Aung Zaw, the founding editor in chief of the Irrawaddy magazine, recalls [1] the historic 1988 student uprising in Myanmar:
As a student at that time, I can clearly remember the exhilaration of knowing that the entire nation was behind us, that we could not possibly lose.
He issues this challenge to Myanmar citizens:
Only by continuing to resist the forces of ignorance and brutality will we be able to win the war on students, and on the minds of all Myanmar citizens.