This reminds me a lot of what they used to do in the Soviet Union. Or Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Or any number of other autocratic regimes trying to masquerade as democracies.
The military government in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is holding a referendum on a new constitution in about a month. Only is won't be a fair election. Read here to find out why.
In the meanwhile, it is good that Congress is giving support to Aung San Sui Kyi.
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Stephen Anderson Current Events:
I have a hard time believeing that the current military dictatorship controlling Burma has any inclination to give up even a fraction of their power. However, if the Generals truly intend to use this election to set a new standard for direct representation in their government, they have my support. Unfortunanly, I get the feeling that this election is going to be another instance of the regime abusing the public, and ingoring the will of the people to secure a contiuned stranglehold on the political stage. I hope that in the future, Burma will conduct its elections freely and with the inclustion of all political parties.
hello coraggio! catching up on my current events, so here goes.
i think that it goes without saying that the article about the new Burma constitution showcases the lack of freedom of press. where we americans have (almost) always been free to express our opinions on voting of any kind, it's a shame that the myanmar government is prohibiting "no" votes from expressing themselves. in a way, i suppose what they're doing is a form of propaganda; only displaying one side of the referendum, trying to influence people to vote for the new constitution. i mean, i don't really know what the new constitution is supposed to be doing, it looks like stephen does, but from what i know of my past education on burma, and this article, i don't think that this new constitution will be good news for the burmese (is that what they call burma civilians?). i guess my point, all in all, is that it's not very cool of the government to block anything relating those who oppose the new constitution. they need to be a little more democratic!
Allen Smith Current Event Make up:
It's terribly ironic that a military regime with 40,000 soldiers to command is losing to one woman. However, I feel the supposed democratic elections in 2010 will be nothing but another attempt by the junta to cling to power. If Burma is to have peace, then it needs to convince the soldiers that their superiors have lost the right to lead. Until then, no progress can be made.
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