For the last week the world has been gripped by the events unfolding in Burma. Here are the people of Burma, led by the Buddihst Monks protesting against the oppressive military rule of their country. But it has been an entirely peaceful protest, no rioting, no firebombs, no murders or suicide bombings to terrorise the authourities into submission. Instead we have seen people of conviction and integrety taking a stand.
And now it looks like what the world has been fearing will come to pass and the military will brutally put down the protests as they have before.
You know something is fundamentally wrong in a society when the military, who must always be the servants of the people, turn on the people. We can only hope that the government will agree to negotiate and take note of the wishes of the people. The government freeing Aung San Suu Kyi is maybe too much to hope for. In the meantime we can only look on and give our support.
A sign of life
6 months ago
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Freedom of speech is often taken advantage of in societies where we don't need to fear the military shooting us for speaking our mind and standing up for what we believe in. It makes me feel very lucky that I have been always lived in countries where I could speak my mind with very little fear of reprisal, and never the fear of death.
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