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**TOD4wDTQ** · 07-03-2012, 05:25 AM

My guess would be that for those concerned, these aren't distinct categories so I'm not sure how much sense it makes to impose external categories on the situation. If the guy burning a house in the next village doesn't distinguish between its inhabitant's ethnic identity and her religious identity, what justification do we have for doing so?

You are right. I saw in another thread that Thai people use the wordsThai and Buddhist almost interchangeably. Maybe it is the same for Burmese and Rohingyas. If so, local people might not have clear distinction between their religious and ethnic identities.

It is my personal perception that creates an aversion in my mind when I see/hear that "Buddhists" are killing and burning, etc. I WANT the distinct categories!

07-03-2012, 05:25 AM	#14
TOD4wDTQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 514 Senior Member	My guess would be that for those concerned, these aren't distinct categories so I'm not sure how much sense it makes to impose external categories on the situation. If the guy burning a house in the next village doesn't distinguish between its inhabitant's ethnic identity and her religious identity, what justification do we have for doing so? You are right. I saw in another thread that Thai people use the wordsThai and Buddhist almost interchangeably. Maybe it is the same for Burmese and Rohingyas. If so, local people might not have clear distinction between their religious and ethnic identities. It is my personal perception that creates an aversion in my mind when I see/hear that "Buddhists" are killing and burning, etc. I WANT the distinct categories!
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