I doubt SPDC will give you a fair election

I doubt SPDC will give you a fair election

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By Matthew Wilson

I doubt SPDC will give you a fair election if you just ask for it, and any election they do give you is a bid to stall time and trap political opponents (i.e. - 2010). Given their past actions, I’d consider any election they’re willing to hold a trap. Were I Burmese, I would not run in 2010, because if I beat the Tatmadaw’s party, I would enjoy free room and board at the Insein Hilton (jail). They are masters at stalling, and seek only to cause division and frustration amongst those who desire democracy. How can that election occur with SPDC in power?

Either way, it does not matter. Before anyone can serve in office, SPDC MUST BE TAKEN DOWN. All arguments otherwise are simply counting your eggs before they hatch. I can tell you what I’d do if I won the lottery, but I still have yet to win it. In the same way, you still have to deal with SPDC, and pandering to the generals will not put you in a position to satisfy the will of the people.

Moving on, NLD has failed to provide democracy. They are too trusting of SPDC, and they are too dependent on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. They are too dependent on the world. Aggressive action is needed immediately. The same is true with NCGUB. I have great respect for NLD and NCGUB, they have done much for their country, but we can not rely upon them if we want democracy in Burma. Similarly, the UN, US, ASEAN, and EU cannot be asked to bring democracy to Burma. Accept their help and pressure on the regime, but sure, don’t accept conditional help. The people of Burma must get democracy for themselves.

This requires an organization that is willing to mobilize Burmese (by Burmese, I don’t mean Bamar… I mean all from Burma) on three levels: Internationally, on the Burmese border, and in Burma itself. I can go further into detail if necessary, but I will do so at a later time. Suffice to say it’s time for action, with or without NCGUB, with or without NLD, and with or without Daw Suu Kyi.

If the world acted according to my wishes_ the world affairs do not occur according to my wishes, but if it did_ it would happen the following way. Once SPDC is taken down(easier said than done), an interim government should be imposed. The interim government would consist of Aung San Suu Kyi, and those who were elected in 1990. The reason I say this is because I trust Daw Suu Kyi not to attempt to hold power for herself should the public decide otherwise and she will be very hesitant to use violence (post SPDC violence will further destabilize the country). Also, she’s already accepted among people of all ethnicities, and people will not wish to rebel against her… especially not violently.