Myanmar horror rages on

"The generals who run the country are blaming Buddhist monks for the ongoing pro-democracy protests and have admitted nearly 3,000 people had been detained over the rallies, says Agency France-Presse:

"The official New Light of Myanmar newspaper, a government mouthpiece, said that if the monks had remained in their monasteries, “the government would not have used force to prevent protests."

"If… they had not staged protest marches, demanding release of political prisoners, the nation would not have seen any chaos,” it added.

State media also gave a sharply higher figure for the number of people who were detained in connection with the protests, saying 2,927 had been locked up around the country and 468 remained behind bars."

David Jimenez from Spain’s El Mundo newspaper writes:

"Now, the Burmese have accepted that their revolution was not meant to be. With no help from outside, and no escape possible, they have begun to pay the price for believing – for a moment – that there were possibilities.

Bravery and defiance have turned into fear. Hope into despair. Dreams of democracy into old nightmares of tyranny." -- Read more

I am referring to this for a bit of reflection. We talk about our freedom with digital technology and threats that we face to it, but having even this basic freedom to talk about it is an utter luxury compared to the apparent total lack of any freedom in terror regimes like Myanmar. How can something like this be happening?