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Ban the LTTE in Europe: Expat `Tamil Democrats`
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vimukthi
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22 Nov 2005 22:33:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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| It is too bad that the LTTE is not truly a liberation organization. After all most poor Sinhalese need liberating too. The problem is not one of some mystical pathological Sinhala-Tamil hatred. Unfortunatley chuavanism breeds chauvanism just as friendship would breed friendship. The LTTE sees the Sinhala people as the problem and that is where their strategy is fatally flawed. They are playing the same game that the Sinhala chauvanist politicians play.I wonder what would happen if they appealed to the Sinhala masses in the name of the liberation of all of the islands people. |
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22 Nov 2005 22:38:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear vimukthi,
Without the support of expatriate Tamils, the LTTE in my opinion are the parallel of the JVP for the Sinhalese. It's the role of the JVP to liberate the Sinhalese whom they represent subjectively. It would be wrong of the LTTE to represent subjectively anyone to whom they do not feel connected. The strength of the LTTE lies in this separation. They need to preserve it for their existence, leave alone their success.
Gaja Lakshmi Paramasivam from Australia |
vimukthi
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22 Nov 2005 22:57:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear Gaja,
I think you are absolutely right about the parallel between the LTTE and the JVP. However as liberation organizations their strategies are grossly deformed in my opinion. It is not simply a matter of theory that liberation cannot only apply to one group of people on this side of an imaginary line while on the other side... well who gives a damn. The people and cultures and economy of Sri lanka are too interpenetrated for that to be the case. The JVP perhaps understood that at one point and that is why maybe they called themselves a 'Peoples Liberation Front' instead of a Sinhala Liberation Front although they seem to think that the category People applies only to Sinhalese these days. On the other hand the LTTE never had such pretensions. They were always the Tamil Liberators. They may be less hypocritical but I think no less flawed in their strategy. Those willing to sacrifice and moved by higher ideals of liberation need to work together irrespective of ethnic affiliation especially in this day and age of globalization. |
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22 Nov 2005 23:36:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear Vimukthi,
Thank you for your response. I agree with you about the difference between the JVP and the LTTE. As for economic influence and the confusion that it causes - this is a problem at the higher levels also. This is why at least at our individual levels, we must consciously remove all material benefits - including goodwill related status, when we discuss policy.
So long as the Tigers limit the funds they get, for essential purposes, they would succeed. The moment they bring financial benefits into the picture, they start diluting their commitment to principles and social reforms.
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22 Nov 2005 23:41:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thank you Oldpuli for reminding the forum about the 'base' on which the information comes. SomaRama59's words must be read in the consciousness that he is of lower class as per his own group. OOPSE said not to worry about SomaRama's vulgar expressions. A group supported by such a vulgar man brings shame to the whole country.
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Edited By - Gaja - 22 Nov 2005 23:41:32 GMT |
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23 Nov 2005 00:01:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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SomaRama,
Unfortunately I was not born in 1956,1958,1960,1970 time but I remember 1983. I don't know what you mean by 1990. I don't recall any killing of Tamils in 1990 in southern or western parts of the country. You might be dreaming.
I never read anything about 1956,1958,1960,1970 killings too (I mean Tamil killings). I know that Jaffna University Library was burnt in 1970s but not sure when. Since you're so informative, you can enlighten us.
So you say that no Sinhalese lived in North. That's not what I heard and my father worked in Jaffna so I believe what he said. Obviously majority were Tamils.
I've nothing against Tamils and I've Tamil friends and even relatives but LTTE is a fascist terrorist outfit who kills everybody against them. I don't want SL to be divided in to pieces. That's all this about.
I was against JVP too but now my opinion has changed. I'll support LTTE if they lay down arms and come to the democratic process. |
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23 Nov 2005 00:54:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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SomaRama,
You've given a partial answer yet didn't say where killings happened in 1990.
Why don't you initiate a forum on how to solve this ethnic issue. What you suggest? Break SL in to maybe 4 pieces, one for Tamils, one for Muslims, one for upcountry tmils and one for Sinhalese. If not what is the solution. Do you justify LTTE tactics??
Edited By - ShanA - 23 Nov 2005 00:57:46 GMT |
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23 Nov 2005 00:55:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thank you SomaRama59 and especially to Oldpuli. I guess you meant well and might have said it to a Sinhalese also but since we in this forum are acutely conscious of our racial problems, it can easily flare up into a racial conflict. I particularly consider it to be in bad taste. Most Tamils would, in a public forum.
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23 Nov 2005 00:57:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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ShanA,
Prabably, the shop owners must be adopting the same tactics as 'MR/JVP/JHU'.
Money & promises are more stronger than patriotism my friend.
Of course they would like another '83 but they know the responce this time. |
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23 Nov 2005 01:01:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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ShanA,
If we divide the country at the physical level, the individual states are likely to connect direct to the outside world and Sri Lanka's status at the International level goes down further unless that State has its representatives at the International level - the way Tamil expats are working for the Tamils. The war has given the Tamils a legitimate reason to participate directly in International issues rather than go through the Sri Lankan government. This is the problem with divisions. The divided States need to shift more to Objective base - and invest directly in issues. If they continue to be subjective - as Tigers are currently - then we become a weaker nation.
Gaja Lakshmi Paramasivam from Australia
Edited By - Gaja - 23 Nov 2005 01:23:03 GMT |
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