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Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:10 pm
by finbar
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45351000
I don't know if this is whitewashing (oh, she has a good heart, just made mistakes) or just an admission that she's been a puppet, or even just fake, all along.
The whole saga is typical naive do-gooding westerners meet typical deceitful asians.
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:17 pm
by cautious colin
From Wikipedia
Time Magazine named her one of the "Children of Gandhi" and his spiritual heir to non-violence
Wonder how they feel about that now
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:26 pm
by jmagic
On the other hand, a clear majority of the people of Myanmar support what the government did. So, democracy.
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:44 pm
by phuketrichard
She knows where her backing comes from, even IF she had any feelings towards the Rohingya's, she cant say anything.
Majority of Burmese feel they are NOT Burmese. A few times i mentioned them in talks with locals and none of the Burmese i spoke to would acknowledge the word "Rohingya" but called them Bengali's
One of the reasons why the military gave her some powers, is they knew by doing so, western goverment would withdraw some sanctions and Myanmar could enter the 21 century.
NOTE; they are NOT taking away her Noble peace prize
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myan ... SKCN1LE1X7
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:45 pm
by finbar
jmagic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:26 pm
On the other hand, a clear majority of the people of Myanmar support what the government did. So, democracy.
You have to question what information the 'majority of the people' were being fed, though it's quite possible they're all just a nasty bunch of murderous racists anyway.
But it's a fair point, what are the limits of democracy?
Should we be able to vote to euthanase simpletons, for example?
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:10 pm
by Arget
That's me fucked then.......................
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:25 pm
by finbar
They give a clear reason, and I agree with it.
At that time, she deserved the prize, and unless there's any evidence that the decision was mistaken, it should stand.
But the present may judge the past.
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:40 pm
by Felgerkarb
I called her out 20 years ago. Noobs.
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:43 am
by Duncan
finbar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:25 pm
They give a clear reason, and I agree with it.
At that time, she deserved the prize, and unless there's any evidence that the decision was mistaken, it should stand.
But the present may judge the past.
It's obvious now that when she was nominated for the prize they only took into account her conduct from the past and not her future conduct. They made a mistake,
but are to ashamed to admit it. She should be stripped of her Noble Peace Prize
Re: Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 8:15 am
by that genius
jmagic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:26 pm
On the other hand, a clear majority of the people of Myanmar support what the government did. So, democracy.
One could add Hitler to that list.