| Military coup 23:34 - Jan 31 with 1421 views | Guthrum |
underway in Myanmar, by the looks of things. Aung San Suu Kyi detained. |  |
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| Military coup on 23:54 - Jan 31 with 1137 views | StokieBlue |
Seemed to me that the military never left control. Certainly the behaviour of Aung San Suu Kyi towards the Rohingya never seemed the actions of someone who was allowed to say what they wanted.
At least I think that is what people hoped, if that was what she wanted to say then she's certainly not deserving of the accolades she's received.
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| Military coup on 00:17 - Feb 1 with 1091 views | monytowbray |
Is this happening live? Any good update links?
EDIT: Just caught up.
The whole thing is very much like watching Norwich play Leeds, is it possible for both teams to lose? [Post edited 1 Feb 2021 0:26]
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| Military coup on 07:56 - Feb 1 with 906 views | Guthrum |
| Military coup on 23:54 - Jan 31 by StokieBlue |
Seemed to me that the military never left control. Certainly the behaviour of Aung San Suu Kyi towards the Rohingya never seemed the actions of someone who was allowed to say what they wanted.
At least I think that is what people hoped, if that was what she wanted to say then she's certainly not deserving of the accolades she's received.
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Not dissimilar to Egypt. where the military took a couple of steps back to let civilians have a go, then took over again when they didn't like what was happening/saw things weren't working.
Sadly, with regard to the Rohingya, I think those are ASSK's own feelings. She might oppose military rule, but it doesn't mean she lacks prevalent local prejudicves against the muslim minority (plus the insurgency was not entirely a figment of government propaganda).
Common media/popular error to ascribe Western liberal values to activists fighting authoritarian rule in other parts of the globe. Whereas in fact they represent either personal ambition (c.f. Thailand) or simply another tribe/faction (much of Africa and the Middle East). | |
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| Military coup on 07:58 - Feb 1 with 900 views | Guthrum |
| Military coup on 00:17 - Feb 1 by monytowbray |
Is this happening live? Any good update links?
EDIT: Just caught up.
The whole thing is very much like watching Norwich play Leeds, is it possible for both teams to lose? [Post edited 1 Feb 2021 0:26]
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Indeed!
https://twitter.com/Conflicts | |
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| Military coup on 08:27 - Feb 1 with 869 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
I've never heard of Myanmar... had to look it up when I heard the news this morning and it's what was Burma, but no idea why the name change. |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
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| Military coup on 09:12 - Feb 1 with 828 views | GeoffSentence |
Using the excuse of 'fraudulent elections'. Wonder where they got that idea. |  |
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| Military coup on 09:15 - Feb 1 with 805 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Military coup on 08:27 - Feb 1 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I've never heard of Myanmar... had to look it up when I heard the news this morning and it's what was Burma, but no idea why the name change. |
Wait until you hear about North Macedonia |  |
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| Military coup on 09:18 - Feb 1 with 811 views | Guthrum |
| Military coup on 09:15 - Feb 1 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Wait until you hear about North Macedonia |
Let alone the Pacific island nations.
The world map I had on my wall as a child would be drastically wrong nowadays. | |
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| Military coup on 09:22 - Feb 1 with 797 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Military coup on 09:18 - Feb 1 by Guthrum |
Let alone the Pacific island nations.
The world map I had on my wall as a child would be drastically wrong nowadays. |
A lot less pink now. |  |
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| Military coup on 09:33 - Feb 1 with 773 views | NewcyBlue |
| Military coup on 00:17 - Feb 1 by monytowbray |
Is this happening live? Any good update links?
EDIT: Just caught up.
The whole thing is very much like watching Norwich play Leeds, is it possible for both teams to lose? [Post edited 1 Feb 2021 0:26]
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I have crew from Myanmar.
I take no pleasure in what is happening there and he is rather upset by it all.
