Ok so I'm confused. Who exactly is our secretary of Defense? Gnanasara or Gotabaya?
Coz apparently it was the BBS (Bulshit Blaring Squad) Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara who had ordered the attack against civilians of Weliweriya who had assembled together for the justifiable cause of obtaining clean water. So whos more powerful? Gnanasara or Gotabaya?
Oh wait.....has it been Gnanasara all along who had been responsible for the quelling of the LTTE terrorists and ridding the country of bloodshed and decade long terror? Is it Gnanasara who's responsible for the lovely ciy building projects that are going on still? Has it been Gnanasara all along who had been overlooking the defense ministry functions, thereby ensuring the security of the country? Was it that Gotabaya Rajapaksa had only been a figure head all along? My God! So this nonsensical "monk" who's been going around blabbering silly things had been doing something useful after all! Other than preaching Sinhala women how many kids to have and boycotting against contraception and halal food that is. That was very useful. *Saluts*
Anyways,
3 are dead, out of which 2 are school children, aged 17 and 18, one of whom was due to sit for his A/Ls today. Shot to death they say.
And then they said on the news that these people had died not from being shot but from being hit by stones. Where in the name of Kos, Del, Polos were these sling shot veterans during the war, equipped with enough skill to drive a stone through a human chest leaving only a tiny wound bearing an uncanny resemblance to a gunshot wound?? We could have saved a fortune on firearms and bullets with such stone slinging excellence in civilians if occupied during the war!
Anyways, makes one wonder. Why would children of such a tender age even paticipate at such a protest? Was it because eventhough they were mere children, they understood the gravity of the situation and because of the sheer arduousness of the situation decided to participate in the demonstration? Or has there been foul play where the civilians had been attacked at their homes, with the troops raiding houses like rabid dogs on a blood trail? Makes one wonder indeed.
A factory belonging to the Hayleys Group of companies had been the culprit of dumping toxic waste into common waterways, thereby contaminating the water causing sickness and discomfort to many in the area. We see people that are known to us suffering with abominable rashes on their skin while many have had stomach problems and god knows what other havoc this chemical waste is causing within their systems. But has action been taken against the company in question? Has action been taken to relieve the ailing civilians? No.
And then we come to the troops. Our sacred troops for whom these very civilians had performed Bodhi pooja, donated blood and prayed for the safety during the war.
Eye witnesses say that it was with much excitement and enthusiasm that they participated in the quelling of the civilians. No questions had been asked and while much hooting and excited victory calls had been heard while they bashed and thrashed the civilians on their quest for obtaining clean water. There had even been reports where civilians who had fleed to a nearby church for protection had been made to kneel on the ground and been struck with rifle butts. Churches are holy grounds which had been considered as sanctuaries even during the World Wars.
Blood lust. Whether the war had altered their minds or whether they joined the army to quench their blood lust, we will never know.
Oh and the latest opinion presented is that these civilians were being led by terrorist groups or NGO's with the aim of toppling the government. May even be foreign conspiracy for all we know. Dearest darling government, not everything is about you, you know. These people wanted water, to drink to use in their day to day work. Toppling the government must have been the last thing on their mind as they set out on their quest that day.
So instead of trying to cover the bloodspots on their hands by blaming these people, how about at least TRYING to help this time?
Nevertheless,
When we are small and we have been caught doing something wrong, we hid behind our mothers' skirts, hoping that we are invisible or that our mother will save us. My point being, we are all old enough to accept responsibility for our actions without hiding behind the robe. Shame on you!
While all this is going on, there really ARE monetary minded NGO's, opposition parties and other opportunistic groups trying to reap benefits out of the situationas well. While trying to get to the bottom of this, one must keep an open mind and be aware of such groups too who are trying to ignite the situation.
Let us hope, for everybody's sake that the situation gets resolved soon. May those innocent civilians get clean water, may light be shed upon the situation, may the culprits responsible be punished for their sins and may those poor children attain nibbana.
And also, being a Buddhist myself, I strongly believe that monks belong in the temple, guiding their followers down a spiritual path, not on the streets lusting for blood. If one can't bother doing that, one can always meditate and try to attain some sort of spiritual plain. The idea is to practice compassion, not violence. Its people like this who give Buddhism, the greatest philosophy of all ever preached a bad name.
Coz apparently it was the BBS (Bulshit Blaring Squad) Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara who had ordered the attack against civilians of Weliweriya who had assembled together for the justifiable cause of obtaining clean water. So whos more powerful? Gnanasara or Gotabaya?
Oh wait.....has it been Gnanasara all along who had been responsible for the quelling of the LTTE terrorists and ridding the country of bloodshed and decade long terror? Is it Gnanasara who's responsible for the lovely ciy building projects that are going on still? Has it been Gnanasara all along who had been overlooking the defense ministry functions, thereby ensuring the security of the country? Was it that Gotabaya Rajapaksa had only been a figure head all along? My God! So this nonsensical "monk" who's been going around blabbering silly things had been doing something useful after all! Other than preaching Sinhala women how many kids to have and boycotting against contraception and halal food that is. That was very useful. *Saluts*
Anyways,
3 are dead, out of which 2 are school children, aged 17 and 18, one of whom was due to sit for his A/Ls today. Shot to death they say.
