A time for movie screenplays and not
asylum
I recently blogged about the boat people
to Australia NZ and it is a follow up to that story that is related here.
It is the stories of a whole host of
those refugees and their individual reasons for fleeing Sri Lanka. Read it for
yourself, as the stories are quite imaginative and reflects the imaginative
stories one hears every day in Sri Lanka.
I am willing to accept that there are
some elements of truth in some of these stories but padded they surely are to
make bed time reading if it was not a life and death decision for some people.
Who said living in Sri Lanka is a piece of
cake. This is life for all in a state of lawlessness. If the Australian
Immigration Authorities heard all the stories and took in refugees based on
that ONLY THE GOVT MP AND MINISTERS WOULD REMAIN ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT AND
SOME OF HIS SYCOPHANTS in the Island!!
Trust me every Sri Lankan including me
has a “refugee status justification story” to relate about our personal
circumstances. Remember this is a land like no other, and it is in that sense
the wonder of the world, as we tolerate an administration that continues to exploit
people and put them into compromising situations, by threats of revenge,
blackmail, torture and in short a whole country living in fear not knowing when
and where the next disaster is to await them.
There is only one simple answer to all the
problems of Sri Lanka. It is a return to
the RULE OF LAW. Once that is in place, then all the other issues will settle themselves
of their own accord, as then the criminal elements will be locked up and the
law abiding free to live their lives knowing that justice will prevail.
It is easier said than done but
nevertheless quite possible in a short time if there is a will amongst the people
to change the status quo.
I love it the T shirt says it all - Look into the Eyes of a Deadman!!
ReplyDeleteYes there is a will amongst the people, but their is not enough will to join the uprising needed to make the change.
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