I find your post distasteful. You’re better than that. |  |
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| Military coup on 10:06 - Feb 1 with 737 views | Guthrum |
| Military coup on 09:12 - Feb 1 by GeoffSentence |
Using the excuse of 'fraudulent elections'. Wonder where they got that idea. |
Well, you hold all these nice elections, but people just vote for the wrong parties. What are you supposed to do? | |
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| Military coup on 10:08 - Feb 1 with 735 views | Guthrum |
| Military coup on 09:22 - Feb 1 by Pinewoodblue |
A lot less pink now. |
I'm not that old! The Roman Empire was long gone by then. | |
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| Military coup on 10:09 - Feb 1 with 729 views | Keno |
| Military coup on 09:15 - Feb 1 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Wait until you hear about North Macedonia |
or Aotearoa
It wont be long |  |
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| Military coup on 10:14 - Feb 1 with 701 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Military coup on 10:09 - Feb 1 by Keno |
or Aotearoa
It wont be long |
‘The just about still United Kingdom of England and Wales’ | |
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| Military coup on 10:30 - Feb 1 with 689 views | Guthrum |
| Military coup on 09:33 - Feb 1 by NewcyBlue |
I have crew from Myanmar.
I take no pleasure in what is happening there and he is rather upset by it all.
I find your post distasteful. You’re better than that. |
I have every sympathy with his distress. The Burmese have endured decades of military dictatorship. Also, the Tatmadaw have been linked with dodgy stuff like the Golden Triangle drugs trade.
But ASSK and her associates are not exactly angels, either. | |
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| Military coup on 10:37 - Feb 1 with 677 views | NewcyBlue |
| Military coup on 09:12 - Feb 1 by GeoffSentence |
Using the excuse of 'fraudulent elections'. Wonder where they got that idea. |
The lads on here from Myanmar both said “we will fight back”.
There is anger and upset there.
One of them is due off in a couple of weeks. He isn’t sure what will happen now. | |
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| Military coup on 10:50 - Feb 1 with 657 views | NewcyBlue |
| Military coup on 10:30 - Feb 1 by Guthrum |
I have every sympathy with his distress. The Burmese have endured decades of military dictatorship. Also, the Tatmadaw have been linked with dodgy stuff like the Golden Triangle drugs trade.
But ASSK and her associates are not exactly angels, either. |
No, but it’s the people that suffer. Speaking to my colleagues, and ones that I know that are at home in Myanmar at the moment, there’s a lot of anger.
So I can’t really see how people can take enjoyment in it. | |
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| Military coup on 11:31 - Feb 1 with 625 views | monytowbray |
| Military coup on 09:33 - Feb 1 by NewcyBlue |
I have crew from Myanmar.
I take no pleasure in what is happening there and he is rather upset by it all.
I find your post distasteful. You’re better than that. |
What exactly is distasteful about opposing both a military state or a freedom fighter turned populist, both of which seem quite happy to commit genocides?
I thought that would have been the basic out-of-the-box tasteful opinion. | |
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| Military coup on 11:33 - Feb 1 with 624 views | footers |
| Military coup on 11:31 - Feb 1 by monytowbray |
What exactly is distasteful about opposing both a military state or a freedom fighter turned populist, both of which seem quite happy to commit genocides?
I thought that would have been the basic out-of-the-box tasteful opinion. |
I think framing it as a game of football was the distasteful bit. |  |
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| Military coup on 11:33 - Feb 1 with 618 views | monytowbray |
| Military coup on 10:50 - Feb 1 by NewcyBlue |
No, but it’s the people that suffer. Speaking to my colleagues, and ones that I know that are at home in Myanmar at the moment, there’s a lot of anger.
So I can’t really see how people can take enjoyment in it. |
What makes you think I take enjoyment from it?
I asked for a link as I wanted to see what was going on.
That’s called staying informed in my book. | |
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| Military coup on 11:36 - Feb 1 with 612 views | chicoazul |
I once shagged a girl who had a poster of Aung in her student digs and was very militant about what an amazing woman she was. She never rang me back after. Who’s laughing now eh? |  |
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| Military coup on 11:40 - Feb 1 with 603 views | monytowbray |
| Military coup on 11:33 - Feb 1 by footers |
I think framing it as a game of football was the distasteful bit. |
I was just trying to sum up my feelings in a simple way in context of this being a football board. Not everyone who posts here knows the ins and outs, I felt it was a simplified way of saying balls to both sides. I very much agree with Newcs the main people harmed by it all are civilians stuck in the middle.
If anyone felt it had any other connotation then I apologise. Surely people on here know me well enough by now to know my thoughts on authoritarianism. | |
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