tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post8361803185178136074..comments2023-10-22T15:52:50.770+05:30Comments on Court Jester: What does the Northern Provincial Council election tell us?Jack Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-21826988504998792852013-09-25T12:06:34.888+05:302013-09-25T12:06:34.888+05:30When Wickrema 'nothing' Singhe carried out...When Wickrema 'nothing' Singhe carried out peace talks, it was betrayal they said..but it's so much acceptable when KP & Karuna are working alongside the government I guess. <br /><br />Has justice been served for these mass murderers? I personally have experienced bombings on a train a few years back and I'm very much glad that the present government put an end to it. Truth being told, only MR could've done it with the help of Gen. SF. (Not Gota u morons)..<br /><br />But since then, it is already time for us to build a Singapore within..This is why I'm not behind what the government's doing now.<br /><br />We all are puppets..! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-67777951244591475402013-09-21T08:38:10.794+05:302013-09-21T08:38:10.794+05:30Anon,
point taken. No one outside the inner circl...Anon,<br /><br />point taken. No one outside the inner circles, (family and a few loyalists) matters.<br /><br />I also agree that the most important thing is loyalty. They are happy to work with KP, Douglas Karuna and other sundry thugs because of their loyalty.<br /><br />However, don't you think that they are automaically more suspicious of outsiders? <br /><br />We have heard many times that minorities are viewed as guests. They are expected to behave, if not they will be ejected. I think this betrays a latent racism.<br /><br />Also favouring the majority is (inevitably discriminatory) although they may not see it that way.<br /><br />For example in contracting/tendering for Government projects it is now generally believed by businessmen that the main representative (or face) of a company must be a SInhala Buddhist, if success is to be achieved. <br /><br />Navi Pillay, despite being a UN representative was automaticcaly viewed as biased, because of her Tamil lineage, something she herself noted.<br /><br />Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-44933393661335309242013-09-20T00:41:43.864+05:302013-09-20T00:41:43.864+05:30//Do the token Tamil and Muslim ministers have a r...//Do the token Tamil and Muslim ministers have a real voice?<br /><br />That's the same with majority of sinhala ministers. Does that make the government suspicious of Sinhalese?<br /><br />//Raises interesting questions as to whether national level polls will also be similarly delayed, if defeat becomes inevitable, no?<br /><br />Yes, that's my personal belief too. This regime will not simply go away after a election defeat and yes that is scary. <br /><br />But please! this government is not racist, all that matters to it is loyalty not the race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-66100811933887049862013-09-19T19:25:19.572+05:302013-09-19T19:25:19.572+05:30Do the token Tamil and Muslim ministers have a rea...Do the token Tamil and Muslim ministers have a real voice? The Tamils put forward by the GoSL in the Norh are seen as little better than puppets by the people, hence their slim chances of winning.<br /><br />I agree that the certainty of defeat was one factor that delayed the polls. <br /><br />Raises interesting questions as to whether national level polls will also be similarly delayed, if defeat becomes inevitable, no?Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-58857024934143720262013-09-19T13:47:08.275+05:302013-09-19T13:47:08.275+05:30//
If the system itself seems acceptable by the Go...//<br />If the system itself seems acceptable by the Government in other provinces, the only problem must be the Tamils. It is not a provincial council per-se that is the issue, it is a Tamil provincial council. This exposes the latent suspicion that the GoSL has of the Tamils.<br />//<br /><br />Typical way of twisting the truth. If the government is suspicious of the Tamils how come there are many Tamil members in the government?<br /><br />Government delayed the polls not because they suspect Tamils but because they know they can't win there. That is the difference between early polls in other provinces and delayed polls in North. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com