because i give a shit
from the people for peace blog.
plenty of people have always had a lot of things to say. things in the nature of protests and demonstrations have always been subject to scrutiny and condemnation for their apparent futility. there has always been a part of the world that has readily called someone else’s efforts useless and a waste of time. there have always been those that search for more ‘productive’ methods of doing things, less belligerent ways of changing the way things are. there have always been many that talk a lot and do next to nothing. there have been countless numbers that just aren’t bothered enough. as is always the case, you can’t make everyone happy. but, i was there and i will be there again.
everyone can sit around and wait for someone else to find the perfect solution, one that clearly doesn’t exist, because by perfect, they mean perfect for them. or, everyone can sit around and diss everything other people are doing, because it’s so goddamn easy to pin the blame on the concerned. or, everyone can shout about wanting action and the redundancy of just talking and then not participate in the action when it takes place because it just takes up too much of their precious time. or, everyone even just display not only consistent, but persistent negativity at someone else’s efforts because it’s not their own. or, everyone could even do nothing but question another. question question question. that’s all. no action, no clear-cut opinion, no alternative solution, just condescending, pessimistic questioning of another’s beliefs and actions.
i’m sick and tired of talking too. although i’m a firm believer that talking about action leads to more effective action than action that is unplanned, there has been plenty of that already. i believe that people can change things because they can. i believe that it is right of me to have been at that protest because of many reasons : protests are a good (and sometimes only) way of creating awareness in the minds of people that may be otherwise busy and unconcerned about the recklessness with which the current situation of the country is declining, protests bring people together in large numbers to publicly display their concern for one cause, paving the way for discussions and relationships between these people which will lead to unity within a frame of ‘fighting for a cause’. and mostly because it’s an effective way of voicing my opinion, not only to those that know it already, but to those that are just passing me by. it’s a loud and clear way of saying ‘here i am, here’s what i believe in’. i was there, and will be there tomorrow, because i exist. because i care. because i give a shit.
there’s a protest tomorrow at 4.30 pm at the lipton circus (that’s the odel roundabout). there’s also a meeting before that. everyone that was shouting about immediate action on this blog and many others, i’d like to see you there, standing on the road, holding up a sign that says something meaningful. then, we’ll talk.
give a shit about what ? that is the question ppl run away from.
why nor spell it out without hypocrisy . be honest. and be clear about your opinions.
instead we have vagueness and bias.
if this protest calls for the same things as the last ( since there is no new document calling for a protest i assume it is ) it is wrong and biased.
deliberately ignoring some sufferings for days while protesting only at times that helps a terrorist group is hardly impartial or even handed.
deliberately ignoring and encouraging war crimes in official document while saying something different in placards and promotional material is hardly honest.
it is called cheating.
question is whether those supporting this were cheating themselves or merely misguided. ppl who do not ask questions or think for themselves are doomed to be misled.
Comment by sittingnut — August 7, 2006 @ 4:16 pm
wrong link here is the correct one
Comment by sittingnut — August 7, 2006 @ 4:18 pm
Let me attempt to qualify the comment that I left on both Moju and your blog regarding the protest. First and foremost I believe firmly in protests and the efficacy of people power. I currently work for a non-profit in the US that is at the forefront of advocacy and non-violent direct action. I would not have taken this job when I could have taken a number of other jobs in the financial field that would have paid me three times as much if firstly I did not believe in their causes and the methods they utilize. Suffice to say I belief in people power, protests, voting with our wallets and heads, non-violent direct action, fasting for peace, etc. The alternative to that is complete control by the system.
I digress a bit. My point is that when such protests are being organized and effected they can’t be looked at in isolation of the broader context of the situation in Sri Lanka. That is why I mentioned in the post on Moju titled ‘Enough’ that wanting to do something is not enough BY ITSELF. Like it or not a large element of the crisis (by which I mean the civil war) is a PR battle and there are a lot of people looking to benefit in the most surprising ways. Just check this article (http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18932 ) out and read how Raymond Cho describes the LTTE. Objectives and the terminology used are of outmost importance to ensure credibility.
Credibility is sort of like trust, it can take decades to build and moments to wipe out. It is important that the peace activists in Colombo maintain credibility. To me the wording about this protest is deeply flawed and its timing affects the PSG’s credibility. It seems as if the civil society in SL dedicated to pushing the peace process forward is works on a knee jerk basis, waiting until the situation reaches boiling point and then put forward broad ranging criticisms and protests like this one. There is no long term vision, no strategy, no specific objectives.
