Wake up, Aung San Suu Kyi!
I think Aung Sang Suu Kyi needs to really address this terrible problem instead of ducking questions.
She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for being incredible in returning democracy to Myanmar. She finally rose to power in 2015, winning 86% of the seats. However, when the atrocities commited by the Myanmarese military came into the public eye, what did she do? Nothing. She's supposed to be the leader of the country! She might be good at doing some things, but I wish she would help the Rohingya. She should get them out of already struggling Bangladesh, get them out of poverty, and question the military about their acts. Just because they're a different religion, doesn't mean they should be attacked.
On the other hand, I suppose she's doing her best in a very difficult situation. It must be very hard to run a country that's just come out of crisis and is now facing another. Are the military still quite seperate from the government?
What are your views on the subject?
Comments (60)
14 Sep 2018
I think is this good writing.
14 Sep 2018
I think she is a good woman because she has done many great things.
I agree she has done many great things, however in order to keep up her reputation and to keep her Nobel Prize for such good things she needs to proceed fighting for human rights, rather than just saying she will, such as the Rohingya because at the moment her help is lacking.
yes, she has done many things but what about the things she hasn't done? She's supposed to be the role model and the leader helping the country but she's not. She's not done as she's promised and she -quite frankly- has failed her job leaving the people in a state of desperation. So is she really that good of a woman if she hasn't put up a big enough of a battle and she's not as good as she's said she'd be.
Are promises really worth it when they're not kept?
17 Sep 2018
I totally agree with this
Why do you agree with this persons opinion? I say this because you only said "I agree with her".
Because she isn’t doing anything to address this matter, and it says the rest in the post
In that case what do you think that she could do to help her country? Do you think she could make more housing? Or do something personal to help the refugeesl
why?
17 Sep 2018
I totally agree
17 Sep 2018
I really agree with this to
18 Sep 2018
We agree. She shouldn't be so laid back about the situation and as leader of Myanmar she should take responsibility for the Rohingya people and their awful situation.
I agree with where you are coming from but when you think about it the situation her and all those people are in aren't the easiest situation to just turn round and say 'let's do this' and then it's done. You need to think about it fro her point of view, she is probably laid back because she doesn't want to worry them. I'm not saying your wrong because your not because she is starting to blame people when she should start showing that she doing something to help.
18 Sep 2018
i agree totaly
Do you agree with everything that they are saying or, do you disagree with a couple of points. If so please reply and explain your point.
Thanks!
18 Sep 2018
I agree with this through and through
19 Sep 2018
I partially agree with your opinion as Aung Sang Suu Kyi should address the current issues going on in Myanmar and potentially prevent any wars or riots but this could cause certain citizens to start further riots against her as a sense of disagreement. I also think that the military is not at all protecting the country but damaging it.
I also agree with what you are saying. But, do you agree wars should never happen? I don't agree wars should never happen because then the world wouldn't be interesting and and personally I think that there needs to be disagreements so everyone has a point of mind and no one is the 100% the same.
Yes I do think that wars should happen but only on the condition that they are fighting for a good outcome, which I think citizens and military of Myanmar aren't doing. Wars are a good way to fight for your belief and they are quite interesting.
Are you saying wars should happen so the world is interesting?! I agree no-one should be 100% the same but wars should only happen as a last resort if an entity is doing something seriously bad, not to make history a bit more interesting. Huge loss of life so that history lessons are more interesting is ridiculous.
Are you saying wars should happen so the world is interesting?! I agree no-one should be 100% the same but wars should only happen as a last resort if an entity is doing something seriously bad, not to make history a bit more interesting. Huge loss of life so that history lessons are more interesting is ridiculous.
19 Sep 2018
i think you are right she does need to speak out and help the people of rohingya survive because shes in power she should be able to stop it.
19 Sep 2018
first you were fitting for human rights and know half your people are dead why are you letting this happen
19 Sep 2018
Honorable_bilberry, I really think you are correct. As Aung San Suu Kyi is leader of Myanmar she is supposed to react to all the hazardous or bad things that happen to her people with in a responsible way.
