DO 113 - Life Under Military Dictatorship with Josh and 'Romeo'

Doomer Optimism

During the night of February 1/2, 2021, a military junta deposed the elected government of Burma (Myanmar) and instituted martial law.

Protests followed, answered by a violent and swift crackdown by the newly self-installed military dictatorship.

In this episode we hear from "Romeo," a pseudonymous young woman living and working in Yangon since before the 2021 coup. We discuss some of the events leading up to the coup as well as citizens' grassroots resistance efforts over the past two years, the actions of the junta to attack protestors in the streets, imprison, interrogate, and torture suspected members of resistance groups, and what (albeit faint) sources of hope exist for circumstances to improve for the people of Burma.

Interview conducted by Josh Kearns, who has worked with grassroots efforts in Burma for >10 years to provide communities' access to low-cost decentralized drinking water treatment and eco-sanitation. More info at: https://joshkearns.substack.com/s/field-notebook