From the evidence it is the LTTE that is not interested in peace and that is nothing new. One cannot forget that they pulled out of the peace process in 2002 and were killing informants from the very beginning. The numbers speak for themselves, the LTTE ceasefire violations outnumber SLA by an order of magnitude. If the PSG had any intelligence they would have organized these protests, released these statements when the LTTE carried out major violations like the 2004 suicide bombing in Colombo. Actually I shall elaborate on this later because it brings about the whole question of the role of civil society in the peace process. Cutting a long rambling comment short, I would have been supportive of this initiative if it had objectives such as the ones below:
1. the LTTE immediately and unconditionally open the Maavil Aru sluice (water is a basic human right and negotiations and water cannot be mixed)
2. the LTTE stop all attacks on Muttur and withdraw to original FDL’s
3. the SLA cease all operations once the above two conditions have been fulfilled
4. both parties ensure safety of humanitarian workers and safety of civilians, etc
5. cessation of all hostile acts and return to negotiations
that would put the onus on the clearly recaltricent LTTE to realize that certain matters like water cannot be used as bargaining chips and that the way the LTTE has been violating the CFA is completely unacceptable. Yes not all the violence is LTTE origin but the vast majority is and people seem to be afraid to call them out on it.
I respect your right to protest and I think its great you do, my comment was more aimed towards the credibility of the protests and PSG’s objectives.
Apologies for the long comment.
Comment by childof25 — August 7, 2006 @ 10:41 pm
Why you people always talk about “humanitarian efforts” and, “stop killing” when only tigers (terrorists) are in trouble?
Did you gathered to Lipton circus to protest against kebilithigollawa incident?
Where were you when innocent civilians were killed in the suicide bomb targeted at Army chief?
Where were you when Major General Parami Kulathunga was targeted by tigers, damaging civilians as well?
Where were you, when thousands of Sri Lankan civilians affected by Israeli attacks in Lebanon? Did you gathered at Lipton circus or American embassy?
Why don’t you write a word about tigers attempt to kill 800 odd un armed army soldiers, returning from vacation? Because, they protect your city while you spend the whole night dancing in night clubs?
You talk about “doing something” huh?. Why didn’t you joined villagers of Seru vila, to walk towards Mavil Aru anicut? Because, it’s not easy as shouting at Lipton circus!
WHY? WHY? WHY?
Why you always talk about “peace” “Humanitarian” “Innocent civilians” and “stop killing” when ONLY THE TIGER TERRORISTS ARE DEFATED?
Comment by voice in colombo — August 8, 2006 @ 4:11 am
the temptation is not to reply, coz honestly, that time would otherwise be used to call/txt ppl and try and convince them to come. but lets just say that i will try this time to deviate from my usual response, which is merely to not bother “wasting” time on those just dont seem to get it and dont really have any other constructive option to offer either… i will try to briefly respond, not spending countless minutes on this to check if there are holes that can be jumped at!
yes, you are right. by you i mean all of you above. it is a pr battle as well, the document used “different language” to the placards, and yes, there have been a multitude of previous occasions where civ soc/ppl should have been out there screaming!
but here are a few realities for you to consider, in as brief terms as possible:
we - the civ soc / the activists / the people who are “supposed” to go out there n fix it - are human too. some of us were very young during some of the events that took place
this is our “day job”. for some reason we chose to be hear, and while activism in sl is much needed, many of the organisations we work for are not “activist” organisations. so yes, we do spend time researching issues, preparing reports, and pasting addresses on envelopes and we will be compiling a report or an analysis during the occurance of certain killings, treating them as numbers and stories as opposed to being out there screaming! yes, of not always being out there, we are guilty. but as i said, we have to work for a living too, and all the organisations we work for cannot merely be activist organisations coz there is much to be done in addition to screaming - and you are intelligent ppl… let me not insult your intelligence by spelling this out any further
but here’s how - very honestly - this demonstration, the “enough” post etc happens.
some of us cant take it when a bus load is blown up. but to do something institutionally is not as simple, for very real reasons, as you from the outside would love to hark on about as if you have never worked a day in your life in an office in any sector! again, i wont insult your intelligence.
