I crossed the border into Myanmar. The streets were filled with poor mothers and children begging for change. Uniformed soldiers strapped with machineguns guarded the border. In Chiang Mai I bought a publication of reports published by Burmese journalists in exile, describing the brutality and oppression of the military government.
It was really intense - especially details of the protests of 8/8/88, in which thousands of unarmed pro-democracy protestors were gunned down by the military - solely because of their beliefs and opposition to those in power. This is very reminiscent of the violent crackdown on protests in Burma led by Buddhist monks last September.
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