bustedbuddha t1_j28mps8 wrote
I'd care a lot more if Suu Kyi hadn't gone along with abusing the Rohingya but if it's between a faux democratic figure who's allowing ethnic hatred, and an open military dictatorship doing the same I'm not supporting either one.
uReallyShouldTrustMe t1_j28xbzg wrote
She didn’t “go along,” she was always like this. The western public just wasn’t paying attention when she wasn’t in power. Before the Rohingya were the Chin up north, the Shan by the Chinese border, the Karen on the border of Thailand, the indigenous people of Miyek in the south. Burmese people, in general, are pretty actively against non Burmese and non-Buddhists in the country. And Myanmar is a country with a shit ton of ethnic minorities. The west just wasn’t paying attention until the Rohingya and well, Aung San Suu Kyi thought it could be business as usual.
bustedbuddha t1_j29d11a wrote
You're not disagreeing with me you're assuming I thought there was some change. I say she went along because she didn't have command of the army itself, I agree she actively supported it.
tiempo90 t1_j2cpiox wrote
i FEEL LIke she didn't have a choice but to go along and defend the regieme for the 'greater good' - that is hopefully more freedom for more people, from the regieme. Like she tried to play the Dark Knight but ultimately failed.
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