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have you heard of grease and a pressure

have you heard of grease and a pressure many perceives numa paper as being

many perceives numa paper as being

many perceives numa paper as being graceful and a long-term dictatorship

graceful and a long-term dictatorship

graceful and a long-term dictatorship but the walls in these days comes to me

but the walls in these days comes to me

but the walls in these days comes to me is grieving and a glamour why do I say

is grieving and a glamour why do I say

is grieving and a glamour why do I say grieving and a glamour the international

grieving and a glamour the international

grieving and a glamour the international community applauded us we have no

community applauded us we have no

community applauded us we have no bloodshed transitions after the 2010

bloodshed transitions after the 2010

bloodshed transitions after the 2010 election but we succeeded that’s the

election but we succeeded that’s the

election but we succeeded that’s the glamour but I feel we are grieving why

glamour but I feel we are grieving why

glamour but I feel we are grieving why we are grieving because we are

we are grieving because we are

we are grieving because we are handicapped as a society many of our

handicapped as a society many of our

handicapped as a society many of our people actually don’t live in the real

people actually don’t live in the real

people actually don’t live in the real world they live in virtual war let me

world they live in virtual war let me

world they live in virtual war let me explain

explain

explain they are all together three things that

they are all together three things that

they are all together three things that create our virtual war they are

create our virtual war they are

create our virtual war they are censorship propaganda low quality or in

censorship propaganda low quality or in

censorship propaganda low quality or in effective education let me start with

effective education let me start with

effective education let me start with the censorship

the censorship

the censorship if you imagine a censorship in a

if you imagine a censorship in a

if you imagine a censorship in a dictatorship you would imagine it is all

dictatorship you would imagine it is all

dictatorship you would imagine it is all about controlling the politics political

