Myanmar: The Failure of a Republic

➣ Since the 2021 Burmese military coup, many people have wondered how and why the political developments in Myanmar became so unfortunate. As such, this video's main objective is to answer the question by summarizing the nation's history from the British colonial era to the present day.
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➣ Table of Contents:
• 00:00 - Prelude: An Introduction to Myanmar
• 02:24 - Chapter I: The Legacy of Colonialism (1824 - 1948)
• 06:48 - Chapter II: A Rough Start (1948 - 1960s)
• 11:21 - Chapter III: Hopelessness and Optimism (1960s - 2016)
• 15:38 - Conclusion (2016 - now)
• 17:52 - Outro
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• Lost At Sea - TrackTribe
• That Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos - Chris Zabriskie
• Gymnopedie No 1 - Kevin MacLeod
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[@Kenny_Blender]

As a Burmese, it's so sad to see my motherland in dire situation.

[@nikasamwkusvili9345]

dont wary comrade things will not stay the same forever i wishh you peace stay safe

[@LordS20000]

I feel a intervention is required.. something like the occupation of Germany. But then again it could create more issues if dome wrong... the only way for Burma to get better is through a successful uprising in Burma or a intervention of nations. Although a intervention would definitely make Russia and China angry but tbh I don't care what they think.. too many people are suffering in Burma and it needs to end

[@lockejohn18]

Blame China/Japan. Japan fucked the area up in WW2 and Chinese communists now wants control and to also to have the idea of democracy gone in Myanmar

[@combataesthetics4177]

@@LordS20000 as a Malaysian, it's fucking sad to see neighboring countries like us didn't even bat an eye when the coup happened, just like the Pol Pot regime which everyone deal with it by using the "ASEAN way" which is not interfere the others no matter what, sure not bothering others is good but sometimes not doing anything and play neutral is just helping the oppressor

[@LordS20000]

@@combataesthetics4177 exactly! It's just like ww2 when people appease Germany, or Russia in Crimea, or America in Vietnam and the Middle East. Like seriously if we Want to uphold peace and stability and human life we need to take a stand and we need too keep an eye on evil parties from taking advantage of the situation.. eventually all these crimes will bite us through hate, or refugee crises or just the tragedy of loss of human life...

[@fives5555arc]

As a Bengali, the coup in 2021 was devastating to us. Many of us thought that if democracy continued in Myanmar that the situation with the Rohingya Genocide could be diplomatically resolved with diplomatically minded leader, eventually. However, the border has become a hostile area as the Bengali Military and BGB are stationed there. The military has been amassing there for years because of recent suspicion of military buildup from Tatmadaw, incursions from the Arakan Army, and 30 years worth of border friction and conflict ever since 1991. Many of the citizens and refugees of the region constantly hear the firing of machine guns and mortars in Rakhine from the Tatmadaw. The Bengali government have also begun the relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char Island to the dismay of human rights activists working there. Myanmar’s tragic history sits on all of our shoulders during this crisis.

[@winsite1971]

@@mustafaokuducu9353 what is Rohingya Muslim? what's their history?

[@maddogbasil]

@@winsite1971 the Rohingya are denied citizenship under the 1982 Myanmar nationality law. There are also restrictions on their freedom of movement, access to state education and civil service jobs. The legal conditions faced by the Rohingya in Myanmar have been compared to apartheid UN officials and Human Rights Watch have described Myanmar's persecution of the Rohingya as ethnic cleansing.

[@OscarLavell]

Brah whether burma is peaceful democratic or not all people of dark skin especially muslims will be despised and to lesser instant christians chinese and hill tribes as well

[@OscarLavell]

Just ask any myanmar citizen of Indian descendants

[@cs-mi8ur]

@@maddogbasil as if bangladesh treats the chakmas any better.

[@Darkify_]

I've watched the entire video, and to conclude my feelings, it is just so unfortune for them, from the colonization to the Junta rule, it feels like it's Myanmar's destiny to be so corrupted, it's like it has never been out of its bad situation, from politics to conflicts to natural hazards, Myanmar is such a helpless country...This bad destiny is probably the worst destiny that nobody deserves, I hope they can get out of the corruption as soon as possible

[@Fr0sh1tz]

Fr 😔

[@khangnguyenthaiduy9129]

It's a chain reaction. If your country is a dictatorship regime and somehow, it works and give you prosperity, you would want it to continue. When that regime failed, you would want to replace it but still be in a dictatorship bcuz the regime worked before so maybe it would continue to work in the future. That's why Russia became Communist rather than a democracy after ww1. The dictatorship of the Tsarist regime made them a great power so why changed? Just some reform is enough.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@khangnguyenthaiduy9129 what nonesense. Russia was communist because they won the power struggle after the fall of Tzar. Lenin then died only a few years after consolidating power which after his death Stalin took over. Stalin is a Georgian thug criminal who did not care about communism in anyway besides a way to keep power. Russia never became a democracy because to this day their Citizens have no influence on politics and those in power had zero interest in democracy. It’s not because Tzarism worked.

