Comments on: The Psychological Impact of Political Violence in Sri Lanka https://groundviews.org/2010/04/20/the-psychological-impact-of-political-violence-in-sri-lanka/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-psychological-impact-of-political-violence-in-sri-lanka Journalism for Citizens Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:43:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Groundtruth https://groundviews.org/2010/04/20/the-psychological-impact-of-political-violence-in-sri-lanka/#comment-18031 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:43:02 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3046#comment-18031 It is rather surprising that the political origins of widespread violence has not been given adequate treatment. After all, the first major act of mass violence or civil riot in 1958 after independence came in the aftermath of the Sinhala Only Act. Tarzie Vittachi’s “Emergency 1958” deals with it adequately. Much communal violence at periodic intervals therafter were also based on political developments in 1972, 1977, and 1983. The close nexus with politics, and later with social and economic aspects of educated youth unemployment, became aggravating factors to mass violence by the youth.

Although the three decade old war and the youth rebellions have ended after stupendous violence the underlying basic causes remain without resolution. Herein lies the future dangers. Patchwork temperory solutions backed by militray force or threat of military florce will remain temperory. Sustainable longterm solutions are the need of the houir.

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