20 Sep 2018
I agree with your opinion, that she should try and do something and I like the fact that you look at the fact that she might be doing her best and that it is hard to run a whole country.
20 Sep 2018
I agree with this to an extent however one must attempt to understand the amount of pressure which comes paired with being the leader of a somewhat corrupt country, she can't necessarily aid the rohingya without upsetting another group of people. Riots or civil wars will probably break out unless Aung Sang Suu Kyi makes the wisest decision possible within her power. Although I do agree that she should take more action especially after becoming a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
quickwitted_engineer won a skills star because their comment considers ASSK's possible reasons for not acting. It's very important to consider the country and political climate she is working in before making assumptions about her actions.
Well done.
20 Sep 2018
I agree with this to some degree, however it must be very difficult for her to say anything. She must have the weight of the world on her shoulders, and she will probably be under a lot of pressure, it must be very stressful. Being a leader, you have to have a lot of courage, and she has been through a lot. She is a good leader, but I see where you're coming from, however, she could start more conflict if she said anything too bold. On the other hand, she could accept the situation that this is happening and something needs to be done.
20 Sep 2018
I completely agree on your comment but some people might look at the situation and say well what would we do? We might start a war, but then they would start bombing us and killing our people fighting a battle that is not a battle that we should feel we have to fight.
20 Sep 2018
I completely agree with this as she could easily sort some things out instead of just leaving everything and just letting it all slide, when she did say she would fix multiple things but she is not living up to her promises and not proving that she is a great leader and she does listen to people instead of just leaving everything. I completely agree with this post
Hi authentic_road,
You share the same opinion as lots of BNC members.
When you say she could easily sort something out, could you explain what you mean by this? What do you think would be the best approach and how easy would it really be for ASSK?
She should set up proper camps, with proper help and they actually have the possibility to get paid if they work, instead of them having a horrible time
20 Sep 2018
I agree with your communte
21 Sep 2018
She should of tried to stop the war!!!!
23 Sep 2018
I agree with breath-taking deer because yes she has done a multiple of good things but she should not be allowing her own country be attacked because of their religion she should be helping stop that.
26 Sep 2018
I believe that she should speak for her country no matter how busy she is. She's meant to run her country, so why isn't she doing just that. she was a leader, but now it like she's just a citizen, she must stand up, and I still support her but I won't if she doesn't react soon.
28 Sep 2018
She is the president of the country and one of the main priority is looking out for the citizens, she has decided to ignore the issue instead of finding a solution. So on this matter I do not agree with Aung San Suu Kyi
29 Sep 2018
i totally agree with this statement because yes she is the leader of Myanmar so she is the one responsible for the Rohingya people so she should do something about that she is just like that letting out the Rohingya people into Bangladesh which is already a poor country indeed and also i do believe it wasn't a smart choice for he government of Bangladesh as if there was not enough food and shelter before for a lot of people anyway , then how would the Bangladesh government be able to help the Rohingya people . i would also like to point out how the Rohingya people had their homes all ruined after the military army attacks and if you think deeper you have all cool electronics , but they most probably didn't even have toilets to be honest . don't think about donations to Myanmar because if you donate to a country then the money goes to the government and in Myanmar doesn't especially want to help the Rohingyas so the donations would not help at all .
I hope most of you agree with me .
Wow, capable_wombat! There are lots of ideas in this comment and I have given you are star for showing how curious you are and covering lots of different points. Next time, try taking more time over one of your ideas and explaining it in more detail, with good reasons for what you say. I'm curious by your comment, 'if you think deeper...'. What do you mean by this? What are you asking other BNC members to think about here, can you explain?
I almost totally agree with you capable wombat but I know for a fact that Aung san suu kui doesn't have that much control over the military, some may even say she's scared of them. Also I think the UN should be doing more about this.
