10 The International Journal of Press/Politics 00(0) that he tries “to show kindness to other people” when he sees extreme speech directed at the Rohingya. Alluding to others blocking his posts or unfriending him as a result, he added, “some people will accept my rationale, others [choose] not to be associated with me in the future.” Despite the extreme speech and misinformation found on Facebook, there did not appear to be much difference between Facebook users and non-users in their depiction of the Rohingya. Overall, users and non-users reported several common negative narratives about the Rohingya: They portrayed them as undocumented migrants, as disrupting or damaging local economies, and as members of an international Islamic group. For example, the focus group of non-users from Kayin argued that the conflict in Rakhine state was created by the Rohingya. As one man put it, “‘Kalar’ [a derogatory term for Muslims] came to Burma illegally, and started building houses and expanded their space.” These sentiments were echoed by a number of Facebook users. As one Bamar woman put it, “they are guests. We don’t want them to bully the host [Myanmar/Rakhine].” Some expressed concerns about the Rohingya and other people perceived as foreigners threatening the business opportunities of other ethnic groups. As one woman (Shan-Kachin) said, I don’t really know who they are. But, I have heard that they are Bengalis and came from Bangladesh. I just don’t want to see anybody [face] such atrocities. But, at the same time, I am also not happy seeing all these ta yote [Chinese] and kalar move to Myit Kyi Na [the capital of Kachin state] and they are occupying businesses here. The local Kachin and Shan people are now losing business. You can see all big restaurants and hotels even on this road are rarely owned by local people. Some of the individuals we interviewed even suggested that the Rohingya are part of an international Islamic group. A Bamar Buddhist man said, “what I heard is that some Muslim countries provide support to these people and they want to have a separate territory. If it is true, the government and also the Rakhine people won’t accept that.” Non-Muslim respondents generally expressed little sympathy for the Rohingya and little expectation that the issue could be addressed. As one Bamar/Buddhist man explained, with the Bengali issue, I think the government, Daw Su’s [Aung San Su Kyi’s] government, is in a very difficult position. Things got worse due to what the military did to these people. But, this issue is a very complicated issue since the post-independence era. People won’t accept Bengalis. So, I don’t think the issue can be solved easily. There are several other conflicts and power struggles playing out on Facebook that are not about the Rohingya. Many respondents, regardless of their opinion on these conflicts or their stake in them, noted that Myanmar’s divisions were reflected on Facebook. Interestingly, though, none of them blamed Facebook for these conflicts. The journalist mentioned above said “I don’t think it is about Facebook. People are divided [ . . . ]” He also argued that people in Myanmar need “more education about social media.” Others also called for increased media literacy. A Muslim man explained,