tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post8324080710912831066..comments2023-10-22T15:52:50.770+05:30Comments on Court Jester: Buddhism and Nationalism in CeylonJack Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-61179299455757093612013-08-17T22:19:26.222+05:302013-08-17T22:19:26.222+05:30"Greately (sic) inferior education and mushro..."Greately (sic) inferior education and mushrooming tution classes."<br /><br />Who said so? At least the Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims are getting an education now, unlike in the days when it was reserved for Christians and those who converted to Christianity. <br /><br />So I would say the VAST MAJORITY of Sri Lankans of non-Christian background benefitted from the takeover. <br /><br />It seems like some Sri Lankan Christians are still crying over the fact that they have lost their apartheid-like dominance in the island.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-89198956981082176532013-08-17T21:39:52.738+05:302013-08-17T21:39:52.738+05:30So what was the end result of the schools takeoeve...So what was the end result of the schools takeoever? Greately inferior education and mushrooming tution classes.<br /><br />Who benefited from the exercise?Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-39023457406077938802013-08-16T19:03:11.685+05:302013-08-16T19:03:11.685+05:30There is no assuming. You need to go and learn abo...There is no assuming. You need to go and learn about the absolute oppression that Christians wreaked on the Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims of Sri Lanka, not limited to the destruction of temples and mosques and the banning of non-Christian holy days. Of course the Sri Lankan church won't teach you about that sordid chapter of their history in the island. <br /><br />Maybe if Christians didn't use education as a means of privilege and a tool to convert non-Christians there wouldn't have been a 'schools takeover.' It's the Christians who started schools on a religious basis and sectioned graves out on a religious basis in Sri Lanka.<br /><br />That's why it's quite interesting to see what can only be described as caterwauling in the articles you posted. Especially the protest against the "proselytism" of Buddhism. Like Christians never used the might of the state to proselytise for close to 300 years in Sri Lanka? LOL!Sammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-20285059554008495082013-08-14T23:06:17.296+05:302013-08-14T23:06:17.296+05:30Even assuming that this was the case, that is no r...Even assuming that this was the case, that is no real justification, is it?<br /><br />Idiotic policies like the schools takeover has resulted in a detrioration in quality which harms everyone. I dare say the same was true of the service nuns.Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.com