Vocal Voices

Aung San Suu Kyi has been toppled, but it is not that surprising. She has gone from the darling of freedom movements to one with questionable ethics. There is a steely and darker side to her than the one she portrayed during her years under house arrest.

Her handling of the Rohingya crisis would have been loudly condemned from all quarters had it been done by a Pol Pot or a Mugabe, but it was being done by the beautiful and frail Suu Kyi so it was let go.

Absolute power corrupts, absolutely, and this appears to be the case here. These are troubled times for Myanmar and the wider region. We must all hope that it is controlled and contained.

I think at best she has only been "tolerated" by the Military and never really in power. The Military in Thailand has effectively been in control throughout.

I think you're right Ossie, she's been a puppet in return for her "freedom"

Maybe. However, she has something like 80% of the country behind her and a one party democracy with that level of support is pretty close to a dictatorship. The other 'freedom' parties don't stand a chance, and she acts as though she would like to keep things that way.

I don't dislike her, but I don't trust her, either. Then again I am not for military coups.