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    Axtremus
    wrote on 1 Feb 2021, 20:39 last edited by
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    Well it looks like she was having fun. If there has to be a coup at all, let those coups be the sort that leaves the regular people alone.

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    • J jon-nyc
      1 Feb 2021, 20:20

      This woman was leading an online exercise class oblivious to the coup starting behind her.

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      Horace
      wrote on 1 Feb 2021, 21:01 last edited by
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      @jon-nyc said in Myanmar Coup:

      This woman was leading an online exercise class oblivious to the coup starting behind her.

      Seems like an important documentation of history. I may have to rewatch it a couple times to learn as much as I can.

      Education is extremely important.

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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on 2 Feb 2021, 01:31 last edited by
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        I was in Thailand in 2014 during the military coup, and the events before then.

        The protest were quite interesting. It was almost like a big street party. Never felt any threatening at all. When the military finally took over, me as an “outsider” did not notice a whole lot of change.

        Thailand has had some pretty violent coupes, so I’m glad this recent one was pretty good and non-violent

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          George K
          wrote on 4 Feb 2021, 22:15 last edited by
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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 27 Mar 2021, 11:53 last edited by
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            More than 60 protesters killed in Myanmar on 'day of shame for armed forces'
            https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/more-than-60-protesters-killed-in-myanmar-on-day-of-shame-for-armed-forces-idUSKBN2BJ01O

            Sixty killed in one day, it’s getting worse.

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            • A Axtremus
              27 Mar 2021, 11:53

              More than 60 protesters killed in Myanmar on 'day of shame for armed forces'
              https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/more-than-60-protesters-killed-in-myanmar-on-day-of-shame-for-armed-forces-idUSKBN2BJ01O

              Sixty killed in one day, it’s getting worse.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 27 Mar 2021, 13:03 last edited by
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              @axtremus said in Myanmar Coup:

              More than 60 protesters killed in Myanmar on 'day of shame for armed forces'
              https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/more-than-60-protesters-killed-in-myanmar-on-day-of-shame-for-armed-forces-idUSKBN2BJ01O

              Sixty killed in one day, it’s getting worse.

              Well, when only one side has weapons, what do you expect?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                Axtremus
                wrote on 27 Mar 2021, 16:30 last edited by
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                Death toll increased to over 90
                https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-idUSKBN2BJ01O

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                • J Jolly
                  27 Mar 2021, 13:03

                  @axtremus said in Myanmar Coup:

                  More than 60 protesters killed in Myanmar on 'day of shame for armed forces'
                  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/more-than-60-protesters-killed-in-myanmar-on-day-of-shame-for-armed-forces-idUSKBN2BJ01O

                  Sixty killed in one day, it’s getting worse.

                  Well, when only one side has weapons, what do you expect?

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                  Renauda
                  wrote on 27 Mar 2021, 16:56 last edited by
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                  @jolly said in Myanmar Coup:

                  @axtremus said in Myanmar Coup:

                  More than 60 protesters killed in Myanmar on 'day of shame for armed forces'
                  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/more-than-60-protesters-killed-in-myanmar-on-day-of-shame-for-armed-forces-idUSKBN2BJ01O

                  Sixty killed in one day, it’s getting worse.

                  Well, when only one side has weapons, what do you expect?

                  Expect the ones with guns to get even more in the near future:

                  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/26/russia-to-deepen-ties-with-myanmar-military-junta-top-defense-official-says-in-first-visit-after-coup-a73387

                  Elbows up!

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                    Axtremus
                    wrote on 25 Apr 2021, 12:51 last edited by
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                    Myanmar is on its own, keeps getting worse.
                    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/04/no-one-saving-myanmar/618658/

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                      Rainman
                      wrote on 25 Apr 2021, 19:03 last edited by
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                      Man, that's so sad, and I mean that.
                      Where the hell is the U.N., let alone the U.S.?
                      Thanks for the link, Ax. Disturbing as it is to read about what is going on there.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 25 Apr 2021, 20:25 last edited by
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                        Something tells me the inaction is linked to China.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik
                          25 Apr 2021, 20:25

                          Something tells me the inaction is linked to China.

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                          Axtremus
                          wrote on 26 Apr 2021, 00:52 last edited by
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                          @mik said in Myanmar Coup:

                          Something tells me the inaction is linked to China.

                          From the article:

                          Russia and China are veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council, and both would block any significant action—Moscow, as a longtime friend of Myanmar’s that supplies it with weapons and provides training to its military, and Beijing, as its huge neighbor that has maintained friendly relations with both civilian and military governments in the past. Still, Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, argued, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should use his power to convene the council to vote on a resolution regarding R2P. Russia would be difficult to convince, Rudd acknowledged, but he was less sure that China would be against it and suggested that it might abstain from a vote instead. “China does not want to be seen as protecting Burmese butchers,” he told me. “It is bad for China’s international reputation.”

                          Rudd expects Russia to veto a UN Security Council resolution to go against the Myanmar military as Russia supplies the Myanmar military with weapons and military training. Rudd expects China to only abstain from voting.

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                            Kincaid
                            wrote on 26 Apr 2021, 04:59 last edited by
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                            I got to have an hour-long conversation with a fellow in Myanmar that works for the same conglomerate as me - this was back in October, maybe? We talked about how Myanmar was opening up and modernizing - he is in insurance. I need to reach out to him but was a bit nervous about putting any kind of spotlight on him...

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on 27 Apr 2021, 02:30 last edited by
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                              The foreign ministers of ASEAN met with the cup leader of Myanmar in Indonesia recently. Not sure that it really will mean anything however. A lot of words, but probably no action.

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                                Rainman
                                wrote on 27 Apr 2021, 05:52 last edited by
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                                It is tragic what happens in these 3rd world countries.
                                I have a very good friend from Venezuela, his dad was a diplomat. I'll always wonder what happened to his family. Likely they went from being part of the elite to being part of the hunted.

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