Comments on: CHALLENGES TODAY: WEEVILS IN THE MIND https://groundviews.org/2010/05/22/challenges-today-weevils-in-the-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=challenges-today-weevils-in-the-mind Journalism for Citizens Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: The NPC election destroys the myth of “no more minorities” | Thuppahi's Blog https://groundviews.org/2010/05/22/challenges-today-weevils-in-the-mind/#comment-55784 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:23:11 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3247#comment-55784 […] and 2010 parliamentary elections. The revival of Tamil nationalism appears to be tit-for-tat for the revival of Sinhala nationalism in post-civil war southern Sri Lanka. The majority community appears to be solidly behind the Rajapaksa regime whatever wrongs it does; […]

]]> By: indonicus https://groundviews.org/2010/05/22/challenges-today-weevils-in-the-mind/#comment-19397 Sun, 23 May 2010 05:02:45 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3247#comment-19397 “But, therein rests the problem: will these measures be provided in a spirit of condescending largesse? …. as patronage dispensed by a walauwa hāmu on high? ….. rather than rights due to distinct Tamil (and Muslim) communities? The products of the Asokan model of rule[iv] that informs patronage politics at the highest level in Sri Lanka are inherently unstable. What is given with condescension can be withdrawn in anger.”

Did you really think the Rajapakse regime will be capable of anyting else?

]]> By: Arosha Bandara https://groundviews.org/2010/05/22/challenges-today-weevils-in-the-mind/#comment-19370 Sat, 22 May 2010 14:04:16 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3247#comment-19370 In case others are not aware of Colin Irwin’s work – it can be found here:
http://www.peacepolls.org/cgi-bin/documents

It is not clear if the constitutional reforms being hinted at by the government take any of the opinions reported in this report into account.

– Arosha

]]> By: Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka https://groundviews.org/2010/05/22/challenges-today-weevils-in-the-mind/#comment-19359 Sat, 22 May 2010 10:02:41 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3247#comment-19359 Mike, thought provoking and original as always.

But what do you make of Colin Irwin’s Uni of Liverpool survey results of 2009 and 2010 and his observations?

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