about controlling the politics political

about controlling the politics political censorship we certainly have that but

censorship we certainly have that but

censorship we certainly have that but the censorship goes way beyond it

the censorship goes way beyond it

the censorship goes way beyond it controls the way we believe what our

controls the way we believe what our

controls the way we believe what our culture is supposed to be it controls

culture is supposed to be it controls

culture is supposed to be it controls and destroy human creativity I started

and destroy human creativity I started

and destroy human creativity I started writing at the age of 16 so I haven’t

writing at the age of 16 so I haven’t

writing at the age of 16 so I haven’t gone through quite a few generations of

gone through quite a few generations of

gone through quite a few generations of the pressed crude aníbal in the 1980s

the pressed crude aníbal in the 1980s

the pressed crude aníbal in the 1980s it will take up to two years to get

it will take up to two years to get

it will take up to two years to get permission to publish a novel it took me

permission to publish a novel it took me

permission to publish a novel it took me nearly 12 years to get some of my short

nearly 12 years to get some of my short

nearly 12 years to get some of my short stories got published

stories got published

stories got published yes they were written the press scrutiny

yes they were written the press scrutiny

yes they were written the press scrutiny ball would ask for the removal of the

ball would ask for the removal of the

ball would ask for the removal of the paragraphs or the whole articles or

paragraphs or the whole articles or

paragraphs or the whole articles or short stories or take off the horror

short stories or take off the horror

short stories or take off the horror short stories so we will ink over either

short stories so we will ink over either

short stories so we will ink over either black or the silver ink over the

black or the silver ink over the

black or the silver ink over the paragraphs or glue phasing pages

paragraphs or glue phasing pages

paragraphs or glue phasing pages together or rip out all the pages but in

together or rip out all the pages but in

together or rip out all the pages but in 1990 they improved their process we

1990 they improved their process we

1990 they improved their process we needed submit even before printing every

needed submit even before printing every

needed submit even before printing every manuscript including the advertisement

manuscript including the advertisement

manuscript including the advertisement pages for example there should be no red

pages for example there should be no red

pages for example there should be no red colour for illustrating the University

colour for illustrating the University

colour for illustrating the University compound as it could be emerging as

compound as it could be emerging as

compound as it could be emerging as killing the students also under the name

killing the students also under the name

killing the students also under the name of maintaining national culture there

of maintaining national culture there

of maintaining national culture there should be no earrings on the famous for

should be no earrings on the famous for

should be no earrings on the famous for volatility come we should take off this

volatility come we should take off this

volatility come we should take off this earrings with Photoshop all of us need

earrings with Photoshop all of us need

earrings with Photoshop all of us need to submit hard copies of the any

to submit hard copies of the any

to submit hard copies of the any manuscripts to the brush mutiny

manuscripts to the brush mutiny

manuscripts to the brush mutiny bordignon go there is very hard for

bordignon go there is very hard for

bordignon go there is very hard for survivor of the weekly papers from the

survivor of the weekly papers from the

survivor of the weekly papers from the ethnic minority areas no email no poster

ethnic minority areas no email no poster

ethnic minority areas no email no poster charges for that reason we cannot learn

charges for that reason we cannot learn

charges for that reason we cannot learn and understand each other among our

and understand each other among our

and understand each other among our ethnic groups via literature or medium

ethnic groups via literature or medium

ethnic groups via literature or medium then it is not the end of the censorship

then it is not the end of the censorship

then it is not the end of the censorship even the permission there is so much

even the permission there is so much

even the permission there is so much editing some writers decided not to

editing some writers decided not to

editing some writers decided not to publish because of the immense and

publish because of the immense and

publish because of the immense and irrational editing by the censorship oh

irrational editing by the censorship oh

irrational editing by the censorship oh it’s totally destroy and controls our

it’s totally destroy and controls our

it’s totally destroy and controls our creativity then if a writers got

creativity then if a writers got

creativity then if a writers got arrested or got put under the blacklist

arrested or got put under the blacklist

arrested or got put under the blacklist they are pen names cannot be printed

they are pen names cannot be printed

they are pen names cannot be printed because of my imprisonment my first

because of my imprisonment my first

because of my imprisonment my first novel took nearly a decade to get

novel took nearly a decade to get

novel took nearly a decade to get published and even it gets more

published and even it gets more

published and even it gets more ridiculous the name of the blacklist is

ridiculous the name of the blacklist is

ridiculous the name of the blacklist is writers cannot be published even in

writers cannot be published even in

writers cannot be published even in something like arbitrary announcements

something like arbitrary announcements

something like arbitrary announcements of the family members so I would like to

of the family members so I would like to

of the family members so I would like to see the censorship is like blinders or

see the censorship is like blinders or

see the censorship is like blinders or blinkers for hours eyes like causes it’s

blinkers for hours eyes like causes it’s

blinkers for hours eyes like causes it’s really just show what the dictator

really just show what the dictator

really just show what the dictator wanted us to see nothing about our

wanted us to see nothing about our

wanted us to see nothing about our society itself all rest of the war after

society itself all rest of the war after

society itself all rest of the war after nearly half a century of the censorship

nearly half a century of the censorship

nearly half a century of the censorship period some things happen even though

period some things happen even though

period some things happen even though there is no more censorship vote now we

there is no more censorship vote now we

there is no more censorship vote now we also have senses for example I some

also have senses for example I some

also have senses for example I some short story writers did not writing

short story writers did not writing

short story writers did not writing about some taboo topics in their short

about some taboo topics in their short

about some taboo topics in their short stories for example like lens

stories for example like lens

stories for example like lens investigations by the military laughs a

investigations by the military laughs a

investigations by the military laughs a face of the two different religious

face of the two different religious

face of the two different religious believers we all censor each other

believers we all censor each other

believers we all censor each other whatever we do or say things that are

whatever we do or say things that are

whatever we do or say things that are forbidden the second thing is propaganda

forbidden the second thing is propaganda

forbidden the second thing is propaganda brienna is like green spectacles for our

