Comments on: The Morning After http://rufreeman.com/2010/01/the-morning-after/ Author & Activist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kishani http://rufreeman.com/2010/01/the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-440 kishani Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:56:24 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=1451#comment-440 For balanced views and analysis including 10 reasons to celebrate President Mahinda R's victory and why Sarath Fonseka lost, readers should visit www.groundviews.org For balanced views and analysis including 10 reasons to celebrate President Mahinda R’s victory and why Sarath Fonseka lost, readers should visit http://www.groundviews.org

]]> By: Roland http://rufreeman.com/2010/01/the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Roland Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:43:37 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=1451#comment-438 I suppose it is this sort of mass short-sightedness that is taking Sri Lanka to its worse era of totalitarian governance. The Morning After demonstrates true expat alienation, and the absolute failure to understand the frightening insidiousness of totalitarian power. This is a country where thousands of innocents died in the name of a temporary military victory in the absence of any meaningful political proposals, and tens of journalists were killed because they didn’t tow the path of the powers-that-be (and much much more).Well, Hitler convinced a critical mass of his political agenda, so why not MR?? Of course, as long as it’s not in our back garden, and not our children, the middle classes (and other classes!) will sit pretty and be taken in by his propaganda. The misinformed consent that this government is receiving is actually frightening. I suppose it is this sort of mass short-sightedness that is taking Sri Lanka to its worse era of totalitarian governance. The Morning After demonstrates true expat alienation, and the absolute failure to understand the frightening insidiousness of totalitarian power. This is a country where thousands of innocents died in the name of a temporary military victory in the absence of any meaningful political proposals, and tens of journalists were killed because they didn’t tow the path of the powers-that-be (and much much more).Well, Hitler convinced a critical mass of his political agenda, so why not MR?? Of course, as long as it’s not in our back garden, and not our children, the middle classes (and other classes!) will sit pretty and be taken in by his propaganda. The misinformed consent that this government is receiving is actually frightening.

]]> By: Chamath http://rufreeman.com/2010/01/the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Chamath Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:40:14 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=1451#comment-436 Waiting for news of your experiences at the Galle Literature Festival Waiting for news of your experiences at the Galle Literature Festival

]]> By: Vino http://rufreeman.com/2010/01/the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Vino Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:42:47 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=1451#comment-434 When I first visited Sri Lanka I was smitten by the beauty but when I went down the lines of rooms which are the houses of the tea-pluckers, I stopped drinking Sri Lanka tea. Tourists going to the South have come away without knowing that the country is devilled by a war. When I tried to go to the Northeast during tsunami aftermath, I was prevented from going there and directed to the South. So I went upcountry to see the lines of rooms of teapluckers to see if there is any change. No change. I scour the internet for news on Sri Lanka because bizarre political things happen there. The recent Presidential elections had bomb blasts in the heavily militarised Jaffna on the morning of the elections. A few days previously paramilitaries distributed 'boycott' leaflets. Though many were scared and didn't come out of their houses, some came out and voted. Some didn't get the voting cards in time. Some didn't get the buses in time. Many were too battered psychologically to think of voting. But many had no choice, ''choice'' between the President who ordered masscres of their kith and kin and the Major who executed the order. Very curious Sri Lanka - the President is going to assume his second term in November 2010. In fact he really wants to assume in 2011 but the Court has said NO to 2011 but YES to 2010. If strangers wonder why he hurried the elections forward, it's to capture the ''victory euphoria'' of the Sinhalese, though Tamils are not ready to think clearly after losing all what they had, over six decades, materially and mentally. It is not a bad thing for Sri Lankan tourism that many tourists blissfully spend their time in the South and go away. When I first visited Sri Lanka I was smitten by the beauty but when I went down the lines of rooms which are the houses of the tea-pluckers, I stopped drinking Sri Lanka tea. Tourists going to the South have come away without knowing that the country is devilled by a war.

When I tried to go to the Northeast during tsunami aftermath, I was prevented from going there and directed to the South.
So I went upcountry to see the lines of rooms of teapluckers to see if there is any change. No change.

I scour the internet for news on Sri Lanka because bizarre political things happen there.

The recent Presidential elections had bomb blasts in the heavily militarised Jaffna on the morning of the elections. A few days previously paramilitaries distributed ‘boycott’ leaflets.
Though many were scared and didn’t come out of their houses, some came out and voted. Some didn’t get the voting cards in time. Some didn’t get the buses in time.
Many were too battered psychologically to think of voting.
But many had no choice, ”choice” between the President who ordered masscres of their kith and kin and the Major who executed the order.

Very curious Sri Lanka - the President is going to assume his second term in November 2010. In fact he really wants to assume in 2011 but the Court has said NO to 2011 but YES to 2010.

If strangers wonder why he hurried the elections forward, it’s to capture the ”victory euphoria” of the Sinhalese, though Tamils are not ready to think clearly after losing all what they had, over six decades, materially and mentally.

It is not a bad thing for Sri Lankan tourism that many tourists blissfully spend their time in the South and go away.

]]> By: Veronica http://rufreeman.com/2010/01/the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Veronica Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:14:45 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=1451#comment-425 It is good to know that you were home during the election. It must be nice to be in Sri Lanka during this historic time. I was glad to hear that the election process was smooth and peaceful for the most part. Hope this is the beginning of a peaceful time for our country. It is good to know that you were home during the election. It must be nice to be in Sri Lanka during this historic time. I was glad to hear that the election process was smooth and peaceful for the most part. Hope this is the beginning of a peaceful time for our country.

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