[@khangnguyenthaiduy9129]

@@AL-lh2ht I think we have different views on the subjects so it is hard for me to explain. Russian citizens have 2 short era of democracy. And both of them sucks. The first was The Russian Revolution which handed the power to the Menshevik before the rise of the Bolshevik. Russia faced WW1 at the time and famine everywhere. So when a man called Lenin said that he could fix everything, the people cheer and gave him all the power which created the dictatorship Soviet Regime we all know and love. The second was after the fall of the Soviet Union and before the rise of Putin, citizens were given rights by the idiotic Boris Yeltsin in hope that his country can develop like the West. Fun fact, no. Yeltsin sold every industry that held by the government to the monopoly corporations of the West which damned the economy and created the well-known Russian oligarchs. Then, history repeated itself. Putin claimed that he would fix everything and brought back the golden age of Russia, the people cheered and gave him all the power to create a dictatorial Putin regime. So here is the question, why did the Russian people gave so much political power to one man so he could create a dictatorship? There are many answers but my answer is Tsarist regime. Back in the day, the Tsar conquered the Siberia, Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth and created the Russian EMPIRE. (An empire before the colonial era was seen as extremely prestigious and only held by countries that said to be heir of Rome, the HRE and the Byzantium so the fact that Russia could join that club made them prestigious among the Europeans). That's why I said, Tsarist regime worked. When one man could made your country from a barbaric backward state (Russia was seen as barbaric Mongol's slaves during the time) to a prestigious heir of Rome, you know your system is good.

[@garlicxi]

It's just one of those countries who went the saddest and brutal paths ever

[@thuhan3100]

As a person from Myanmar, this hit hard. Country is in a verge of destruction, there is currently civil war at North, East, West, only the Yangon(used to be capital city) and Naypyidaw(current capital city) is some what safe. Bomb explosion are pretty common in Yangon and there are at least 8 hour of Blackout daily. Military junta burning villages in rural area, Myanmar money(kyat) is close to useless due to the inflation.

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

So another Syrian type of Civil War and Humanitarian Crisis?

[@williamkyaw516]

Same brorher. Its disheartening

[@danomar101]

I wish the best for you friend ❤

[@Duesikazergaming]

I live in Myanmar in Yangon btw. I’ve heard some bombs but they’re explosions aren’t real big,one exploded on my street

[@princerathor8712]

Rangoon or (Yangon now) was very peaceful and less chaotic then my home at Delhi back in the days. Hope the future holds good for my dear Burmese people and aung sun gets back In power . But your pagodas are very beautiful.

[@c.u.e6972]

Even as a Burmese, because of the censorship of history and 😁 my own lack of time, this video is unironically the first video I have ever learned about the history of Myanmar between 1948 and the current time and even though I cannot know the absolute true history of Myanmar from this video, I must say thank you zwee, thank you.

[@huanquocmanh416]

This video heavily biased toward the commie side

[@huanquocmanh416]

Because the maker of it is a north viet. Who was essentially brainwashed by commie

[@utvara1]

Why don't you just read some history books? You know English so that is all on you, not on the government. The government does not owe you history lessons.

[@sittthugyii6514]

U are just a lazy burmese, I am not. There are still some gaps and misinformation in this video. Never completely trust some thing over Internet.

[@sittthugyii6514]

@@utvara1 He is just lazy one. There are tons of people who know much bettter than this one and video creator. Myanmar history was not really simple as he said.

[@adit0571]

I do believe that a peaceful Burma would do wonders for a region as volatile as South and Southeast Asia. A peaceful and prosperous Burma can be a great doorway for trade between Southeast Asia, and India+Bangladesh. From Bangladesh, I wish Burma all the best in these coming years.

[@robotkade9107]

Don’t you mean to say Myanmar

[@adit0571]

@@robotkade9107 Easier to say Burma, and that's mainly how most people call the place over here

[@jasonslatt2470]

@@robotkade9107 I am from you more and I couldn't give a shit about people calling it Myanmar or Burma

[@WallNutBreaker524]

"I do believe that a peaceful Myanmar would do wonders for a region as volatile as south and Southeast Asia" Our regions are volatile? I don't think so, only a select few, you want volatile, look at American politics or the Ukraine war. Also nah, I'd rather the Myanmar Military take the reigns of power.

[@selftitledstupidbtch8884]

@@WallNutBreaker524 i’ve never seen anyone saying they want the tatmadaw in power. they have committed too many atrocities against minorities and even the Burmese majority, and have crippled burma to what it is today and they don’t look like they’re gonna have a change of heart. they certainly don’t need any more power. if anything, they should be deposed.

[@wintermanthenforcer]

As a Thai person, I apologize greatly for any and all xenophobia tendencies my homeland has done to the Burmese people. I feel like doing that is such an insult to injury to the suffering their country has gone through. If the situation was more ideal, I would've support ASEAN intervention against the military junta. But sadly, real life is not as kind as one's wish. EDIT: I am getting comments that are explaining why intervention is not a good idea. I know all of the factors why and that is why I said "if the situation was more ideal"

[@deerglx4732]

The thing is, ASEAN can't because our charter prevents us from interfering in the internal affairs of each other (the "ASEAN Way"). Hell we don't even have an "Article 5" collective security agreement like what NATO or EU has. It's pretty shitty but it's what it is, sadly :< Though I wish in the future we could have that same cooperation that NATO or EU has. ASEAN is becoming a global powerhouse anyway, leading organizations such as the APEC and RCEP. Here's to a better future for ASEAN! 🍷 - a Filipino

[@wintermanthenforcer]

@DeerGlx I think the reason why ASEAN Way exists at all is because ASEAN is a creation of dictators. If you look closely, the leaders of founding ASEAN members at the time were all authoritarian regimes, except for Malaysia. It would be fitting for dictators to not allow their neighbors to interfere with their affairs and maintain their rule. Also, I found ASEAN very anticlimactic, because in around 2010 when ASEAN was opening up, there were lots of ads to build hype and we even had to attend classes to memorize ASEAN stuff. The government made it as if it was the second coming of EU

[@deerglx4732]

@@wintermanthenforcer I agree in your sentiment that the founding members of ASEAN are basically dictators. Also, I came to realize that by the time ASEAN was founded, we really have no viable external threats to guard against so collective security really is not an option (China was just starting to liberalize its economy under Deng, the US did not pose any threat and entered Vietnam at the invitation of the South Vietnamese government, the Soviets were too busy with the Eastern Bloc). Basically, we were busy with our turbulent internal affairs that we did not have time to forge a military alliance like NATO or the CSTO or the ANZUS did. For me tho, ASEAN seems to have a bright future if we just manage it well. And yes, ASEAN things are also being taught here too (kinda boring, my teachers weren't that good at explaining the individual cultures of member countries). It might take a bit of time though, since hey, we existed long before the EU did and yet the EU already has a single market, a common visa (Schengen), and a common currency (euro). Unfortunately, many of ASEAN member countries (PH is one) are still stuck in the backward colonial policies left by our former colonizers and continue to haunt our political systems.

