LEGITIMACY FOR NUG #Sep5Coup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar /t2FstHGtkr In candlelight night strike of a village from northern part of #Salingyi tsp, Gen-Alpha showed the support by raising her little three-finger salute. According to an Indian Express report, the salute was also seen at Thailand, during protests against King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s monarchy. According to the dystopian novels, written by Suzanne Collins, this is what the three-finger salute originally stands for: “It means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love.” The gesture was adopted by pro-democracy movements in Thailand and Hong Kong as well as Myanmar, and now, it is a symbol of resistance.
THREE FINGER SALUTE HUNGER GAMES MOVIE
So what does this salute mean and where did it come from? Surprisingly, the three-finger salute comes from popular book and movie franchise ‘The Hunger Games’. Prominent in all these photos is the three-finger salute, with youth and children not shying away from holding up the three-finger gesture. On microblogging platform, #WhatsHappeninginMynamar began to trend. Anti-military protesters in Myanmar, who are pushing for recognition of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, have taken to social media to share photographs of their protests and marches.