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Bonggo
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 30 Jun 2006 13:32:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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Jillball,
Thanks for asking. You and me may not be having it but many have and I have seen it happen from my childhood. The Sinhalese in general feel superior to Tamils and Tamils in general feel superior to Sinhalese.
Both quote history to prove their point. To hell with history if it only helps to create division amongst us. Many think that we can solve this problem by defeating the LTTE militarily. We can defeat the LTTE. This is not a problem but it will NOT solve the ethnic tension, if we do not change our perceptions, attitude etc. We must look beyond defeating LTTE, what is going to happen after that. This is where great Statesmanship come in to play. A leaderhsip whom we all can trust and that can guide us as one nation.
Let me ask you Jillballs, King Dutugemunu had a military solution to the existing problem right?
Did that solve the tension between the two communities? NO! 2000 years later we are still at each other's throats. Why? |
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 30 Jun 2006 13:41:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Mr. Gunapala. Good stuff ! Listen, is there any way we could get a sinhala text of Mr Harris speech in PDF format and uploaded to a web site and you could publish the link here so that this could be printed and distributed in SL for those millions who do not have INTERNET access. We all know how corrupt UNP is and we don't need to go there now. The local masses in the frontline villages in the north should know how our leaders operate. Thanks again. |
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Interview with J N Dixit was India's high commissioner to Sri Lanka from 1985 to 1989; from INDIA'S VIETNAM
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You met Prabhakaran four or five times. What was your personal impression? How did you converse with him? In Tamil?
Little bit of Tamil. But mostly in English. I understand Tamil, but I can barely carry on a conversation in Tamil. My late wife was a Tamil lady. The impression I got was of a very, very determined young man, with a lot of fire and emotional and other commitment to the cause. The man was very conscious of his personal security. In hindsight, I can say the man was a very good political tactician.
Was he courteous?
Oh yes
Among the Tamil leaders, was there a second figure other than Prabhakaran who could have influenced the course of history?
Not in that generation. There were others. Vardaraja Perumal, Padmanabha, several young people. But this chap Prabhakaran was way ahead of them in terms of commitment and capacity. And after we stopped supporting him, he had money coming in from other sources. He had diversified his training facility with the PLO, and also with the Mossad. Very funny. Mossad was simultaneously training the Sinhalese and the LTTE.
And, he had a lot of money from Tamil expatriates.
Edited By - elara - 30 Jun 2006 13:46:33 GMT |
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 30 Jun 2006 14:06:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Aiyo aiya mokada karanawa......... apilage cloths mehema galawanawa........ duka nedda appa........ |
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30 Jun 2006 14:14:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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More interesting reading.
http://www.senter.no/PDF/Paul%20Harris.pdf |
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Shan
listen it again it doesn't mean what you blindly think for your self satisfaction. |
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Last night I have listen to this.
His analysis is fair and has lots of correct information.
Need World Leaders attention on this Video. |
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30 Jun 2006 15:30:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bonggo,
Appreciate your reply. If you meant The Sinhalese in general feel superior to Tamils and Tamils in general feel superior to Sinhalese. I have no question about that. I was wondering what you meant and that's about it.
If Sinhalese and Tamils both feel superior, that may generate some tension but that can't be bad for the nation. It pushes the whole 'discriminatory stuff' out of the equation. If one 'only' feels superior, that would be bad.
It'd be hard to imagine, if any military solution exists to an ethnic problem. Perhaps, the terrorism can be defeated to a certain degree by a military action, which we have seen examples of. An ethnic question would need addressing socially and politically. If terrorism appears as the saviour of ethnic tension, just like in our case, the solution is not obvious. Trial and error techniques to dissolve this struggle that successive governments adopted would not work for long. Unlike some pundits on this forum say, just by changing a government or hastily signing an agreement to save the face will not solve it either. The final solution will have an input from all walks of life and careful thinking and planning from a shrewed leadership.
Individual attitudes as you say may exist in certain parts but should only be a very minor issue.
King Dutugemunu's story is different. You can't compare that day's problem with today's. There was no prabhakaran type problem but just a foreign invasion which the king of the country had to do something about. Portuguese were beaten and chased away in 1600's AD, with of course others help but they are no longer a problem. I think you have to treat issues, that are not particularly related, separately.
Edited By - Jillball - 30 Jun 2006 15:34:51 GMT |
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30 Jun 2006 16:06:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hi kumari,
did you give your service to Mr.Paul Harris as a honor of truth founder in north east? |
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