Hey, remember that whole “monks being shot in the street” thing, in Burma? Whatever happened with that?
Oh, that’s right, the world turned a blind and impotent eye, and the bad guys won.
Word on the street is that having appeared in one of those protests is a 20 year jailable offense, and applauding or giving other public signs of approval is a 2 year offense. Keep in mind as well that “jail” in Myanmar usually works out to “hard labor camp.” People are still being rounded up from their homes … and we have no numbers on how many have been taken. Names for those in prison? Assurances that they’re actually *in* prison and not simply *gone*? Don’t be silly. We don’t even know how many there are.
The New York Times Coverage gives a pretty good summary.
I hear there’s some good shit on TV these days. Maybe I should try to get into that, instead of paying attention.
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