The nightmare of Sri Lanka
continues. The unbelievable sequence of events that began with the first JVP
uprising on 5th April 1971 has, after the loss of more than 250,000
lives, as a direct result of uprisings since, have not yet ended! 150,000
deaths occurred without closure for the families involved, and is Sri Lanka’s legacy to a world, where man’s
inhumanity to man for causes borne out of frustration remains as a dark
indelible patch on the history of this nation.
It is perhaps the largest
loss of life that this country has ever endured, pestilence and malaria
included, in that short time span, and we HAVE NOT learned any lessons from it.
On the eve of Govt. sponsored terror regaining its ugly head, let us for a
moment ponder on what is required for closure.
The mere fact of trying to sweep
it under the carpet is why it resurfaces. It is under the carpet stupid, not
completely swept away! So from time to time it surfaces.
It is clear who is
implicated in the latest memory of the JVP uprising and subsequent violent
suppression. Leopards in Sri Lanka never change their spots, how hard they try
to forget, and it is a case of de ja vu yet again. It is the Country that has
had to undergo severe hardship as a result of such traitors, and as I noted in
January in this same blog, see link below, nothing appears to change.
It is time that we got a grip on what
is needed to firstly have closure. Bring the culprits to book, and then begin a
NEW dawn in Sri Lanka.
Nothing will or can happen as long as
this old rearguard action of the existing Kleptocracy clings to power. It can
only happen when this Kleptocracy has to face the music of their own making.
Then as an example to others, it will be a lesson to those contemplating on
fooling our people that it cannot last.
We must make commitments and laws that
prevent the present system of state sponsored terrorism, where no one is safe
from the Govt. clutches. Laws are not enforced, in fact broken. Rules are made
along the way to suit a few, and there is a complete breakdown in moral and
ethical values.
The examples we see all around us
where over 100 Govt. politicians today are behind bars, and an equal number
awaiting interdiction, with another similar number also facing the threat of
prosecution by the Bribery Commission is an indication that we have to rid ourselves
of the current power structure. They are not fit to govern, let alone set an example
for others to follow.
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