Those from Western countries have been encouraged by the
media to think that ‘The Lady’ is a good person because she leads the
democratic party in Myanmar. However, the guide was a supporter of the ruling
military government. She made the valid point that things are improving and she
wanted the government to have the chance to complete their plan. She then tried to explain that ‘the Lady’
could never be President because of Clause 59f of the constitution. This says
that anyone married to a foreigner or with foreign children cannot be President
– both of these are true of ‘the Lady’. A brave soul asked if this clause had
been included specifically to exclude her but this was vehemently denied. There
was then a ramble about how ‘the Lady’ is supporting the Muslim minority, who
the guide seemed to think were bad people, and is simultaneously refusing to
say what she thinks about the Muslim minority. The guests on the bus didn’t
engage with any of this and probably no opinions were altered much.
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