As she prepares to wield power in Myanmar’s legislature in April after a historic election, Aung San Suu Kyi is giving this advice to all those who suffered under the country’s military rule over the past half century: Set aside a desire for revenge against the Army.
“The Lady,” as Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi is known, can be forgiven for being so forgiving – despite the military’s long record of atrocities against political, ethnic, and religious groups. For one, she carries moral weight from being put under house arrest herself for 15 years as a result of her advocacy for democracy. And two, like Nelson Mandela who came out of prison to rule post-apartheid South Africa, she has practical reasons not to seek immediate retribution against a still-powerful elite. (Courtesy of CSMonitor.com)
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