By DARZKKG (Originally written under the pseudonym Dr. San Oo Aung, Burma Digest)
“Myanmar Tatmadaw is unsinkable, even God Himself can’t sink it!”
– Myanmar Ah Lin, the official mouthpiece of the Myanmar Military Junta
This arrogant proclamation from the regime reminded me instantly of another tragic overconfidence in history:
“This ship is unsinkable, even God Himself can’t sink it!”
– Newspaper headline before the Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage.
The story of the Titanic is a powerful metaphor. Its builders were so sure of its invincibility that they neglected to provide enough lifeboats for all passengers. First-class elites had easy access to safety. The poor, left at the bottom deck — as always — were sacrificed to icy oblivion.
Fast forward to Myanmar: history seems to echo. While the daughter of a former Senior General sparkles in Sein (diamonds), the ordinary Burmese people — and even poorly paid soldiers — are left to sein (eat)… arsenic.
A Word of Warning to the Myanmar Military Junta:
- Don’t tempt fate.
- Fate enjoys irony.
- Fate always wins.
But the Tatmadaw — being what it is — never learns.
They keep making the same mistakes, dragging the country in circles or backward, all while claiming they’re on a roadmap to democracy.
They proudly declare they don’t need:
- The NLD
- Ethnic nationalities
- Religious minorities
- Civilian voices
Why? Because they claim to have:
- 400,000 troops
- A few million “Kyant Phuts” (paid regime loyalists)
- 400,000 ultranationalist Ma Ba Tha monks, led by Thidagu and Wirathu
- Thousands of Swan Arr Shin thugs
- Former ceasefire rebels now in their pocket
With this force, they say, they can:
- Slow-walk reforms
- Backtrack whenever convenient
- Drift aimlessly, pretending to navigate
- Stage fake elections under ASEAN’s toothless Five-Point Consensus
They’ve ruled for 50 years. What’s to stop them from 500 more?
But here’s the twist:
The Spring Revolution, and a new generation that refuses to bow.
The growing weight of international isolation, sanctions, and global outrage.
The diaspora shouting louder. The truth spreading faster.
A nation awakening.
So perhaps Senior General Min Aung Hlaing — our modern-day Titanic captain — and his crew should start looking for lifeboats. Because history doesn’t favor arrogance forever. And even the mightiest ships… sink.
DARZKKG
(formerly Dr. San Oo Aung)
