With the night in Myanmar came the terror.
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Sub ideas
Security forces will be performing day and night security for the public to sleep peacefully in the community,”
shifting blame to those who were originally planted by the military itself/
They are used as bait to incite anger among the people.”
Thus they will be able to incarcerate more people and instill further fear in the people.
“Now, I’m in fear of what will happen tonight because they might cut off the electricity and do whatever they want,
Fear of lack of resources
mass amnesty.
The wrong people will thus be placed in jail to substitute those who have left.
taking away basic civil liberties, allowing for indefinite detention and for the police to search homes with impunity.
The author rewords what the government has said to show the 'true' actions that it is taking and how it is bad for the public.
defacing it
I find this contradictory to the argument that the author is attempting to make however by still establishing that this action is incorrect the author strengthens her argument that the military is doing something wrong.
bland, bespectacled face
The author attaches unappealing characteristics to the military head so as to reduce his worth. She steers public opinion towards the opinion that this man is unworthy of the position of a leader and softens the blow of the publics actions in defacing his pictures.
motorcyclists, bodybuilders, students, women in ball gowns and even golden retriever aficionados
The author provides a rather diverse and 'oddball' group do characterize the extent to which the coup effects the community. In other words what is happening does not simply effect the stereotypical office worker or family person but everyone no matter their occupation, age, gender or even species in this case.
“The world is watching.”
Perhaps a sarcastic comment about the lack of direct action taken by the world. They are simply watching and are not doing anything.
“But now I feel fear. Tonight will be a real nightmare.”
The implications of the coup de tat on the mental well being of the community.
disappeared into the shadows
Influential people too have been forced to hide away from the limelight that should otherwise protect them.
crowd
The group of protestors is characterized not as a 'mob' as percieved by the military supporters or as simply 'protestors' but as a crowd to demonstrate the need of such actions by the public.