[@hkchan1339]

Given that more half of the ASEAN countries are dictatorships (6 in 11 : Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) The remaining ones like Singapore is not even a real democracy and Philippines just voted the son of a former dictator into office with overwhelming majority. There is no way there will be common support of a joint military intervention against a dictatorship given that half of the members are themselves dictatorships and the others are semi-dictatorships. NATO countries had common beliefs (and enemy) to form an alliance, ASEAN countries didn't.

[@deerglx4732]

@@hkchan1339 I agree. We even differ in opinion on how to deal with the South China Sea dispute, how much more an actual military intervention into a member country?

[@chill2512]

The situation in Myanmar has been so much terrible since it gained the independence, such as communist’s insurgency or ethnic conflict and even itself has felt into a civil war. Even though I’m not a Burmese, I hope this country can finally gain it peace that the country need. From Vietnam 🇻🇳 to Myanmar 🇲🇲

[@ironheart5830]

Thank you for your support as a person from Myanmar I don't see any peace in near future unlike Vietnam the enemy of the people didn't come from outside it come from inside and the dictatorship is an institution not a person orientated like in Russia so it won't be very easy to solve.

[@LHM606]

Thank you.

[@Beekyii]

Thank you for your wish❤️❤️❤️

[@SpookySeason982]

@@ironheart5830 its almost like the vietnam war

[@ironheart5830]

@@SpookySeason982 except enemy is within

[@bleedingheart296]

Thanks for teaching us about this topic, it doesn't get enough attention. I hope for peace and freedom in Burma and the world.

[@shivanshna7618]

Yeah sadly Ukrainian war took away little attention Myanmar got after coup.

[@davidbowie50yearsofbowiean23]

@@shivanshna7618 how about in neighbouring countries? It lost alot of western attention, but the west can't be expected to focus on chaos a world away when there's chaos on its front door in Ukraine. How are the rich east Asian nations interacting with the situation?

[@shivanshna7618]

@@davidbowie50yearsofbowiean23 indian government is basically trying to cut some deal between junta and what is left of old government (democratic) . Asean nations are distancing itself from new gov and refusing to see it as legitimate gov , china is apparently funding Karen and Wu militia against junta . Don't know about Vietnam and Indonesia or Singapore

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@shivanshna7618 Yeah, nothing grabs the Western Media's attention like "dead White people". Now you can get back to not thinking about Myanmar/Burma at all, just like you did up till the moment you "Clicked" on this video.

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@davidbowie50yearsofbowiean23 Since when did we in the West, EVER consider anything east of Elbe river as even being in Europe, much less on "the door step?" You know (or you should know) as well as I do that most, if not all of the "concerned, Western citizens" of countries such as the United States, England and France, could even name the Capital of Ukraine, much less the name of the President. The "West" , unfortunately (and that includes me) are full of shit when it comes to having ANY humanitarian concerns, for anyone that doesn't "look/pass for a White Man". Down here in Australia, we regularly refuse any, and all entry, for refugees fleeing conflicts in South East Asia and other Countries near us, because under new laws, they don't quality because they "arrived by boat", and if you do happen to make it to the Mainland, we still won't recognise you as being a legitimate refugee, under the terms and condition of the international treaties and covenants WE SIGNED AND RATIFIED more than 70 years ago, as we "no longer recognise boat arrivals" .... AND WE'RE AN ISLAND NATION, FFS!! I don't think refugees are going to be chartering Jet Planes anytime soon. FOR SHAME, AUSTRALIA, FOR SHAME ON US ALL!!

[@ms.gregoria2249]

I'm glad Myanmar is getting media attention again. I hope Myanmar manages to sort things out. Myanmar is such a beautiful place. The people and culture are amazing. My heart and prayers go out to long-suffering Myanmar people. 🙏🙏🙏

[@ms.gregoria2249]

Like I said, Burma/Myanmar is an absolutely beautiful nation and the people are honest, friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the vast majority of innocent people of Myanmar have suffered for way too long through no fault of their own.. [For more, pls read my insightful informative multi-pages comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News". It's on KZbin]... Peace and prosperity to Myanmar people! 🙏🙏🙏

[@jordanhicken7812]

This has got to be one of the most insane post-colonial histories I’ve ever heard of!

[@Bluecheese1400]

Longest ongoing civil war baby!

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

@@Bluecheese1400 Longer than Yemen??

[@starlight8540]

@@chitoisbestgirl6789 Just by one year, i think. I'm not sure how long tho. Some people say about 60 years,some 70 but the closest thing i found that surpassed yemen is 81 years

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

@@starlight8540 I wonder who's supplying the KAREN Insurgents, got any clues?

[@vagodinfir1636]

@@chitoisbestgirl6789 The Burmese people and the kayins.

