What is happening in Myanmar (Burma) is horrific. Beyond description. A bunch of corrupt, power crazed thugs masquerading as the Myanmar miltary have again seized power overthrowing the democratically elected government in a coup whilst claiming that the recent national election results were a fraud. Widespread opposition to the coup has been met with brutality with over 500 civilians, including many chidren, shot and killed.
The military leaders are unspeakably brutal and they are being assisted by China and Russia, the serial stirrers of dissent and hatred in the world. The coup leaders will soon find out that their Chinese friends are not friends at all-just ask the Australian government what XI and the Chinese government are like. As for the Russians and their assassin in chief, Putin, no good ever came from getting into bed with them.
I feel so sad for the beautiful Burmese people . They have suffered so much for so long. Their history has been a nightmare but in recent years it looked as if finally they were making progress and then they have another coup. Same old, same old.
I have visited Myanmar twice and I loved it. In September 2020 I was booked to go on a riverboat up to the farthest northen part of Myanmar close to the border with India. It looked like a superb trip but Covid intervened and now it looks as if I will never see that beautiful country and people again .
Some photos of the beautiful smiling people of Myanmar from my travels in their beautiful country.
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