Shanghaipete t1_j28gkvt wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:57 AM

Reply to comment by AnalogCyborg in A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison by icedpickles

Her father was basically the George Washington/Simon Bolivar of Burma, and founder of the Army. She might have leveraged her immense family prestige to pressure the Army into ending the genocide of the Rohingya. But instead, she showed great cowardice by essentially endorsing their campaign of ethnic cleansing and murder.

Gluroo t1_j28m00o wrote on December 30, 2022 at 12:57 PM

> She might have leveraged her immense family prestige to pressure the Army into ending the genocide of the Rohingya

lol the army literally overthrew her government the moment she had a majority. I dont think they ever gave a shit about her 'family prestige'.

Shanghaipete t1_j28u7ip wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Ignorant nonsense. As state counselor, she presided over the Rohingya ethnic cleansing from 2015 until she was ousted in 2021. She literally defended the Burmese military in the International Court of Justice in 2019. She went out of her way to cover up human rights abuses. Tons of human rights NGOs and institutions have rescinded their earlier praise for her.

She's a sanctimonious, nepotistic figurehead. I understand why people want to believe in her, and her activism before her Peace Prize was admirable. But she's been utterly corrupted by political game-playing. Burma can do better.

thekingminn t1_j2cjiku wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:58 AM

You are clearly out of your depth here. You know nothing of Myanmar's politics and history.

Shanghaipete t1_j2d7j73 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:06 AM

Hey, I don't spend my days posting anti-junta war porn, as you do. But what did I say that is inaccurate? Did she oppose the anti-Muslim violence? Or did she deny that Muslims are even Burmese citizens? Have many human rights orgs turned against her? Why?

I get it, you want Reddit to rally behind your figurehead "freedom fighter." But she's a bigoted, self-righteous ally of genocide. Like Kissinger and Obama, another undeserving Peace Prize laureate.

thekingminn t1_j2daqxg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:49 AM

Your whole argument no matter how many sentences long fell apart as soon as you said "As state counselor, she presided over the Rohingya ethnic cleansing from 2015" because if you know anything about Myanmar you would know the civilian government has no power at all over the military. Since you did not even know this most basic of the basic facts about Myanmar means every point you make is irrelevant. Here is a video that explains very well how politics works in Myanmar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX3LhFFXw-I

Also on your other points. She did infect condemn the anti-muslim violence in Myanmar. And she did not once deny Muslims as Burmese citizens. You seem to have mixed up Rohingyas with Muslims. I am no ASSK worshipper but what you have said is just wrong.