[@red_impostor7226]

hi i am burmese new sub and i saw this and make me cry and noticed "Finally someone cares about us" thank you so much

[@mikeoxlong3672]

I hope that Myanmar has a bright future From South African

[@huwenkai440]

Myanmar is a country with a long, violent history. Prior to even British colonisation, Burma had some various powerful dynasties, but these dynasties were never centralised like that of Siam or Vietnam enjoyed. In fact, Burma's ancient and medieval expansionist nature was rooted from the country's very unfortunate terrains. If you look at their territory, the country is surrounded by mountains. The Burmese majority lived entirely in the Irrawaddy basin, a very fertile paddy region. However, being surrounded by mountainous tribes, many have never accepted Burmese suzerainty, made it difficult. Unfortunately, the Burmese never developed a naval tradition, which made Burma effectively blockaded, so their only option was to expand from land. However, the north lies China, a very powerful empire, which Burma constantly had to live in fear; the west lies mountainous terrains belong to India today, places where easy to go, but hard to control nor even returning, with many tribes refusing Burmese authorities. So what could Burma do? They went eastward. But that meant clashing with the Siamese and Laotians. Especially Siam, a country with a similar culture but far more prosperous and internationalised. And the Siamese were not in the mood to accept Burmese at all. This explained why Burma and Siam went to wars so many times. In order to defeat the Siamese, the Burmese relied heavily on the ethnic minorities to fight wars, even though these minorities were not really cooperative with the Burmese. This was why Burma had been under constant state of rebellions even during wars. The Mongols in the past, the Siamese and, to a smaller extent the Chinese, understood Burmese internal divisions and tried to weaponise it several times (for example during the Qing invasions), but the British were far more cunning and they even realised that the Burmese had no navy at the time. After losing a significant number of battles in Assam to the Burmese in 1824, the British used their superior navy to attack the Burmese and this reversed Burmese fortune of war, allowing Britain to win, though with a heavy cost for both. And this war changed British policy on Burma forever, leading to the buildup of what is now. A policy of Britain that unleashed favouritism on Muslims and Christians, and alienation of Burmese Buddhists. Hence the conflicts and miseries.

[@Chornlajorn]

Your comment put it better than this video, well done.

[@Bluecheese1400]

Tensions between ethnic minority and the majority bamar were already a thing. Burmese warlords would often capture ethnic tribes and force them into labor or as maid. The Pyu was an ancient collection of kingdoms centuries before the first Burmese kingdom and many of the ethnic minorities claim that the Pyu was their ancient kingdom and that they were direct descendants of it and as such thing angered Burmese leaders who destroyed artifacts and records, leaving the Pyu with little historical records. The Bamars and ethnic minorities never got along since the Burmese first came.

[@huwenkai440]

@@Bluecheese1400 Whatever happened to Pyu states will remain unknown for me. But if this really happened, I won't be surprised why the racial tensions between Burmese and minorities are unlikely to be overcome unless there is a miracle for this. But I will say the biggest factor was the Burmese had no assimilaton plan. Their neighbouring rivals like Thailand, Vietnam, as well as India, China and maybe fellow Southeast Asian nations like Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have different, but successful (though some are brutal like in Vietnam and Indonesia) assimilation plans.

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

Why didn't Ancient Burma not pursue naval technology. Even Japan in isolationist Era had acquired Spanish type galleons to trade with La Islas Filipinas.

[@huwenkai440]

@@chitoisbestgirl6789 It remains unclear why the Burmese failed to realise their naval potential. Throughout ancient and medieval Southeast Asian history, almost every Southeast Asian nation had, at least, persuaded some kind of naval strength (except for Laos). Siam, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malay-Indo Kingdoms, for example, weaponised their naval capabilities at the fullest. Notably, when Siam and Vietnam reached their strongest era in the 17th century, their naval fleets were strong enough to threaten even the Europeans.

[@humanspecies5137]

Anh ơi, I know you’re Vietnamese. I’m from the US. I strongly think this channel has so much potential. If histories of Asia are explored like in this video and with the Vietnamese one, I really think you’ll be able to set yourself apart. In the US, we often learn about European history and American history with a Western perspective. Exploring something educational and interesting could appeal to a niche genre, which could grow. I have no idea but I really hope the channel continues to grow :) If you have polls, it might help too. Good luck nha

[@huanquocmanh416]

Thjs channel is commie bs propaganda

[@humanspecies5137]

@@huanquocmanh416 shut up nam ky =))

[@huanquocmanh416]

@@humanspecies5137 cope sino 🤭

[@marianski8039]

The channel has a lot of potential, thank you for this insight into a usually overlooked country and history Keep up the good work man!

[@urberlinwall2816]

Ok bruv, you really deserve more subs. underrated asf, and ur content is not only amazingly drawn and entertaining but also full of information, thanks

[@Sudupe16]

I've watched multiple videos to try and understand the situation and civil conflict in Myanmar and this is by far the best one. I appreciate that you go into depth on why the tatmadaw is so oppressive and what the motivations of specific ethnic rebels are.

[@huanquocmanh416]

Theyvare non white Thats all it is

[@chrisryaninchoco324]

Myanmar is disgusting!!!

[@motionlessevent2528]

I still cant get over the fact that the country changed the side of the road to drive on, yet didint change many of the buses, so to enter and exit you have to use the middle of the road.

[@luishernandezblonde]

I met a DR Congolese guy studying in Warsaw few months ago and we both watched news, including that of Myanmar’s horror. The Congolese man, after searching history of Myanmar in modern era, only felt saddened as he told me “it is basically our country but of Asian version”. To think he told me that DR Congo and Myanmar are strangely similar made this video pretty sad to watch.

[@diomuda7903]

DRC of Asia… sad but true.

