Western Media Erases Its Role in Myanmar's Perpetual Crisis
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle reports on the five-year anniversary of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, highlighting the ongoing conflict, displacement, and human rights abuses, while portraying the situation as a domestic tragedy with no end in sight. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The coup didn't happen in a vacuum. For decades, the US and its allies actively supported
Myanmar's military junta, especially during the Cold War when it served as a bulwark against Chinese and Soviet influence. From 1962 to 2011, the military ruled directly, and the West was largely content as long as their strategic interests were protected. Aung San Suu Kyi herself, initially heralded as a democratic icon, was complicit in the 2017 genocide against the Rohingya Muslims, a fact
glossed over for years by the same Western powers now decrying the coup. The current crisis is a direct consequence of a military institution that was allowed to fester and consolidate power for decades, often with implicit or explicit Western backing, rather than truly democratize. Double Standard: Western governments and media scream about 'democracy' in Myanmar while simultaneously propping up
brutal dictatorships and funding coups elsewhere when it suits their geopolitical agenda. We see 'condolence' from the international community for Myanmar's suffering, yet the same 'international community' imposed crushing sanctions on Venezuela, supported the 2019 lithium coup in Bolivia, and armed proxy forces in Syria, all under the guise of democracy or human rights. The immediate, unified