Analysis: Current Landscape of Hate Speech in Myanmar
ful responses among minorities: “Some people might go beyond the normal line because they were
oppressed for many years in many ways, so they have a strong sense of rebellion, revolution,” one
interviewee explained.450
Figure 17. An exchange between an ultranationalist supporter and members of the Ta’ang ethnic
group. The former attacks the Ta’ang National Liberation Army by saying that they get
guns and weapons by selling drugs. This angers the Ta’ang users and they respond using
derogatory language against the Bamar.
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FGD (January 2019 and December 2019); 002-R1-01, 2.
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