Kiyala wedak naa macho……..

As for saying Mahinda has done the most damage in the shortest time, that is an immensely subjective thing to say. Junius that sly fox for example came to Executive power in 1978 and in 1979 instead of dealing with Tamil militancy and its root causes decided to impose the PTA. S.W.R.D. became prime minister in 1956 and promptly passed the Sinhala Only act…seems a bit silly to say Mahinda is the most damaging.

Besides none of this takes away from my central point that in the analysis and response to an event such as what happened hysterics and irrationality do more damage than good.

P.S. what does it say that you assumed I was talking about the same person you were with all the negative qualities I mentioned?

Strange that you managed to zero in on a name when I uttered a list of very positive qualities. What does that say?

And speaking of the last two decades: yes, agreed, but I don’t think anyone has done this much damage to the country in such a short period of time before.

Pseudorandom – Your last sentence could not have summarized my opinion better. Eliminate VP, put forward a political package for the minorities and negotiate with the carrot of economic development.

SC – yep

LD – politics has always been and always be a dirty, dirty business.

Plink- Finally some debate! First off I don’t think I am wrong in saying that VP is at fault for the bomb blasts. If you blaming Mahinda for the blasts as a result of his policies then logically the suicide bombing in 2004 is the fault of Ranil’s policies at the time, a connection which I can’t see. I’m talking medium term not short term.

Who is the politician that you speak off? Do you mean the same one who has pretty much zero control over his own party? Who would not be able to prevent his hangers on and golayas from filling their purses with our money? Who stood by with JR in ’83 while the Tamils burnt in the streets of Colombo? Who refused to support Chandrika’s devolution proposals in the nineties? Who plays the same petty games all politicians in Sri Lanka play for personal gain and power?

If that politician was in power we may have not had these particulars blasts in their present context, but with VP still the head of the LTTE there would still have been bombs. And there always will be as long as he is there.

Please note that I am NOT an SLFP/UPFA supporter. Nor am I a UNP supporter. In the last two decades I have seen both parties and our leaders fuck our country up with their selfishness and suffer no delusions as to what each leader will bring to the table.

Remember, in the short and medium term, we have to choose between the politicians that are already available, to run our country. And also accept that bomb blasts are not random events that occur at random intervals. Regardless of who authorises them, they are a result of the policies carried out by the people in power.

In the context of your list of Manhinda’s faults: Well there is a politian in our midst who could run Sri Lanka properly. From experience we know that he is not corrupt. From experience we know that he does not misuse power to fill his personal coffers. From experience we know that he will develop the economy, that he will not “lack a coherent political package for the minorities”. And you know what? I think, if he was in power, that bomb blast would not have happened. 99.9% certain. His name certainly doesn’t begin with M. If a name comes to mind when I say these sentences, then you know who I’m talking about.

In my eyes, the solution is part-military, part-social and part-economic…in more or less that order. I don’t care whether Ranil or Mahinda implements it…as long as someone does.