And then they said on the news that these people had died not from being shot but from being hit by stones. Where in the name of Kos, Del, Polos were these sling shot veterans during the war, equipped with enough skill to drive a stone through a human chest leaving only a tiny wound bearing an uncanny resemblance to a gunshot wound?? We could have saved a fortune on firearms and bullets with such stone slinging excellence in civilians if occupied during the war!
Anyways, makes one wonder. Why would children of such a tender age even paticipate at such a protest? Was it because eventhough they were mere children, they understood the gravity of the situation and because of the sheer arduousness of the situation decided to participate in the demonstration? Or has there been foul play where the civilians had been attacked at their homes, with the troops raiding houses like rabid dogs on a blood trail? Makes one wonder indeed.
A factory belonging to the Hayleys Group of companies had been the culprit of dumping toxic waste into common waterways, thereby contaminating the water causing sickness and discomfort to many in the area. We see people that are known to us suffering with abominable rashes on their skin while many have had stomach problems and god knows what other havoc this chemical waste is causing within their systems. But has action been taken against the company in question? Has action been taken to relieve the ailing civilians? No.
And then we come to the troops. Our sacred troops for whom these very civilians had performed Bodhi pooja, donated blood and prayed for the safety during the war.
Eye witnesses say that it was with much excitement and enthusiasm that they participated in the quelling of the civilians. No questions had been asked and while much hooting and excited victory calls had been heard while they bashed and thrashed the civilians on their quest for obtaining clean water. There had even been reports where civilians who had fleed to a nearby church for protection had been made to kneel on the ground and been struck with rifle butts. Churches are holy grounds which had been considered as sanctuaries even during the World Wars.
Blood lust. Whether the war had altered their minds or whether they joined the army to quench their blood lust, we will never know.
Oh and the latest opinion presented is that these civilians were being led by terrorist groups or NGO's with the aim of toppling the government. May even be foreign conspiracy for all we know. Dearest darling government, not everything is about you, you know. These people wanted water, to drink to use in their day to day work. Toppling the government must have been the last thing on their mind as they set out on their quest that day.
So instead of trying to cover the bloodspots on their hands by blaming these people, how about at least TRYING to help this time?
Nevertheless,
When we are small and we have been caught doing something wrong, we hid behind our mothers' skirts, hoping that we are invisible or that our mother will save us. My point being, we are all old enough to accept responsibility for our actions without hiding behind the robe. Shame on you!
While all this is going on, there really ARE monetary minded NGO's, opposition parties and other opportunistic groups trying to reap benefits out of the situationas well. While trying to get to the bottom of this, one must keep an open mind and be aware of such groups too who are trying to ignite the situation.
Let us hope, for everybody's sake that the situation gets resolved soon. May those innocent civilians get clean water, may light be shed upon the situation, may the culprits responsible be punished for their sins and may those poor children attain nibbana.
And also, being a Buddhist myself, I strongly believe that monks belong in the temple, guiding their followers down a spiritual path, not on the streets lusting for blood. If one can't bother doing that, one can always meditate and try to attain some sort of spiritual plain. The idea is to practice compassion, not violence. Its people like this who give Buddhism, the greatest philosophy of all ever preached a bad name.
4 comments:
" there really ARE monetary minded NGO's, opposition parties and other opportunistic groups trying to reap benefits out of the situationas well. While trying to get to the bottom of this, one must keep an open mind and be aware of such groups too who are trying to ignite the situation."
Really ? Are you sure?
Was it them,behind this as well?
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/02/sril-f16.html
or this?
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110619/News/nws_24.html
Now, now no need to get into a huff. I am addressing the present incident, not what happened in the past. What I am saying is based on what I see and hear. The whole hassle WAS initiated by the genuine human need of clean water to drink, to bathe and etc. I should know that more than anyone else. But from what I hear (I have many friends and relatives who are based in that area and are suffering from it), certain groups are trying to milk the AFTERMATH of the situation. If you look at social media itself, you will see what I mean. Its a natural thing. People try to gain what they can out of any situation. Its not new. They know that these people are helpless and in their moment of weakness, they strike. Nothing surprising there.
Well what I was trying to say is this incident is part of a wider pattern and something that we will see more of in time to come as hardship increases and people get frustrated,
If the reaction is going to be this, then we are headed for big trouble.
I dare say we are in big trouble already. And I completely agree with you when you say this is part of a wider pattern, its been evident all along. And of course, this reaction from the authorities was very much anticipated, it didn't come as a surprise.As long as people are sedate and take everything that comes their way silently, all is well. But when the frustration builds up to a certain point and hot blood meets dictatorial authority, there will be disastor. Let's just hope that it doesn't get to that point.
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