Shock Result in Burmese Election- Military Wins

Yeah, I responded in the thread "Communism hasn't been achieved yet" if you are interested in continuing that discussion.

On Topic: Nobody wins with 80% of the vote, the election was obviously totally rigged.

In 1789 George Washington was elected with 85.2% of the vote. He was re-elected in 1792 with 97.8% of the vote.

EDIT: Also James Monroe, with 82.8% in 1816....and 92.8% in 1820 hehe.

Just sayin.
 
In 1789 George Washington was elected with 85.2% of the vote. He was re-elected in 1792 with 97.8% of the vote.

EDIT: Also James Monroe, with 82.8% in 1816....and 92.8% in 1820 hehe.

Just sayin.

True, but that was a different issue, different political climate, exc.

A military junta is not going to be popular.

If I were them though, (And if I wanted to rig elections) I'd win by less than 1% each time. Much more convincing...
 
True, but that was a different issue, different political climate, exc.

A military junta is not going to be popular.

If I were them though, (And if I wanted to rig elections) I'd win by less than 1% each time. Much more convincing...

In 1789 George Washington was elected with 85.2% of the vote. He was re-elected in 1792 with 97.8% of the vote.

EDIT: Also James Monroe, with 82.8% in 1816....and 92.8% in 1820 hehe.

Just sayin.

Father-of-His-Nation-es get an exemption. ;)

Get a room, you guys. Anyways, I'm not surprised if the election is indeed rigged.
 
The main party didn't even participate, due to new laws that had prohibited Aung San Suu Kyi from running. That makes the poll rather illegitimate before you consider rigged results.
 
That Than Shwe is a true statesman.

GlobalPost said:
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Many Burmese on Sunday were handed ballots pre-marked with votes for the military junta’s aligned political entity, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, according to election monitors operating secretly inside the country. Villagers said polling booths were positioned so that officials could peek at voters’ choices.

There's more to this article. Certainly, without many, if anyone, on the ground by your major governments and international organizations, they would be unable to submit many documents to prove this. However, this doesn't seem much different than your typical dictatorship.
 
Military service gurantees citizenship.

Wrong

The main party didn't even participate, due to new laws that had prohibited Aung San Suu Kyi from running. That makes the poll rather illegitimate before you consider rigged results.

The NLD was in fact dissolved, though a splinter party (not endorsed by The Lady) did contest the election as the National Democratic Force. The NLD apparently was not going to participate anyway.
 
It's from Starship Troopers.

The NLD was in fact dissolved, though a splinter party (not endorsed by The Lady) did contest the election as the National Democratic Force. The NLD apparently was not going to participate anyway.
Why is the NLD held in such high regard outside of Burma, do you know? Looking at its history, I don't see it ever being in opposition to Ne Win's three decades of socialistic incompetence. I also found out that Aung San and Ne Win fought together, did they not?

So my whole schtick here is that the NLD probably wouldn't be any better or worse than the junta in terms of governing Burma.
 
Why is the NLD held in such high regard outside of Burma, do you know?

They're probably supported because they won the 1990 elections by a more than substantial majority. Regardless of what you think of their policies, they are held in high regard simply because they form the major opposition to the military junta.
 
In 1789 George Washington was elected with 85.2% of the vote. He was re-elected in 1792 with 97.8% of the vote.

EDIT: Also James Monroe, with 82.8% in 1816....and 92.8% in 1820 hehe.

Just sayin.
The Early US sucked at democracy. ;)
 
It's from Starship Troopers.

Oh, my apologies.

Why is the NLD held in such high regard outside of Burma, do you know?

Good PR on part of Burmese exiles combined with Western propaganda.

Looking at its history, I don't see it ever being in opposition to Ne Win's three decades of socialistic incompetence. I also found out that Aung San and Ne Win fought together, did they not?

"Enemy of my enemy is my friend", of course.

So my whole schtick here is that the NLD probably wouldn't be any better or worse than the junta in terms of governing Burma.

Well, there's the whole "democracy" thing. I'd prefer a corrupt, incompetent government that doesn't shoot you when you try to protest compared to one that does. On the other hand, an NLD Burma might end up like contemporary Iraq, one step away from dissolution.
 
Eh, the NLD is basically dead as a political party, its now something of a club for aging imprisoned revolutionaries. It simple lacks a presence on the ground.

Camikaze said:
Regardless of what you think of their policies, they are held in high regard simply because they form the major opposition to the military junta.

That honour goes to some of the ethnic minorities, like these guys the Kachin Independance Army/Organisation.

Spoiler :


(The Kachins are apparently preparing for war again).
 
It would seem to make sense for the west to back a democratically elected political party headed by an internationally known leader over a separatist army, I guess. I don't suppose the KIA receives much international support?
 
Camikaze said:
It would seem to make sense for the west to back a democratically elected political party headed by an internationally known leader over a separatist army, I guess.

Oh, who cares about political opposition; armed opposition is so much better as a lever to check further Burman aggression. 'Guns for Karens; death to Burmans' is a good enough rallying call for me.
 
In 1789 George Washington was elected with 85.2% of the vote. He was re-elected in 1792 with 97.8% of the vote.

EDIT: Also James Monroe, with 82.8% in 1816....and 92.8% in 1820 hehe.

Just sayin.

So America was once a Dictatorship? :o
 
True, but that was a different issue, different political climate, exc.

A military junta is not going to be popular.

If I were them though, (And if I wanted to rig elections) I'd win by less than 1% each time. Much more convincing...
They aren't trying to be convincing, they're trying to legitimize their rule. If they only had 50.1% of the vote you couldn't really claim they had mass support like they can now.

Plus they know no one is going to do anything about it.
 
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