and torture? 3) What could be the potential impact of the tax money given by the local citizens? 4) Is local tax money going to have impact for the current political process? 5) Will the local citizens continue to pay forced tax at gun point? 6) What could be the worst scenarios if both go the same way? 7) Should the Chin continue to keep armed force resistance against the SPDC? 8) Can the CNF (the tax collectors) provide protection to local citizens when tortured by the Burmese soldiers? ==============================================

"A strong person accepts and learns from his or her own failure, but a weak and fool makes double mistakes by trying to cover it."

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