[@Kidgermodsout]

This was a great video! I hope to see more soon, and hopefully this channel will blow up in no time!

[@weerehmoe7961]

Thank you for uploading this video. I cannot express how thankful I am you did such extensive research on this particular topic. I am very surprised you managed to get a lot of internal politics into it, and I am happy that you managed to do so. It is very sad to see the country go into shambles again. I returned as a kid to Myanmar back in 2015, and during the 6 years I stayed there before the coup, major developments took place (and unfortunately all to get blown over by the coup). I felt sad that the coup only stayed on international headlines for some time before getting thrown aside for other things, and most people still do not understand the full extent of things. So thank you for making this video to inform people :) (PS: I had some giggles on some pronunciations ;D)

[@JanjayTrollface]

I travelled around Burma in 2012. It was pretty wild. I had to (more accurately chose to) change my plans to see one area (near the Rohingya area) because they (the Tatmadaw) started bombing it a couple of days before I was going there. Apart from the visa application I planned to try and not give the Junta a cent while there but ended up caving and paid $2 usd to swim in the pool of an army owned hotel in Mandalay (it was and is still the hottest place I've ever been to), this meant I had to sneak into most areas as there 'tolls' imposed on many areas to visit. I managed to lie and/or bluff my way out of a couple of run ins with the authorities. Great times for me personally, peppered with both heart-breaking and heart-warming examples of the struggles of the 'citizens' of this country.

[@FPSGamer48]

I love seeing Southeast Asian history being explored in-depth! Definitely subscribing and I can’t wait for the future of this channel!

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Indeed, though most are biased and one sided, but still.

[@chrisryaninchoco324]

Myanmar is disgusting!!!

[@adislavchev]

Found you from this video and I gotta say I love the way you made it. Keep it up bro!

[@brbrlzy]

Thank you for shedding light onto just how complex the situation in Myanmar has been.

[@Dragonite_Tom]

Who would have thought that I could come upon my fellow countrymen making these fire contents, I'm so glad to see you creating these lovely and educational videos keep up the great works :)

[@-haclong2366]

Zomia has largely been debunked by modern historians, there are some geographical reasons why it is difficult to rule over a mountainous region, but this is more similar to Switzerland rather than an inherent culture of not being governed. In fact, the entire Autonomous village system was abolished by the 1950's.

[@alehaim]

As of today, Myanmar seems to be on the brink of having its military collapse from a concentrated push by all the different rebel groups, with the government controlling only a fraction of the country anymore mostly in the cities of the heartland. Simultaneously the question of what happens once most likely eventually the military loses is a tricky one, as a likely possibility seems to be the descent of the different factions into yet another civil war over power, while the PDF's ability to form a continuation of the democratically elected government remains to be seen.

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

So it becomes the next Yemen or Syria with quagmires and landmines?3

[@havi446]

@chitoisbestgirl6789 Rebels are pretty much winning but wait the Rebels have their own rebels inside

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

@@havi446 oof

[@phkhzaw]

@@chitoisbestgirl6789 He oversimplified it. Each ethnic minority has its own rebel army. And most of these ethnic armed forces can be grouped into three main alliances. The good thing is the territories between these groups don't overlap so it's less likely for a quarrel to happen after this whole thing. The PDF is mostly under the NUG, so if the disarmament goes well, it would not be a problem too. The rebels don't have mini rebels. They simply just broke off to join with the junta.

[@tylernaturalist6437]

You’re the first Vietnamese KZbinr I’ve followed! Can’t wait to see more of your content & perspective.

[@Post-Ioooo]

Its always a great day when i find another one of these youtubers, loved this video and i can't wait to learn more about southeast asia in future videos!

[@erstimus5439]

Truly a tragic tale, I had no idea things were so bad there. It’d be interesting to see why Indonesia managed to become stable and a democratic much more than Myanmar when they had many things in common( european and japanese colonial history, geographic division such as islands and mountains, history of brutal authoritarian rule with the genocides that happened in indonesia, multiethnic state etc) I suspect this is because most people in indonesia live in java, as well as the history of maritime trade links and common language helped foster a national identity.

[@khanch.6807]

Yeah. Language plays a big part in human psyche. If you can't voice your thoughts with other people there rises misunderstandings which leads to conflicts. Myanmar have several languages spoken by many different groups.

[@erstimus5439]

@@khanch.6807 yup. all the more reason why everyone should learn another language

[@pashauzan]

Also ironically, the Dutch colonization also helped foster a unified national identity. A unified people is way better than being divided in terms of the struggle of independence.

[@Ealsante]

With regards to common language, I think the Indonesian founders did a brilliant job. The original plan was to adopt Javanese, but that would have advantaged the Javanese at the cost of others, and possibly led to the situation in Burma between the Bamar and minority peoples. Instead they decided: let's use a language (Malay) that almost no one speaks natively, as the Indonesian language. That way, since everyone is starting from 0, it's a lot fairer for people across the nation.

[@technetium9653]

Indonesia successfully removed the military from politics, the thing Myanmar failed to do, with unfortunate consequences

[@williamkyaw516]

As a Burmese, I have never been happier to see someone make a video clearly explaining how shit my country is

[@DogWaterEdits321]

lol

[@HMM25056]

naaaaah frfr!

[@commissarf1196]

I've been watching this video twice already now, it's good and severely underrated. Thank you KZbin for recommending me this video, I've also been watching your other video after watching this one, and they're also good. I hope things eventually get better in Myanmar 🇲🇲, preferably sooner. Love from Indonesia 🇮🇩. And even though this channel started out as a school project, keep up the good work man 👍 you make good videos.

[@edmundthespiffing2920]

Cool to know about this history. Hope for the best for them! Keep up the good job!

