tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post4976065016759769566..comments2023-10-19T20:24:30.761+08:00Comments on Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric: Remember Aung San Suu Kyidarkorpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-85283787186544589052007-06-30T19:32:00.000+08:002007-06-30T19:32:00.000+08:00Hi Matt, thanks for dropping by. And thank you for...Hi Matt, thanks for dropping by. And thank you for recommending the books. I first came to be interested in Aung San Suu Kyi and her struggles when I was reading up on Buddhism. Around 2 years ago I chanced upon Emma Larkin's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Histories-Finding-Burmese-Teashop/dp/0719556953/" REL="nofollow">Secret Histories</A> - and it made me what to read more. <BR/><BR/>I have <I>Letters from Burma</I> right now. I will probably read it after I'm done with <I>Freedom from Fear</I>.<BR/><BR/>And you are right, not enough people are writing about Aung San Suu Kyi. Instead, the media dedicate a lot more coverage on topics like Paris Hilton going to jail.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-84013429456525468942007-06-29T23:03:00.000+08:002007-06-29T23:03:00.000+08:00Both Perfect Hostage (Wintle) and Freedom from Fea...Both Perfect Hostage (Wintle) and Freedom from Fear (Suu Kyi) make excellent starting points for anyone wishing for an understanding of Aung San Suu Kyi and modern Burma. Letters From Burma, twelve compositions by Suu Kyi written between '95 and '96 for a Japanese newspaper, was my first burma-related book. Aung San Suu Kyi is an astounding writer. I want to thank you for writing about Suu Kyi - there is not nearly enough attention paid to her in the press these days. Her freedom will come - with political liberalization - one day soon. Changes tend to come fast and unexpectedly. I only hope that China, who hold the key to such change in Burma, will change tack soon. Anyway, I won't ramble. with metta... Mattmatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17022580941931451668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-56297502612087377202007-06-25T14:54:00.000+08:002007-06-25T14:54:00.000+08:00Hi Jenclair, thanks. i think it's just that Aung S...Hi Jenclair, thanks. i think it's just that Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for too long. It's not longer a BIG issue for the news media. That's what's so scary - that when we forget about her, the tyrants win.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-73604058906095064802007-06-24T20:40:00.000+08:002007-06-24T20:40:00.000+08:00Once again, I'm exposed to information that has so...Once again, I'm exposed to information that has somehow slipped by me. I can see why Aung San Suu Kyi has captured your imagination, both your post and the CNN report are informative, a tale of courage and of oppression. Very few people have had the courage and stamina required to pursue non-violent means for justice; however, Ghandi and Martin Luther King's persistence were perhaps the only way to institute the changes they sought. Hopefully, Aung San Suu Kyi's struggle will eventually produce changes, but by keeping her silent the Burmese government can certainly delay these changes indefinitely. <BR/><BR/>Great review, Orpheus. Thanks!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com