Google it if you haven’t already had it emailed to you, or have yet to come across it in the blogosphere, it’s all about Myanmar - Burma for those who use its’ former name.

It begins

Help the People of Burma — Post this on Your Blog!

Note: This is a new kind of online protest that uses blogs to spread a petition globally. To participate, just add your blog by following the instructions in this blog post.

This not an issue of partisan politics, this is an issue of basic human rights and democracy. Please help to prevent a human tragedy in Burma by adding your blog and asking others to do the same.

By passing this meme on through the blogosphere hopefully we can generate more awareness and avert a serious tragedy. As concerned world-citizens this something we bloggers can do to help.

Personally I agree that the situation in Myanmar/Burma is dire, but is it any more dire than Darfur?

What about Ethiopia? The Congo?

Are millions of homeless refugees in Iraq not a tragedy? Or are they disqualified because they’re a partisan issue?

Where’s the blogosphere petition to end child slavery in Côte d’Ivoire?

Why is Myanmar/Burma getting all the coverage? Have the concerned world-citizens had their fill of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and Uzbekistan?

– I could go on, but I think you get the idea.

Why Myanmar/Burma?

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Trackposted to Nuke’s, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Big Dog’s Weblog, The World According to Carl, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, and Gone Hollywood, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.