Alan Clements draws the contrast between Burma's benign and courageous apostle of peace
that is Aung San Suu Kyi, and the despotic juggernaut she is up against
Burma is a system of prisons within a prison. The Commander of this resource-rich South East Asian nation is Than Shwe– a xenophobic, uneducated former postal clerk driven as much by fear and insecurity as stupidity and greed. Than Shwe is your vintage psychopath but without a trace of finesse. Over the past 20 years alone, Shwe has ordered more than 3,000 villages in the border areas ethnically cleansed. Within the numerous prisons and forced labour camps, unremitting torture is routine.
It is no mystery why Shwe is terrified of Aung San Suu Kyi. During her brief periods of freedom, when she travelled across the country, thousands of people would gather to catch a glimpse of their beloved leader and hear her dynamic speeches on the power of truth and non-violence. Shwe, on the other hand, is forced to travel in armoured vehicle surrounded by trucks of armed soldiers.
Further, with every soldier Than Shwe faces, he is forced to look into the eyes of General Aung San (Aung San Suu Kyi’s father, who negotiated Burma’s independence from Britain in 1947), and ultimately Aung San Suu Kyi herself. To be precise, it’s an epic battle between Aung San Suu Kyi’s love of freedom and Than Shwe’s fright of it.
The upcoming election (November 7) is Than Shwe’s hallucination and the world knows it. Not long ago, Aung San Suu Kyi called on all people in her country to "boycott" Shwe’s sham election. The whole country can stay home on November 7th and leave the ballot boxes empty. This is Aung San Suu Kyi’s style of non-violent activism. It is an example to us all to use the power of our conscience as our weapon of choice, not violence or a gun.
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Burma is a system of prisons within a prison. The Commander of this resource-rich South East Asian nation is Than Shwe– a xenophobic, uneducated former postal clerk driven as much by fear and insecurity as stupidity and greed. Than Shwe is your vintage psychopath but without a trace of finesse. Over the past 20 years alone, Shwe has ordered more than 3,000 villages in the border areas ethnically cleansed. Within the numerous prisons and forced labour camps, unremitting torture is routine.
It is no mystery why Shwe is terrified of Aung San Suu Kyi. During her brief periods of freedom, when she travelled across the country, thousands of people would gather to catch a glimpse of their beloved leader and hear her dynamic speeches on the power of truth and non-violence. Shwe, on the other hand, is forced to travel in armoured vehicle surrounded by trucks of armed soldiers.
Further, with every soldier Than Shwe faces, he is forced to look into the eyes of General Aung San (Aung San Suu Kyi’s father, who negotiated Burma’s independence from Britain in 1947), and ultimately Aung San Suu Kyi herself. To be precise, it’s an epic battle between Aung San Suu Kyi’s love of freedom and Than Shwe’s fright of it.
The upcoming election (November 7) is Than Shwe’s hallucination and the world knows it. Not long ago, Aung San Suu Kyi called on all people in her country to "boycott" Shwe’s sham election. The whole country can stay home on November 7th and leave the ballot boxes empty. This is Aung San Suu Kyi’s style of non-violent activism. It is an example to us all to use the power of our conscience as our weapon of choice, not violence or a gun.
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