The attitude of the Burmese government is pretty pathetic over the entire issue of incarcerating Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. But, then again, what is Suu fighting for? At the moment it's a struggle of idealism. But after that - hard reality. The cry for "democracy" has given us a US president who came second in voting, a Britain dictated to by an unelected upper chamber (House of Lords), and now the Presidency of Europe is being taken on by an Italian gangster - the last word of which immediately brings to mind "Chirac". And Jorg Heider's party in Austria is shunned because the rest of Europe do not like who was fairly and democratically elected in that country!
Democracy is a sad idealism that is easily played by the hand of corruption. Suu makes for a great idealistic struggle - but will ushering in yet another corrupt oil-fed third-world government really make the Burnmese people better off?
A starter for debate.
Democracy is a sad idealism that is easily played by the hand of corruption. Suu makes for a great idealistic struggle - but will ushering in yet another corrupt oil-fed third-world government really make the Burnmese people better off?
A starter for debate.