yes, sometimes we bear up with great difficulty a bomb or a shooting and write / report / count / make a statement about it instead of being out there screaming. sometimes because a report is due in 3 days, and that is what i am getting paid to do!
but when 10,000 / 20,000 / 30,000 / 40,000 ppl have to leave their homes, sometimes a group of us would merely call / txt / email eachother and say “enough”. lets get out there.
we - and i can very very assuredly speak for myself, so I, dont give a rats arse who is being defeated right now!!! i dont care if the gvt or the ltte is at a disadvantage right now!!! all i care about it that there are thousands of ppl just like you and me who should be living their lives in peace, being forced to flee from their homes and die!!!
so on a random night we would talk to eachother of how this isnt ending and ppl are dying!
so then one / a few of us get together to hurriedly write up a statement as best as we can to present to the all party conference the next day, and the others would get on the phones calling / txtin friends, colleagues, anyone, and yet others would start getting stuff ready for placards.
and if the above sounds like there are a significant number of ppl ready at any given time to get together on somethin like this, let me tell you that the protest on the 4th was put together by literally 5-6 ppl, approx 3 of whom did the bulk of the work!
so yes. we are imperfect. but we are still out there. the reason i started blogging about this stuff was coz i thought there is an audience out there of young people i can try reaching. coz honestly, its the young ppl that we need to reach. its our time now. mostly un-noticed, we have grown up, and are already in positions we at one time dreamt of holding - but we havent quite grasped that fact yet. we still expect the previous generation to run the show and prefer to sit on the sidelines.
but there isnt time for that. its up to us now to make or break coz time has now made it our turn. so ask yourself how you are taking on that responsibility..
i feel like i have wasted my time in typing the above. but here’s hoping that i’m wrong and something constructive will come of it in some way or form…
Comment by Mala — August 8, 2006 @ 7:15 am
//the temptation is not to reply, coz honestly, that time would otherwise be used to call/txt ppl and try and convince them to come.\
Yes, you can’t reply to our querries. Cuz, your inner most feelings know, whom you are trying to protect, and it’s not merely “innocent civilians” as you try to pretend.
And mind you this. DON’T BE DARE AGAIN TO USE THE WORD “CIVIL SOCIETY” TO IDENTIFY YOURSELVES. Because, what meant by “civil society” is much more sacred than what you people are representing. You don’t have a right to generalize your narrow objectives to the expectations of civil society.
//some of us were very young during some of the events that took place\
How old were you when kebilithigollawa mueder took place? How old you were when any of above mentioned incidents happened? How old you were when tigers blocked Mavil Aru on 20th July?
You’ve grown up a lot for last 18 days!!!
///some of us cant take it when a bus load is blown up. but to do something institutionally is not as simple, for very real reasons, as you from the outside would love to hark on about as if you have never worked a day in your life in an office in any sector! again, i wont insult your intelligence.
yes, sometimes we bear up with great difficulty a bomb or a shooting and write / report / count / make a statement about it instead of being out there screaming. sometimes because a report is due in 3 days, and that is what i am getting paid to do!\
Hah! You can bear a bus blown up, cuz people blown are not attached to LTTE. You can bear a bomb going off in colombo, because people who dead are not attached to LTTE. While all these things happening, you are busy with the report due in 3 days. But, suddenly when terrorists are under heavy attacks, you froget all your work due, and start screaming! No reports are due in 3 days. Please don’t give lame excuses.
///but when 10,000 / 20,000 / 30,000 / 40,000 ppl have to leave their homes, sometimes a group of us would merely call / txt / email eachother and say “enough”. lets get out there.\
Again, when 35,000 people suffer without water, you don’t feel enough? You call for stop fighting to both sides, when terrorists have already tresspassed into government controlled areas. (That’s why peolpe had to leave their homes at first place). So, if army stop fighting at that point, terrorists will remain in Muthur!!! That’s what you all want to see.
///we - and i can very very assuredly speak for myself, so I, dont give a rats arse who is being defeated right now!!!\
Ah ha! You know what strengths LTTE is having, aren’t you? You whole heartedly want to see the tigers capture those areas in east, very soon.
After reading all of your comment, only one thing I could found which describe your real objectives. (Though you haven’t used it in the right meaning)
/// but as i said, we have to work for a living too\
And, I can see the “work” you are doing to make your living!!
