Remember, Daw Suu, we are not monkeys dancing for bananas
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These are strange times in Myanmar and it is rather difficult to explain why.
The country is at a glorious moment in its history. After more than half a century of largely despotic rule, there is an elected government that is supported by a massive majority of the people.
At the helm of that government is a leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is genuinely loved and respected not only by the people of Myanmar but also by most of the world.
[/su_column] [/su_row] International organizations and companies are flocking here to establish new ties or restore lapsed ones, as they invest in modern infrastructure, open offices, and build factories and hotels. Yet there persists that strange and perplexing mood that, if not exactly pessimistic, is imbued with a sense of trepidation and almost, one might say, an expectation of disappointment.
Why is that? And why are so many people complaining that the political transition is not going as well as they’d hoped? They grumble in vague generalities about a lack of direction, a lack of capacity and administrative competence, a sense that the overture is too long and that it’s time for the real show to begin.
Their grumbling is annoying and dangerous, but perhaps they can be excused because they have been disappointed so often in the past, most notably in 1948, 1960 and 1990.
Perhaps another reason, aside from their understandable but wildly over-optimistic expectations, is that the real message, the clarion call of the reformation’s success, has not been getting out. Continue Reading ….