Andrew Neil doing 'real politik' on Gaza should just leave it to people with a wider vision. He was out of his depth. Saturday there is a fundraiser for the Burmese resistance - unfortunately it’s far off in east london. It’s interesting that the situation is in some ways similar to what’s going on with Palestinians. After the brutal military coup, people in Burma and in the diaspora really hit back against the military government, which has huge military power in the country. It looked as if civilians had no hope of defeating the mighty military machine. But the people have been very clever, very dedicated, extremely
disciplined, and united in their loathing of the military. The picture now is that the junta are in real trouble, and the resistance is doing brilliantly. Don’t let anyone tell you Palestinians can’t win in Palestine. During the years of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, I was often told, “You might as well give up, you can’t win.”Smirk 🤗
They were wrong.
So when you feel terrible
sometimes, and can’t bear the suffering, remember that.
And DON’T FORGET BURMA!