• jmcs
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    6 hours ago

    Myanmar’s military regime had the best grip possible on the armed forces by basically making a separate caste to avoid having the soldiers having second thoughts about shooting at their own families.

    It’s not going great for them.

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      People tend to ignore that civil war, but it’s going to be studied for centuries because of all the unique tactics that have been deployed by all sides.