You are just attempting to twist an argument in your favour, which too falls flat! An underlying mistaken notion of racial superiority may be the reason for this attempt!

It will be called coercion, if I say that “Eelam Tamils” should be assimilated with Sri Lankans! What I said was, that they should be assimilated with other such people! This what Hon.Kaynes says too!

So, by now you should understand that your point doesn’t arise from my argument, unless you have a comprehension problem!

1. “Considering the message that the writer harps on, the positive approach for your concern would be, Firstly you recognizing yourself as a “Sri Lankan”.”

2. “Unless you are insane, you have declared your identity here! ”

3. “Losers can still be choosers.”

I thank the three gentlemen for defeating the argument of the author in a much better manner than I could have.

Thus proved – an Eelam Tamil ‘becomes’ a Sri Lankan with the threat of coercion (point1), failing to do it, he/she is mad, thus excluded from the lines of ‘civilization’ (point 2).

Else, since we are losers anyway, we should subscribe to the logic of the victors, the Sinhalese, and accept the identity that they have created.

Good!

Your question should be …And from which country are you from? But then that is not what you wanted me to say. Sorry, your question is irrelevant.

Why are we so concerned with Identity and want to impose one’s own identity on another and want everyone to have the same identity? Boring. Insecurity I suppose. I know what and who I am. Why is it necessary for a person from a country to identify their identity as that of the name of that country? That does not define the person except to locate that person geographically. I was born in Ceylon and had a Ceylon Passport three times. Does that make me Ceylonese or Ceylonan? Srimavo and her band decided to change the name and the constitution. If Ceylonan was my identity does political rogues have a right to change my identity? I now have a Sri Lanka passport does that make my identity to change to Sri Lankan. Identity? Identity changes only if that person want to change it.
Ok, You have told me who you are though I did not ask you. I would never ask you what your identity is. It would be rude. If you ask me where I was born I would say Ceylon. If you say where do you live, I would say in Sri Lanka and many other countries.

Next time you are in a village where there is no electricity, look up and ask the group of stars that we have named ORION, “Oh Orion, I am Sri Lankan. And you? ” Are you an Archer with a belt buckle or is that the identity people on Earth has given you?

Nathan,

Losers can still be choosers. You can join the Eelam Peoples Democratic Party and sit with Douglas Devananda.

Nathan

Unless you are insane, you have declared your identity here! You will be an Eelam Tamil & you will be assimilated with them!

Mr. Nathan, In my opinion if you are labeling yourself as a “Tamil Eelam”, it might not work for you in Sri Lanka for “your demands”.

Considering the message that the writer harps on, the positive approach for your concern would be, Firstly you recognizing yourself as a “Sri Lankan”.

Is ‘Kaynes family’ any different?