But, as the violence grows and the election nears, her room for maneuver will undoubtedly narrow. Instead of highlighting the country’s real needs – serious land reform, an anti-corruption drive, and freeing the economy from oligarchic control – she may instead be drawn into defending an unpopular minority.
目前，昂山素季用闪烁其词躲避这个陷阱，这是平常政客惯用的手段，不符合她的勇气和立场。但是，随着暴力的升级和选举的临近，她的腾挪空间毫无疑问也会越来越小。她也许不会强调缅甸的实际需要——严肃的土地改革、反腐运动、将经济从寡头控制中解放出来——而是陷入为不受欢迎的少数群体的辩护。