>>Seems that it’s a good thing for people to be exposed to what’s happening in Burma, and for Burmese to encounter people outside their borders, but he makes a good point<<

Well, your assuming that if you traveled there you'd actually see what was going on. The truth is, you see what the junta allows you to see. You're not going to see the forced labor that built the hotels. You're not going to see the ethnic minorities who had their land confiscated so the gov't could resettle ethnic Burmese in their 'modern villages'. You're not going to see the systematic rape, torture and oppression that goes on everyday. I once met two English blokes who'd lived in Yangon for over 7 years - they didn't even seem to know the full extent of what was going on, and even said that political prisoners were stupid for protesting inside Burma. riiight.

And as for them seeing people from outside their borders, what good does that do if you are complicit in their oppression?

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