eh I'm like, TOTALLY TIRED of GANDHI
he's OLD NEWS

okie. got something current. B-U-R-M-A

negotiated independence from the British in the late 40's
now, complete totalitarian regime.
nonviolent protests in 1988 resulted in the military killing 3,000 in the crowd. two years later they held elections and Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to the post of Prime Minister. (she's a self-described disciple of Gandhi btw)

The military simply put her under house arrest and moved on.

u2's song "walk on"

they call George Orwell "The Prophet" there.
because, say the wrong thing, you end up in jail.
tortured.
that and the permanent war thing. and spies being everywhere.

so...
anyway-
here's what I've been reading. go to da library- save money

"Finding Orwell In Burma" --Emma Larkin.
scary solid book. highly recommend.

"Letters from Burma"
Aung San Suu Kyi

"The Trouser People"
eh- not sure if I recommend it. Guy writer. not as empathic as the others. But great descriptions of the child soldiers fighting in the jungles in the resistance

"The Lady"
Barbara Victor

Journalist- top notch. She talks about walking down the street and she hears someone cry out to her, "Tell the world about us! Save us!"
she turns
and no one meets her eye.