[@samyferdjioui3218]

Make more videos like this about the whole history of countries, great content

[@dieunganguyen3900]

ôi chời ơi mãi mới có ngày youtuber yêu thích của tôi đăng video

[@dieunganguyen3900]

@@zweeee rách vl

[@PakBallandSami]

bro thanks for uploading

[@lovepeace3849]

Bro i am soo thankful right now for what you have done. We the people of Myanmar are very glad that a creativer and smart voutuber like you still exists! And that you don't even forgotten about us!! With the entire world did. We thank you sooo much!❤❤💛💛 may you have a happy long life with your family.❤❤❤ As we speak right now there are many clashes between the Terrorist and the PDF( peoples defence force ) could you make that video too plz?? 😄

[@salokin3087]

This channel is going to explode in popularity. Future congrats

[@julianb4245]

I had the absolutely amazing experience of living in Yangon from August 2019 until the pandemic hit. We had to return to our home in America in an emergency-like evacuation because the world was shutting down. Everything that I experienced in Myanmar in hindsight was the most incredible time of my life and it breaks my heart on so many levels to hear that the people there are not getting what I think they deserve.

[@tagonminmyat7302]

As a myanmar citizen, i would like to thank you for sharing true information about my country. just THANK YOU

[@CuriousCyclist]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Much appreciated.

[@ecmarsenal]

So excited for your comeback Zwee!

[@davidbowie5023]

Myanmar is where U Dhammaloka, the Irish monk, made his path. He was controversial due to his criticism on Christian missionaries but he also fell in love to Myanmar and had a strong bond with the country, himself able to speak and write Burmese. But never know Myanmar suffered so bad.

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Wtf💀💀💀

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

Damn what that story's CRAZY

[@davidbowie5023]

@@wheresmyeyebrow1608 It is the story of an Irish dock worker, Laurence Carroll, who converted from Catholicism to Theravada Buddhism and opposed British colonialism in Burma. It was back in 1900s so I think not many remember.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

I don't think there's anything wrong with him criticising Christian missionaries. Maybe it's controversial to Christians in the West but from an Asian perspective, it's understandable. Missionaries only prey on the vulnerable, that's why it's always the lowest people in society that end up becoming Christians whereas those higher up and educated don't convert. It's the northern tribes in Myanmar that are Christians (whereas the majority Bamar people remain Buddhists), same thing in other areas of Asia like India and Nepal (poor people, tribals and those from low caste backgrounds become Christians). East, South and Southeast Asia seem to be a fascination point for Christian missionaries because most people aren't Christians or believers of an Abrahamic faith. So people try to really make it a goal of theirs to convert locals. A lot of Western missionaries and Korean missionaries travel to remote locations in South and Southeast Asia to convert poor people to Christianity using incentives like rice, medicine, money to create schools and institutions etc. People get upset because it erodes the local culture and sows the seeds for future conflict by changing the demography of an area (e.g. now the whole of north-western Myanmar is Christian).

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@davidbowie5023 Christianity's high presence in many parts of the world is because it was intrinsically linked to colonialism. The Christian groups you see all today in Myanmar began converting to the religion when the British colonised the region and began converting tribals who practiced animist traditions to Christianity. It was then easier to get these people on your side and use them as a buffer between other groups and using them as a pawn in conquering and dividing the region. There is a famous saying from Desmond Tutu, "When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land".

[@oneoftheflowersandbirds]

Uầy, video hay đó. Btw chúc bạn một cái Tết vui vẻ nha.

[@theturnc0at]

Eager to see a new creator here! Hope you go a long way

[@chechenknightslaillaillall2047]

Having fled to Sweden as a kid, we remembered the bitter memories of how the Kadyrovs betrayed Chechnya to Russia. We never forgive them even now. But Myanmar’s situation is beyond my knowledge. It is the whole institution that betrayed the whole country.

[@linkhantoo]

Great video and a great summary of the overall conflict. I want to add that corrupt ceasefire capitalism dealings and interethnic fighting (as in between the zomia minorities) add even more layers of issues to resolve

[@axoloman]

Here before this channel blows up. Keep up the good work man! Also DAMN! You really know how to draw these scenes...

[@geno3911]

I see many parallels between states like Colombia during the 70's and Myanmar, they are all states with mountainous tropical terrain that had unhealthy power structures left from their colonial rulers, and were further destabilized after by ineffective leadership and multiple insurgencies.

[@kkkk25yearsago79]

Nope Don't blame Britsh for Everything

[@huwenkai440]

Very unlikely. In Colombia, the native Indios have been either wiped out or assimilated by the time of Spain's rule. The nature of conflict in Colombia is also rather political, instead of ethnic lines, mixed with drugs. In Myanmar, the situation is far more complicated and highly abusive.

[@kkkk25yearsago79]

@@huwenkai440 Myanmar is the 2nd largest producer of ০p।um

[@huwenkai440]

@@kkkk25yearsago79 Exactly.

[@vinamrmadan467]

Hey love the video, I can see that a lot of research went into this. It would be great if you could add a list of sources you researched/referenced in the description of the video!

[@user-dn6mc3cw5y]

i am from myanmar.Many peoples have been killed because of war even kids and women.We are fighting for Democracy. thank you

[@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172]

Good luck, May you and your people succeed in bringing peace and democracy.

[@bee-fs3vb]

One of those underrated channels eh, very good content, hope ye get more views and subs

[@pitstop_pug9311]

Found another criminally underrated youtuber

[@Boxy3008]

Thanks for making something about my country! I really appreciate it.