brienna is like green spectacles for our

brienna is like green spectacles for our virtual wall in orden days we think our

virtual wall in orden days we think our

virtual wall in orden days we think our society is green fresh and worthy

society is green fresh and worthy

society is green fresh and worthy because of these green spectacles even

because of these green spectacles even

because of these green spectacles even though the reality is it is so great dry

though the reality is it is so great dry

though the reality is it is so great dry and not worthy

and not worthy

and not worthy the propaganda socialist government

the propaganda socialist government

the propaganda socialist government military government so-called reform

military government so-called reform

military government so-called reform government’s after governments and

government’s after governments and

government’s after governments and governments they use state’s own media

governments they use state’s own media

governments they use state’s own media to distribute serious propaganda and

to distribute serious propaganda and

to distribute serious propaganda and propaganda focus on everything since

propaganda focus on everything since

propaganda focus on everything since there is at that time you know in

there is at that time you know in

there is at that time you know in socialist days we

socialist days we

socialist days we at all we were the luckiest people on

at all we were the luckiest people on

at all we were the luckiest people on earth Burma is heads most resources our

earth Burma is heads most resources our

earth Burma is heads most resources our culture is the best out there in the

culture is the best out there in the

culture is the best out there in the foreign countries people eat raw meat

foreign countries people eat raw meat

foreign countries people eat raw meat raw fish barbarians the 15 minutes

raw fish barbarians the 15 minutes

raw fish barbarians the 15 minutes international news segments in the

international news segments in the

international news segments in the States television its shows was people

States television its shows was people

States television its shows was people suffering starving in Africa and

suffering starving in Africa and

suffering starving in Africa and horrible storms and there is only one TV

horrible storms and there is only one TV

horrible storms and there is only one TV channel in these days there is no

channel in these days there is no

channel in these days there is no independent private media since 1962 10

independent private media since 1962 10

independent private media since 1962 10 early 2000s after 1988 it gets worse

because only that the license to

because only that the license to practice the media is totally controlled

practice the media is totally controlled

practice the media is totally controlled by the Ministry of Information and also

by the Ministry of Information and also

by the Ministry of Information and also because only the family members of the

because only the family members of the

because only the family members of the military generals and the cronies get

military generals and the cronies get

military generals and the cronies get licensed private media is not truly

licensed private media is not truly

licensed private media is not truly private it’s another way of propaganda

private it’s another way of propaganda

private it’s another way of propaganda channel after 1988 people started the

channel after 1988 people started the

channel after 1988 people started the live on X I radio stations like Radio

live on X I radio stations like Radio

live on X I radio stations like Radio Free Asia democratic voice or Burma but

Free Asia democratic voice or Burma but

Free Asia democratic voice or Burma but even with there they are not agenda free

even with there they are not agenda free

even with there they are not agenda free in other directions so after more than

in other directions so after more than

in other directions so after more than half century long propaganda people

half century long propaganda people

half century long propaganda people think all journalism is propaganda and

think all journalism is propaganda and

think all journalism is propaganda and people also try to propagate each other

people also try to propagate each other

people also try to propagate each other propaganda is really infectious that’s

propaganda is really infectious that’s

propaganda is really infectious that’s why even in these days we do serious

why even in these days we do serious

why even in these days we do serious propaganda each other but not to inform

propaganda each other but not to inform

propaganda each other but not to inform interpret and investigate the issues

interpret and investigate the issues

interpret and investigate the issues properly

properly

properly that’s why we still live in the virtual

that’s why we still live in the virtual

that’s why we still live in the virtual war let’s move to find that observation

our education system sadly we destroy

our education system sadly we destroy our education system students do not

our education system students do not

our education system students do not need to learn at university or high

need to learn at university or high

need to learn at university or high school our people do not know what they

school our people do not know what they

school our people do not know what they don’t know and how far or how much they

don’t know and how far or how much they

don’t know and how far or how much they don’t know

don’t know

don’t know at university and school high schools

at university and school high schools

at university and school high schools people do not need planning because you

people do not need planning because you

people do not need planning because you know the teachers they got pretty low

know the teachers they got pretty low

know the teachers they got pretty low salary compared to the other other

salary compared to the other other

salary compared to the other other intellectual staff and they are Judy’s

intellectual staff and they are Judy’s

intellectual staff and they are Judy’s mainly include protecting the school

mainly include protecting the school

mainly include protecting the school buildings taking roll call and attending

buildings taking roll call and attending

buildings taking roll call and attending the meeting with the local authority how

the meeting with the local authority how

the meeting with the local authority how to pretender their students protests so

to pretender their students protests so

to pretender their students protests so they don’t teach at schools at classes

they don’t teach at schools at classes

they don’t teach at schools at classes they just teach the students at their

they just teach the students at their

they just teach the students at their private tuitions so students need no

private tuitions so students need no

private tuitions so students need no learning they just need Jewish and fees

learning they just need Jewish and fees

learning they just need Jewish and fees to the right teachers at high school

to the right teachers at high school

to the right teachers at high school students do para learning memorization

students do para learning memorization

students do para learning memorization without thinking even they do not need

without thinking even they do not need

without thinking even they do not need to memorize the whole curricula only the

to memorize the whole curricula only the

to memorize the whole curricula only the part that might be in the SMS that we’re

