there is no heart in all this….

the words are coming from the head – can you not see the difference

sri lankans are captivated by words coming out of their heads

that is how we are so articulate and yet so stupid

more important than the words – are where they are coming from –

and this is broader than who is saying them

“An authentic Left should be the party of resistance to all forms of injustice and oppression of anyone. It should be the Ombudsman, the Tribune, of the unfairly treated and downtrodden everywhere in the country. It should be in the vanguard of the struggle against racism and all forms of social discrimination, be it ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender, class or caste. It should unite the exploited, oppressed, marginalised and alienated, overcoming all barriers of language, region and ethnicity. It should campaign for equal rights of all citizens and the actual, active exercise of those rights. It should stand, not so much against globalisation as such, but against neo-liberal globalisation, and for another globalisation, an alternative globalisation. It should not only be a party of resistance but also of radical reform and renovation.”

History of the Leftists in Sri Lanka confirms that they talked and wrote something, but in action they did just the opposite! You will know what the leftist in the coalition government did with the Republican Constitutionin 1972. Now, most of the so-called leftists are in the MR Government.Do you think that you are an exception? Touch your heart and answer.

Dear wijayapala
After the wipe off of ‘Tamil Terrorism’ the Sinhalese politicians, the ruling class and the media under their control have not much to tell the Sinhalese people about Sri Lankan affairs to capture power and loot the country. They will have to make use of other things. Thus, killings and other things will have to happen very often among the Sinhalese. To stop or reduce this, they have to continue the ‘Tamil Issue’ and the ‘Western interference’ in our country. But, they will not go against their longstanding ‘friends’. They will show some lame opposition to the West and India to get the concessions they expect. The only easy and durable way for them is to keep the ‘Tamil issue’ always at the boiling point. So: NO reconciliation; beating drums of possible continuation of ‘Tamil Terrorism’ and more army intelligence personnel will be sent to the North and East for covert operations so that they could debate on these issues in the parliament without debating on matters concerning development, education,justice,peace etc.This tactics have been used by the successive governments of our country for the last 64 years. So do not worry much.

Hiya George, just popping in, Sunday being the day off between the Leaders’ Forum at UNESCO (moderated by Zeinab Badawi; good speech by Boris Tadic) and tomorrow’s scheduled vote on Palestine, which if it goes through, would be historic. Shan’t be online till the World Philosophy Forum ends in mid-late November.

What makes you think I have any problem with a decision by a duly elected government and implemented through a national judiciary, with regard to crimes by a predecessor administration? I am delighted by the sentencing of the Argentinian naval officer, nicknamed the Angel of Death, by an Argentinian courts, under Christina Kirschner’s re-elected government, for the crimes he committed 35 years back.

I mean, look, you didn’t see me writing or speaking in protest against the hearings into the abuse of power by ms Sirimavo Bandaranaike, did you?

Hey, Beanie boyo, so is the Sri Lankan electorate…or haven’t you noticed? 🙂

Dear A.S. Uthayakumar

“The Sinhalese will be facing similar killings very often, as they not accept sharing of power or the country.”

Sorry I didn’t understand you- who exactly will be killing Sinhalese?

Shehan

“But our Bean belongs to UNP dinosaurs of pre 1956 caliber.
The kind that feel Right wing English speaking Royal/Thomian upper crust should rule over the sarong johnnies”

That is an interesting theory, but PresiDunce’s writing/thinking skills don’t match what you are talking about.

Hi Yapa

actually I was stating a fact

There are many Tamils who go by Sinhala names in this blog
But our Bean belongs to UNP dinosaurs of pre 1956 caliber.
The kind that feel Right wing English speaking Royal/Thomian upper crust should rule over the sarong johnnies (or Amude wearing idiots as one prominent academic cum UNP MP belonging to this class once said)
According to these morons Sri Lankans especially Sinhalese should forget their glorious history and culture and become hippies.
In countries such as USA for example ,where people don’t hesitate to flaunt their patriotism these kind of animals are an anomaly.
Lucky they are in SL.

Oh! I forgot the link

http://groundviews.org/2011/10/24/bully-boys-and-bully-girls/#comment-38099

Thanks!