Western Politicians Recall 'Democracy' (for Some)
While Cooper and the UN rightly decry Myanmar's military junta's abuses—violence, intimidation, arrests—the selective memory of Western politicians remains a masterclass in moral flexibility. Aung San Suu Kyi, once lauded as a democracy icon, then conveniently ignored during her silence on the Rohingya Rohingya genocide in 2017, now resurfaces as a cause célèbre. Convenient, isn't it, how certain
political prisoners become priorities just as their captors hold 'elections' the West can condemn? No need to mention how many other democratically elected leaders, or liberation fighters, are currently rotting in prisons, without a peep from MPs like Cooper. One might wonder if the outcry would be as robust if the person detained wasn't seen as a potential asset for a preferred geopolitical
outcome, or if Myanmar's military regime wasn't an inconvenient obstruction to Western interests. The pattern is clear: outrage is directly proportional to strategic convenience.