The Curse of Ignorance 

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The Curse of Ignorance 

By Sannsa Sar Ma Ree 

Myanmar’s crisis is not simply a conflict between generals and rebels. It is a deeper collapse - the failure of the state to be accountable to the people within it. For decades, ethnic minorities and women have been pushed to the margins, rendered invisible by a political structure fractured by violence and exclusion. The real story of Myanmar is not only about military coups or resistance forces; it is about those erased from the story altogether. It is about those whose identities, memories, and rights are systematically denied. A just future for Myanmar will not be built through tanks or elections alone, but through political solidarity and public reason, as Rawls might argue. 

The Myth of Unity 

After independence, Myanmar inherited a colonial project: to forge a single nation-state from many internal nations or peoples. The authorities recognise more than one hundred ethnic groups, with ethnic Burmans, known as Bamar, comprising more than 60 per cent of the population.  Succes...Read more

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