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Dalas threatens of establishing a Military government
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Kandyan5
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12 Apr 2007 21:45:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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During Kandyan times, the Tamils were allowed to look after their own affairs. I am not sure why these Southern Sinhalese are rabid about protecting the so-called 'motherland.' Why are they so opposed to power-sharing with the Tamils? I don't know if its possible to convince people of such a rabid persuasion, except by force. Most educated Sinhalese have long left SL; they contribute nothing to any war effort, and have no confidence whatsoever in the government. Yes, there is an 'ethnic' bond, of sorts - you support your own kind, to a certain extent - however, this takes the form of a grudging acceptance - there is no concrete manifestation, e.g. financial support, the way Tamils support Eelam. At this juncture, I think the most useful solution is to have the UN come in, and forcibly demarcate SL into the various ethnic terrorities that existed prior to the arrival of the colonialists and the artificial boundaries they drew, which, unfortunately, led some people to believe in this idea of a false 'motherland' at all costs.
Edited By - Kandyan5 - 12 Apr 2007 21:49:16 GMT |
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12 Apr 2007 23:40:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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Who the hell are you to call me an idiot,if you know what is good for you,you little punk. |
SenaM
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13 Apr 2007 10:23:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kandyan5
Most educated Sinhalese have long left SL; they contribute nothing to any war effort ..
What kind of 'drivel' are you talking ?
There are a lot of educated people in Sri Lanka .. in business, govt administration, military ..
(You may be Sinhalese, and abroad .. but I am not sure whether you are 'educated' .. ) |
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13 Apr 2007 10:37:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Very true .. as long as we have a strong Govt at the centre, we can face the challenge 'mounted' by VP, and cause a 'steady attrition' of his forces (forcing him to 'give-up' the impossible dream of Eelam).
However, the situation can change if the 'opposition' in the South can be 'signed up' to undermine Presidential authority, and cause political chaos in the South. If the Military 'steps in' at that stage .. to bring about 'sanity to the situation', and restore control, they'd be doing their duty.
If a military 'take-over' were to take place .. it will be only because RW and his cohorts 'paved the way' for such event to occur.
(There is the other possibility also .. where the opposition makes inroads into the military .. 'capture' and influence senior personnel - as happened during Mm Bandaranaike's time - and 'engineer' their own coup).
in other word, you are saying ,, P ranil W should support the govt blindly!
this is what the world and we want! a southern consensus! so far had difficulties archiving that!
at this time ,even a not written mutual agreement between the two will do!
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13 Apr 2007 11:29:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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Tigeress19
You do not seem to understand the basic premises of democratic government. The 'opposition' should be critical of the administration, and its guidance - by the governing party. They should also be supportive (help-ful) in addressing the major issues facing the country .. like the 'threat for division', coming from a well-armed insurgent group.
Instead, the 'opposition', led by RW has been coming out with a 'non-democratic' stance all along .. maintaining that they have their 'own' (unique) solution to the 'ethnic' problem, and if they are not permitted to address this problem their own way, then they have a 'right' to bring-down the current/existing Govt. (You cannot run democratic Govt this way .. and that is why a military Govt, may well emerge). |
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Instead, the 'opposition', led by RW has been coming out with a 'non-democratic' stance all along .. maintaining that they have their 'own' (unique) solution to the 'ethnic' problem, and if they are not permitted to address this problem their own way, then they have a 'right' to bring-down the current/existing Govt. (You cannot run democratic Govt this way .. and that is why a military Govt, may well emerge).
senaM
if ranil thinks that he has his own solution and not willing to co-op with the govt then obviously , the both parties should negotiate to find a common ground!
so far it hasn't happened!
bringing the govt *DOWN* with the people power,, too *DEMOCRATIC* means senaM.
(for us ,, the southern polity has no solution at all as we always said)
military govt? it is not going to change our lives upside down compare to the present situation. |
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13 Apr 2007 12:39:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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..military govt? it is not going to change our lives upside down compare to the present situation
It might, well .. expect the military confrontation with the LTTE, to be 'addressed' more force-fully, thus bringing an early end to this 'one-cause' holding us back from rapid development.
I believe 'those who've fought each other, know best how to appreciate other's worth'. This is a lesson that 'History' teaches us. Expect pragmatic solutions to problems .. you will probably find the Sinhalese and the Tamils getting along very well with each other, in the after-math of this ruinous war. There is plenty of potential for development .. we are not badly off for resources (and that includes 'human resources').
Remember how South Korea came-up fast into 'industrial nation' status .. with its industry & economy 'steered' by men with a military background .. the same thing can happen here in SL. |
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13 Apr 2007 13:16:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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There are a lot of educated people in Sri Lanka .. in business, govt administration, military ..
We can see the level of 'education' of those in the government and military, when a village chap like Prabhakaran has outsmarted them for 26 years. :) But that is a different matter.
I never said SL has no educated people. What I said was, most of the educated have left. There is a huge brain drain. Much of it has to do with simple economics. Whether one is a doctor, or an engineer, overseas jobs pay far more and promise much more benefits. There is absolutely no incentive to work in an economically sterile environment such as Colombo offers. By the way, did you know that 50% of the SL export economy consists of outsourced workers? That is really pathetic. |
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13 Apr 2007 13:43:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kandyan5
I think SL is now beginning to feel the effects of brain drain but the leaders who themselves are brainless do not realise this and simply cannot work out a counter strategy to prevent further brain drain. |
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13 Apr 2007 16:55:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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We can see the level of 'education' of those in the government and military, when a village chap like Prabhakaran has outsmarted them for 26 years.
It is not simply a case of the 'village chap, Prabhakaran' against the 'rest' in SL. The efort to 'under-mine' the Sri Lanka Govt has the backing of powerful (rich) international organisations (NGOs). There are one or two foreign Govts also pursuing a program for the division of Sri Lanka, and the 'village chap' gets their support - he fits in well with their plans.
The 'on-going' confrontation between the two major political parties in the South - let me say, sponsored/supported by funding from foreign governments - has also made things difficult for the SL Govt of the day to deal with the 'village chap', mentioned earlier. |
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