part that might be in the SMS that we’re

part that might be in the SMS that we’re of new learnings but are normal among

of new learnings but are normal among

of new learnings but are normal among the students and parents that’s why what

the students and parents that’s why what

the students and parents that’s why what the expects from the school is not

the expects from the school is not

the expects from the school is not education but certificates after years

education but certificates after years

education but certificates after years and years of the expected we became

and years of the expected we became

and years of the expected we became pretty much intellectually blind you

pretty much intellectually blind you

pretty much intellectually blind you know the censorship and propaganda can

know the censorship and propaganda can

know the censorship and propaganda can make us fly but even a blind person

make us fly but even a blind person

make us fly but even a blind person and can manage their own life if there

and can manage their own life if there

and can manage their own life if there is the intellectual vision since because

is the intellectual vision since because

is the intellectual vision since because of the education we are intellectually

of the education we are intellectually

of the education we are intellectually blind we are handicapped so how

blind we are handicapped so how

blind we are handicapped so how intellectually blind people could do we

intellectually blind people could do we

intellectually blind people could do we just use illogical decisions

just use illogical decisions

just use illogical decisions whatever the daily life Robbins has been

whatever the daily life Robbins has been

whatever the daily life Robbins has been came up we really cannot use any logical

came up we really cannot use any logical

came up we really cannot use any logical way of thinking since the education has

way of thinking since the education has

way of thinking since the education has blocked our intellectual critical

blocked our intellectual critical

blocked our intellectual critical thinking and we also use emotions as a

thinking and we also use emotions as a

thinking and we also use emotions as a tool for facing the daily life

tool for facing the daily life

tool for facing the daily life challenges when we face the information

challenges when we face the information

challenges when we face the information we cannot process we react badly we

we cannot process we react badly we

we cannot process we react badly we instead of considering the issues we

instead of considering the issues we

instead of considering the issues we have our pasts for that reason after

have our pasts for that reason after

have our pasts for that reason after years and years we still cannot get out

years and years we still cannot get out

years and years we still cannot get out of this virtual war so how we should do

of this virtual war so how we should do

of this virtual war so how we should do to get out of this virtual war we

to get out of this virtual war we

to get out of this virtual war we seriously do need educational reform in

seriously do need educational reform in

seriously do need educational reform in order to strengthen our people’s

order to strengthen our people’s

order to strengthen our people’s knowledge and critical thinking we also

knowledge and critical thinking we also

knowledge and critical thinking we also do need to protect and promote freedom

do need to protect and promote freedom

do need to protect and promote freedom expression for every single person of

expression for every single person of

expression for every single person of our society we seriously do need freedom

our society we seriously do need freedom

our society we seriously do need freedom of expression as to respect the freedom

of expression as to respect the freedom

of expression as to respect the freedom of expression as our collective rights

of expression as our collective rights

of expression as our collective rights and then in order to have that kind of

and then in order to have that kind of

and then in order to have that kind of understanding we do need open our minds

understanding we do need open our minds

understanding we do need open our minds our inter legs open to the other

our inter legs open to the other

our inter legs open to the other people’s intellectual point of view do

people’s intellectual point of view do

people’s intellectual point of view do have and to guarantee every single

have and to guarantee every single

have and to guarantee every single person’s have an equal chance to express

person’s have an equal chance to express

person’s have an equal chance to express their vision believes and dreams without

their vision believes and dreams without

their vision believes and dreams without having an illegal or physical threat and

having an illegal or physical threat and

having an illegal or physical threat and then finally we can find out how much

then finally we can find out how much

then finally we can find out how much suffering V O’Shea and how we can

suffering V O’Shea and how we can

suffering V O’Shea and how we can actually understand each other only by

actually understand each other only by

actually understand each other only by then we can take off our virtual reality

then we can take off our virtual reality

then we can take off our virtual reality blinders and then we can truly be

blinders and then we can truly be

blinders and then we can truly be graceful thank you

graceful thank you

graceful thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

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