Analysis: Current Landscape of Hate Speech in Myanmar Interviewees also described feeling the weight of the broader community standing against them and their work. Activists noted that feeling that the more they stand up against hate speech or the government actions enabling it, the more likely they may be directly targeted by its supporters or groups like Ma Ba Tha.575 One interviewee stressed an uneasy uncertainty regarding how their work will be received in the present and future: In the past, we knew clearly who our enemy is: We only had to deal with the military government. But now . . . there are a lot of civilians who are pro-NLD, so we can’t ig- nore it. My biggest concern is that one day they will call us traitors and turn to us as their enemy. . . . We worry that someone will turn us against our society to the point where we can’t live there anymore.576 Still, the activists interviewed for this report expressed determination to continue countering the impact of hate speech and ultranationalist groups. “It is the duty of our generation to teach our- selves, teach each other and learn from each other,” one interviewee said. “This is how we grow. So I feel hopeful.”577 575 576 577 FGD (January 2019). 002-R3-01, 3–4. Ibid., 9. 85