[@rhysandmccree3839]

Thank you for making this video and making the world know what's still happening Myanmar

[@comradeconnolly4538]

Some people undervalue the importance of a military led by government or party leadership, but Myanmar is the case that needs to be observed. Without education and leadership from the representatives of government or society, the military is bound to devolve into gangs of bandits.

[@naoyanaraharjo4693]

A military led goverment only has importance during the time of a foreign invasion During peacetime. It has to share power, else it will take everything

[@comradeconnolly4538]

@@naoyanaraharjo4693 The military shouldn’t hold power. The government shouldn’t be led by military. The government should lead the military. The military without good leadership is just organised bandits.

[@vintagestuffguy1998]

This is a really succinct and information dense way to summarise this. Very informative video and well made. It is such a sad story compared with what the future could have been following the 2020 NLD landslide. I guess we will not find out what could have happened for many years to come. My heart goes out to the people of Myanmar

[@shannonmikko9865]

Very interesting and well made! I have always been curious about Myanmar and Laos since they are not as discussed as the other SEA countries

[@GustavomarDeCastro]

I love Myanmar Cambodia and Timor leste I hope Myanmar become free Land 🕊️🕊️🕊️ 🇵🇭🤝🇲🇲

[@geographyfrog]

your videos are so informative! and i love the countryball style, i can't wait for the next video!

[@aquilae1670]

Wow, thanks for filling up my knowledge there!

[@thurein6028]

Most youtube channel covering Myanmar history got a lot of things wrong. And it irritates me especially as a Myanmar national studying history. I must says yours is a very well researched video.Keep up the good work. Your name also sounds Burmese actually haha

[@Kishirama]

as a burmese,i lost a lot of my friends during 2021-2022,tbh i rly hate coup from the start.All they do is saying nonsense at TV and they are killing a lot of innocents plus they are burning most the villages and i hope revolution will success soon enough! stay strong guys! we gonna win this time unlike 1988.(hope you can understand my bad grammar)

[@ariefferdaus31]

I immediately subscribed after watching this video. Keep up the amazing work!

[@studydaduck]

dang bro nice video and i can see that u spent a lot of time on this W man for real

[@zayyarlinnhtun8107]

As a Burmese I am sad that our country has been like that

[@Alldaboss]

Had the chance to visit myanmar back in 2015 crazy to see how far its fallen since then

[@jamesthomashtunkyaw5682]

This is my country. A tragedy that has never ended. We produced great Kings, but they are all drowned to wars due to our geography, the curse of geography. We have never managed to progress the same way how Thailand, Vietnam or even Malaysia had. This is hard to even compare at all. Myanmar has always been a divided country, where power lies on despots rather than those who care about democracy. My parents are some of the last survivors that have fled to Australia when the junta launched a massive onslaught on the minority regions. While I remain proud to be a Burmese, I still weep for it... every year.

[@user-qk2ov6gl1d]

Well good for you

[@nyanlinnkyawthwin4099]

Thank you so much for making this video🙏

[@qtyu33]

It a very good and informative video on myanmar will recommend to a friend. I'm from Singapore BTW 😊

[@yamameeven967]

I kind of expected a biased history or something, but to be honest this is a pretty good video with no biases and educational, thank you for introducing me to this topic and may the gods help this beautiful land to prosper

[@jamesthesmart2971]

Extremely well made video for myanmar which is quite rare on the internet

[@technicallythecenteroftheu1349]

I just finished writing a paper on the Tatmadaw for college. Your video was a great jumping off point for my research. Thanks, and I hope you make another video soon.

[@trololol-up9ye]

We do need more polandball channels, thnak you for coming back!

[@BigShooter0926]

As a Canadian now living through this in Myanmar, my heart bleeds.

[@biock9539]

I am burmese and i have a canadian friend , i told her how greg burma is but i also told her things thatbare happening she was the best forigen friend

[@biock9539]

Great*

[@mardasman428]

I've always wondered how it could happen that the Burmese military developed such an extremist, self-serving, segregated and destabilizing institution. It has so corrupted the country and led to so much violence and war crimes that I sometimes wonder if it wouldn't be better if the military would be completely dismantled and rebuilt.

[@copypast545]

Watching this video with full of tears dropping down from my eyes. Thank you for making this video.

[@celebrim1]

It was pretty obvious when they changed the name from Burma to Myanmar that they were moving in the wrong direction. Ostensibly the move was to distance themselves from their colonial past, but in reality, the name change was intended to justify an apartied state where a minority racial group intended to treat all the others as second-class citizens. Colonialism in and of itself isn't the answer to why a country doesn't develop. Singapore for example had a very different history post-colonialism. British Colonialism tended to just move into the top of existing feudal hierarchies as a new top tier in the region. For example in India, British happily moved in as the uber-caste above even the existing Vedic descended Brahmin caste, a move that was made even easier because of India's long preexisting tradition of foreign rulers who were of lighter skin than the native population. There is a strong overlap between the caste system and skin color, so the British pretty easily fit into an already messed up system. It's not like if you study pre-colonial history of Asia you don't find brutal ethnic conflicts, civil wars, and so forth. With Japan as an example, the functionality of the various Asian states strongly depends on how readily those nations were willing to drop some of their own cultural traditions to adopt Western standards. Nations that did jump started themselves into modernity, avoiding much of the long process of rising to modernity that took place in the west with things like the 30 years war, etc. etc. It's not like all this crap didn't happen in Europe during the transition from feudal and autocratic nation states to functional republics. If European nations prioritized their pre-existing culture and governing systems over transitioning to a functioning modern nation state and treated internal conflicts as still massively important after realizing how small the world was and how trivial whatever they had been fighting over really was, well then they are still struggling to thrive at a time when their culture is just not functional. I mean, this isn't even solely an Asian problem. Russia arguably has spent the last 100 years acting like it could never exist without some sort of Czar. England has refused to accept that as it's technological and governing advantages faded as more and more nations started acting like England, that it can no longer be a great power. And so forth.

