07-12-2026, 01:21 PM
(07-11-2026, 12:08 AM)Astyanax Wrote: Not really. It is pretty clear what will happen to Burma when the generals fall.
Here is an ethnographic map of Burma. Each colour represents a different ethnic group.
Cambodia held together after the Khmer Rouge because 95.8% of the population is Khmer. The Burmese are different. What holds most of them together is Theravada Buddhism, a religion that provides no safeguards whatsoever against social violence but rather (as the experiences of Burma, Cambodia and Sri Lanka all show) somehow appears to promote it. Ethnic minorities in Theravada Buddhist countries are almost all endangered to some extent or other.
Terrible people come in all flavors and appearances across time and geography. What a shame.






