Almost everyone in Burma hates military and understands that civilian government can’t do everything they want.
Yet all the international coverage seems ignorant of these facts, condemning ASSK for things she doesn’t control, like military operations in Rhakine against Rohingya. They don’t understand that the reason she defended military at UN is only outcome of not defending them would be sanctions which just further harms civilian government and people. She had no choice.
People here in Burma are still confused as to motivation for coup, since military already had best of both worlds: ultimate power of law and courts, and no sanctions because of farcical democracy. Why they would risk sanctions to do this is a mystery.
Sorry for offering wild conjecture, but the first thing that comes to mind is some kind of a payout to generals from China, who is hoping for sanctions from the rest of the world so that they can be the sole influencer in the country.
Or some variation on that theme: influence from China.
Or perhaps just some power hungry generals longing for the old days <shrug>
3rd paragraph: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/world/asia/myanmar-coup-a...
Do you believe that your consideration of the previous military power is widely understood and that the above quote explains the success of the NLD in the election?
Do you feel San Suu Kyi has been prevented from acting to protect ethnic minorities due to the influence of the military?
If so, is there reason to believe the military would perceive the beyond landslide victory in favor of the NLP as Likely to disrupt or erode their existing position of power?
[1] https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/myanmar-shattered-hopes-for-...