30 Sep 2018
I think that Aung San Suu Kyi should do something. She had the chance to speak out to help stop the crisis, but she chose not to. Some say that this would have put her once again under house arrest, however I think that, even if this may have happened, she should have spoken out, because, especially as a Nobel peace prize winner, she should try and do as much as she can to preserve peace and equality. However, this may be hard, as if she expresses preference to the Rohingya, this could provoke anger in the Myanmarese Buddhists, and cause more unrest in the country.
02 Oct 2018
I agree because she is the leader of her country and it can be quite difficult but surely she should be prepared or why did she enter the election ? On the other hand how long can she keep avoiding questions and hiding from the truth not to mention the reality of her country dying !
02 Oct 2018
I agree she is the leader of Myanmar and should do something about this terrible crisis! If she isn't going to help the community and make a better country then why would she enter the election to become the leader. She should be telling the soldiers to stop attacking the Rohingya groups and to let them be part of the community. I think this crisis is disgusting because she's not doing anything about it and it would really help if she did help the Rohingya groups.
03 Oct 2018
I think Aung San Suu kyi is doing this because she was under house arrest so she thinks she can do what she wants to the people and not to give them FREEDOM!
04 Oct 2018
I agree with your comment but have you tried looking at it from Aung Sang Suu Kyi's perspective? You never know, she could be facing threats from the military so that's why she hasn't acted upon her words as she may be reluctant.
05 Oct 2018
I think yes, she does need to wake up because terrible things are happening in there country and she is barely doing anything about it because of the backlash
06 Oct 2018
If I asked 100 people do you think that Aung San Syu Kyi is doing good enough, I know that most people would say no but I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking that. To be honest, I used to think that as well but then I looked at it from a different perspective and did some research. I found that one of her quotes are "The democrasy process provides a political and social change without violence". This portrays that Aung San Syu Kyi cares for anti-violence and if she cares for anti-violence then that means she is against the torture of the Rohingya. When she signed up for the First State Counsellor of Myanmar she knew the responsibility and she knows she has to do everything in her power to help the Rohingya so I definite that in the future that something is going to happen for Myanmar.
Well done for showing open-mindedness here and thinking about more than one point of view. You've found a good quote to get you thinking here, and it's great to hear your view on the Issue!
08 Oct 2018
I think it is good but I don’t sadly I don’t agree 😅
08 Oct 2018
But it is a good try
08 Oct 2018
I agree with your post but I also think that Ahnn Sang Suu Kyi is a good,nice and genouras. But she can also be a nasty and she doesn’t even care about the Rohingans who lived on the east of Asia.Ahnn Suu Kyi is mean because she let the people in Asia bring terror to Rohinga.Suddenly, they got kicked off from the island and had to go to Myanmar.
08 Oct 2018
I agree with this post because she is meant to be taking action and notice the crisis that is going on. 3 years ago she had promised that she would bring peace to this country but now she sees this crisis and still she takes no action! This is wrong and i strongly protest against it
09 Oct 2018
I agree she should start doing something before it’s to late
11 Oct 2018
In my opinion i think Aug San Suu Kyi is actually scared to speak out . i think she is just hiding from the hate and critism . she dosen't want to be hated. She should fight for her country since she is the leader , stop the terrorrists damage and fix it . She should just STAND UP and be a reponsible and well-loved leader.
11 Oct 2018
In my opinion i think that she should speak up before it is too late and that she is scared that the military will do something to her and will try and fight her. She wants to be loved by the public and doesn't want to be hated. She should stand up for what is right like she did for her whole life. She should not be scared to stand up for she believes in even if it means firing all the top leaders and put them in prison. Well she should do the right thing and get peace and harmony once and for all.
12 Oct 2018
I 100% agree with this 🙂
16 Oct 2018
I 10,000,000,000% agree with this post aung sang suu kyi needs to WAKE UP!!!=]
16 Oct 2018
I agree which your point honourable bilberry
I agree with your point honourable bilberry really powerful but she might be scared to fight for her country and more people my try to attack because of her point
19 Oct 2018
aung san suu kyi is complaining way too much while the real problem is occuring
I agree with you there
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