What Caused The Saffron Revolution

In Burma, the unjust increase of gas prices initiated the Saffron revolution, showing that in order to bring about a peaceful end, the government must see that their actions and morally incorrect. People who live in a state that is a democracy tend to be scared of other types of governments, such as communism or fascism. Burma was a democracy until 1962, when the junta took over. The junta was a military dictatorship that had control by playing off of the fear the people had of them. The junta had begun to monopolize the oil industry, until in 2007, when the government had a full monopoly, they nearly doubled the cost of gas, “The price of petrol rose from 1,500 kyat (US$1.17) to 2,500 kyat (US$1.95) per gallon, while diesel rose from 1,500 kyat to 3,000 kyat per gallon.”(Burma’s Leaders Double Fuel Prices).
This increase in gas prices caused many transportation issues for the people of Burma. Many citizens could not afford to drive to work and back, and they couldn’t take the buses because the bus drivers could not afford the fuel either. Some buses did get out, however due to the increase in gas prices, they had to increase the bus fares, and not everyone could afford those fares. A man who was interviewed by BBC had enough money to get to work, but not enough to get