[@noobatthetower8747]

Being a Brahman doesn't mean white skin

[@reyniki4820]

I have a friend in Myanmar, it's so chilling to hear the personal, on the ground experience of all this...

[@UnnecessarySerb]

Nice video! Keep it up!

[@CheesiusCaesar69]

Kraut is really a legend, he has inspired so many other people trough his formats, animation and political-historical videos, im glad to see this format is being repeated throughout youtube, we truley need more youtubers like Kraut, and this channel is a great example, I wish you all the best and good luck, im subbing!

[@WallNutBreaker524]

So that's why Zwees style looked familiar to me, it's inspired by Kraut Lol 🤣👌

[@kkkk25yearsago79]

It's brain4breakfast not kraut

[@Nakla]

Fi!k Kraut Von dem wurd er nicht mal inspiriert

[@K2ELP]

Brain4breakfast, rip

[@Fr0sh1tz]

I love this channel and I love learning abt the history of Asian nations, they aren't taught in American schools and they should be! I'm a big fan :3

[@moth143]

agreed

[@giorgospapoutsakis5271]

Same here in Greece Except the only things they teach about asia are the road of silk and China that's all

[@whatok4355]

Why do I see you everywhere 💀💀💀

[@someul]

In this case, when Burmese history isn’t even taught in Burmese schools, you can’t expect it to be taught elsewhere.

[@NoobHammer]

Underrated KZbinr

[@zahransyavifadillah2544]

with content like this I'm sure your channel will grow quickly in the future, so I subscribe now ;)

[@ottomanosman2463]

Honestly we have to wonder, how did Tatmadaw, the Armed Forces of Myanmar, become a brutal institution like today. It is so tragic when a regime like this exists, like how the despots ruling Russia, North Korea and Iran appear.

[@GilbertCatto]

So basically their minds got filled with greed on our resources.

[@ironheart5830]

@@GilbertCatto That's exactly the reason why resources rich country never become rich.

[@HWDragonborn]

Tatmadaw originally started as Burmese Independence Army, an army formed and trained by Imperial Japan to fight against the Allies in Burma during WW2. Imperial Japan commit a lot of war crimes in Asia, they are extremely brutal towards the conquered peoples and Burma Independence Army adopt such brutality from Imperial Japan and passed it on when it became the Tatmadaw. That's why Tatmadaw is so brutal towards its people, they are a legacy of Imperial Japan.

[@CB66941]

Malaysia took in some Rohingya Muslim refugees in the past. Now they keep silent with Myanmar's coup. They even took in the Uyghurs yet abstained from voting for "discussing China's role in the persecution of Uyghurs" in the UN, along with Ukraine, which could have at least tied the votes, but ultimately it only enabled China to continue doing what it does. My country's policy is "I don't wanna have anything to do with this problem your country has".

[@SANDWICHvanquish]

Thank you stranger... Thank you for sharing our story, and thank you for helping us

[@obamnergamer]

Amazing video! Suprised this doesent have hundreds of thousands of views! Keep up the amazing work with these videos, althought you could have a better microphone

[@evernam993m8]

as a vietnamese, back in 10 years old, i have some friends who impressed with Myanmar for some positive reasons: Yangon streets crowded with cars, english-centric labour workforce, fast growing gdp..... And they expect Myanmar will even be much prosperous and more.....democracy than Vietnam in near future. But now, it's really sad to the promised Buddhist land fall into darkness...again.

[@philhnn621]

POV: You are looking at the comments and people from Myanmar keep commenting.(we are kinda stupid) As a Burmese,i feel like there was a good and a bad outcome/decision and the bad outcome always happen. 1.Lost the war against the British because the Government was fighting each other and not united in the first place. 2.When we do get a ray of light,it was quickly put down.General Aung San,died for independence at the young age of 31,but he did what he can and put the country in a better state. 3.After we got our so called "Democracy"(which was just an mere illusion),the corrupt part of the government keep taking it back over and over again 4.Aung San Su Kyi,the very daughter of the General Aung san,take on his legacy and try to make Myanmar better,the country was growing and improving but not long after the military took forced control and everything just went backwards.(2021) 5.Others try to rebel and we kinda fall apart and now there are several sides.And the media in myanmar is using the coop for attraction.I am ashamed for some of the people. I hope my country just find peace,i know the world is busy over other things like Ukraine,Russia and Middle east.

[@kellyamberson]

finally,a fellow burmese who is mindful and not just spamming for help

[@daterik8298]

im crying while watching this (heavily because i live there) and im proud to see the internet is picking up on our situation and. . . im hopeing for the best for my country

[@Aelxi]

Hey many thanks from Yangon. Thanks for making a video on Myanmar for the world to notice. ကျေးဇူးပါ :)

[@charluu1929]

This needs more views

[@SHGames97]

My heart goes to all Burmese with love

[@LuLuEditz_]

I am burmese and it is so devastating until now, I don’t know when we will get democracy back :(

[@-Kijamm]

Yeah, its been 2 years :((

[@hem7892]

I have hope for my country to recover. Sadly the information in this video is all true, thank you for sharing the horrors with everyone who doesn’t know about the things we have been and now experiencing.

[@MG_52]

I'm from Myanmar and since my parent where born and raised there they were heart broken since there was still some of our family that lived there

[@RKNYC]

Nice vid, next vid should be Toledo War, 1848 German Revolution or maybe the Toyota War