Myanmar: the saint who lost her way

The great majority of Myanmar’s Buddhists share the army’s fear and hatred of Muslims, and rebuking the army for the genocide was the one way the Lady could lose the next election.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi could not have stopped the army from carrying out the massacre, the worst of many it has committed against various minority populations in Myanmar over the past 60 years.
Almost completely obscured by the blanket global coverage of the U.S. election, they are having one in Myanmar, too. The outcome is even more a foregone conclusion, although in this case it will confirm the existing government in power. But it is only by condoning a g...

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