Let me start by saying that I've had a keen interest in Myanmar for years. I've opposed sanctions and supported open dialogue and normalization of relations. I don't mean to impugn average people of any ethnic, religious, or social group in the country. My criticism is focused on the government and a narrow complicit minority of people in Rakhine State. I also don't mean to downplay the role that ARSA has played in fanning flames in sectarian conflict.
> but there is so much misinformation going on regarding the current crisis.
If it's misinformation, let international observers in to see what's happening. Moreover, are the Rohingya women and children fleeing into Bangladesh with bullet entrance wounds in the backs of their arms and legs misinformation? They got shot by someone, and they say it was the army. Shooting fleeing women and children is very indicative of something like a genocide.
>What you have to understand is that a conflict is happening in a remote and very isolated land even from other areas in Rakhine State, Myanmar
Yes, we've seen maps. Not everyone in the West is totally ignorant of geography.
>One blatant lie is that of majority Buddhist persecuting the minority Muslims.
I didn't say that, and neither does the UN or any news outlet I read. I'd argue that the government is persecuting the Rohingya and some local Rakhine Buddhists appear from numerous reports to be complicit. Self identified Rakhine found at the sites of burning Rohingya villages has been confirmed by the BBC.
>The population of Rohingya Muslims outnumbers the combined population of Rakhine Buddhists, Hindu, and other ethnic groups by the ratio of six to one. Rakhine Buddhists were the majority in the region half a decade ago. Muslim population tripled since the 1980s. Islamist terror attacks have been more and more frequent.
I'm not sure A is necessary and sufficient to prove or lead to B in your argument. As seen elsewhere in the world Muslim population doesn't even correlate with terrorist attack frequency.
> Aung San Su Kyi has been working along with UN to draft guideline for citizenship
Which appears to be bullshit, because it requires documents that displaced Rohingya were long denied, and wouldn't have access to in the event that they fled across the border.
To quote the article you linked: "It is clear that anti-Muslim propaganda has become part of regular nationalist discourse", which is sort of the crux of my criticism. The government leverages anti-muslim propaganda to legitimize the persecution of the Muslim population.
*EDIT: Also, that you for adding your perspective to the discussion. It is rare in the rest of the world to hear perspectives from ordinary people in your country. I hope I haven't come across as too harsh, or combative. I do fundamentally agree that it is a messy complicated situation that is too often painted as a simplistic narrative.