While I’ve given up political blogging for good, there is a story I followed in the past that may finally be coming to a long awaited resolution. It’s the story of Burma [Myanmar] which is under a military dictatorship backed by the world’s largest standing army. Since my summary in 2007 [getting up to speed on Burma…], much has changed, but one thing has stayed the same – Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. After years of prison and house arrest, she is free and her democratic reform party appears to be heading for a huge victory [Myanmar vote has opposition party confident of landslide, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: NLD has won election majority – with video interview]. The last time around [1990], the military shut the country down. It’s doubtful that they will be able to pull that off now. It will be a triumph for something decent in the world if she finally prevails…Posted on Tuesday 10 November 2015
While I’ve given up political blogging for good, there is a story I followed in the past that may finally be coming to a long awaited resolution. It’s the story of Burma [Myanmar] which is under a military dictatorship backed by the world’s largest standing army. Since my summary in 2007 [getting up to speed on Burma…], much has changed, but one thing has stayed the same – Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. After years of prison and house arrest, she is free and her democratic reform party appears to be heading for a huge victory [Myanmar vote has opposition party confident of landslide, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: NLD has won election majority – with video interview]. The last time around [1990], the military shut the country down. It’s doubtful that they will be able to pull that off now. It will be a triumph for something decent in the world if she finally prevails…Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
Come on, political points have their place. By the way, I am ending my blog in 2 weeks, an interesting run but I am done, and hope you can keep up the marathon crusade.
Your post later today, while I am not going to comment at that thread, just want to say, we are surrounded and entrenched with antisocial cronies who masquerade as peers and colleagues.
Stop being nice and respectful to these cretins. The Mensch only gets pummeled and ridiculed by these slime who are out solely for greed, not human need…
be well, be safe, be realistic!
I have always been a fan of this incredibly brave woman and any country that progresses away from despotism, leviathan government and toward human rights. She is the Asian Lech Walesa. I am looking forward to visiting that country in the next few years.