Myanmar’s transition from military rule to democracy was never going to be easy, and the violent events of March show why it will be more complicated than previously thought. Contrary to the notion that democracy and pluralism go together, the new Burma is becoming a hot spot of sectarian violence. For sure, the problem is not with democracy, but with the use of ethnicity and sectarianism to assert political identity. Myanmar is a patchwork of ethnic groups, aside from the majority, mainly Buddhist, Burmans.

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