A Post I Hoped I'd Never Have to Write
attribution pending "My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty." - Aung San Suu Kyi " Suffering degrades, embitters and enrages. " - Aung San Suu Kyi I recognize that it’s painful for supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi to read and encounter criticism of her lack of response to the Rohingya Crisis. I respect the various posts from Mizza and other sources attempting to provide responses to these criticisms, but they are, I’m afraid, inadequate if not wrongheaded. They are very much missing the point of why this rhetoric toward San Suu Kyi has intensified. The current crisis is the result of systemic and systematic targeting of the Rohingya since 1982 (when they were denied citi...