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Sri Lanka Who Can Free Us To Make Our Own Choice
Sri Lanka Who Can Free Us To Make Our Own Choice
| by Nilantha Ilangamuwa
( December 18, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Well Elections are not new for
us. In fact most of elections were turned into a type of carnival where supporters of the
each parties enjoy their political blindness out of the social disorder which was
deliberately created by neo-feudalistic clan in the Island nation. This is an entertaining
tragic drama of distorted political culture.
What I find very interesting is that despite holding more elections in Sri Lanka we are
losing more space to enjoy basic norms of the democracy. In other words, more
elections mean less democracy. Therefore the election has become a tool of the ruler to
ensure his power. It is not merely a real exercise of the legitimacy and the desire of the
people in this country but rather distorted democracy. Most of the time people who
have rights to change the power become rats in a laboratory. But this time, there is a
different mood in general.
Otherwise not only the country in general but also role of those politicians is in danger.
True. The country has passed five years of ending the long term civil war. This period
is more than enough to people to think and support to create the system they want.
Most of the people within the so called majority have chance to regain their political
liberty. But Im doubt about the other communities as most of them are still living with
old wounds of savage schism.
After decade of time, the public has general acceptance the incumbent president is
unable to achieve what the people need. Also his political theme like, Tamil Diaspora,
Western Conspiracy, Patriotism and so forth created the laughing factory. In fact,
three key players of the government including his two brothers are US citizens. So, he
is not capable of making new political themes other than misusing the state resources.
The situation in the country is similar to what Marcos faced in the Philippines in his
last years.
Meanwhile, the Common Candidate is ready to issue his election manifesto tomorrow
(December 19). It has to address not only the crisis we faced but also the solutions to
the social disorder. His manifesto may not be the panacea but it should be a new dawn
of the political culture in the country. Then the people will decides.
True; most of people are aware, and they do disagree what is going on in this country.
But who can free them to make their own choice.
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