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“Stay out of politics.” I grew up hearing these four words every where: from family advice, to school lessons, to the whispers on the street. It sounds like common sense; avoid trouble, keep your head down; but in reality, this simple phrase is the junta’s most effective weapon of control. The message isn't aimed at the military, which maintained 25% of the seats in the Parliament even during the democratic years. It is designed to disarm the public, ensuring citizens are too