This is what a nascent democratic movement looks like
More than 100,000 people flooded the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city Monday, joining Buddhist monks in the strongest show of dissent against the ruling generals in nearly two decades.
In swelling tides of humanity, two major marches snaked their way through the nation’s commercial capital led by robed monks chanting prayers of peace and compassion, witnesses said.
What started as a reaction to fuel price hikes has become a true movement, led by Buddhist monks, peacefully telling the junta who has led this country for decades to either treat them better or get out. It’s hard, in a country the size of Myanmar, to ignore the will of 100,000 people. I think we may soon see true democratic reform there soon.
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