Comment by voice in colombo — August 8, 2006 @ 8:30 am
these dumbasses in colombo get heated only when LTTE get hit
Comment by Buddi — August 8, 2006 @ 8:51 am
Mala, how much are paid by tigers to run their propeganda campaign? You are doing better than tamilnet.
Comment by cyrill — August 8, 2006 @ 10:15 am
read before you screech!!
http://moju.lk/2006/06/16/enough/
Comment by Mala — August 8, 2006 @ 10:20 am
under seige electra? looks like you’re getting stoned… keep on keeping on
Comment by ashanthi — August 8, 2006 @ 2:04 pm
Ok…so (maybe) your not talking sides, but your timing would imply otherwise…i mean think about it…none of you protested any of the other “humanitarian” vilolations, but once the forces step up the heat, there you are, banners, placards and all! i believe when you say you’re there to protest against violence. plain and simple. but your HORRIBLE timing would suggest otherwise! think of it from that angle. its simple really. everyone is pissed off about your timing. NOT the fact that you think protesting for peace is a solution. its something “implied” something to do with your timing…get it? THINK!!!
Comment by Dimithri Perera — August 8, 2006 @ 2:27 pm
mala
to put it simply .
why is it that you and peacenik ngo institutions speak out only when ltte can gain an advantage by it?
your type have done that consistently throughout to the point of being predictable.
for instance on the day ground operation started i asked on my blog “where the **** were ngo peaceniks hiding?” and predicted you will crawl out of the woodwork anyday now, after deliberately staying silent for the 10 days of blockade, it was so obvious given the past peacenik behavior. btw note 10 days ( certainly more than ‘reports due in 3 days’ ) and 6 of them without any hostile action (not even air strikes) by military.
if this was an one off thing one can ignore it, but this is consistent in all protests, reports, and statements, of peaceniks. that ltte propagandists think they can gain by such actions is clear by just having a look at tamilnet front page after such actions esp. by more prominent peaceniks. ‘cpa’ ‘inform’ etc are quite commonly cited there. ( and sometimes this goes other way too , cpa plagiarized a tiger propaganda post in their ‘call for action’ after trinco riot word for word. i hope you had nothing to do with that report)
even your ‘enough ‘ post is evidence of this bias. you remain vague when the horror is specific. you give credence to txt rumors about mobs when evidence of bomb atrocity is clear. and you fail to come to a clear moral judgment. saying let’s do a vague ’something’ and protest against unnamed ghosts. why are you afraid to state your opinion clearly? is it bc it is morally indefensible? is it bc it is a justification for terror and terrorist position?
similarly in this case your excuse that bc this was a hurriedly complied document there are mistakes does not wash. even at face value that excuse reveals your bias. you think water can be negotiated on, instead of immediately released. that just says it all.
simply put you do not get the sufferings of some ppl. you do not think of them, they do not exit for you, their concerns do not register.
Comment by sittingnut — August 8, 2006 @ 4:11 pm
i would love to actually see you “sitting” “nut”! sit. be stupid. dimithri, think u say? hmm… smart suggestion. i take your point about timing. but have you heard a word i said? give it a try sometime and i would lve to see how well you fare at being perfect. and cpa and inform? i didnt have anything to do with that report, no nut, but i would give my life for those people. my friends. because they care. karuna is said to be opening an office in colombo 3 tomorrow. good. bring home this war. not your war? not my war? but er…. pray people…
and nut, to be quite clear, I WAS NOT MAKING EXCUSES AT ALL FOR THE WORDING OF THE STATEMENT. i signed it. and i will again tomorrow. i have a brain. i am not petty. i love my country. i am not stupid enough to harp on about some bullshit about wording in statements and different wording in placards and cheating?!!!! fool! you know the cause, you wanna do something real about it, perfect or not, you do it! you dont hide behind a screen! and dont you dare tell me what people i feel the sufferings of and which people exist for me! PEOPLE EXIST FOR ME!!!!!
I will not be wasting my time on stupidity any more. feel free to waste yours.
Comment by Mala — August 8, 2006 @ 5:20 pm
not all is about politics and power and sides. some of it is about life, living, and humans.
Comment by Mala — August 8, 2006 @ 5:22 pm
i am sorry about the name calling sittingnut. i get angry fast these days.
Comment by Mala — August 8, 2006 @ 6:43 pm
mala
i don’t know you . so when i address you in my comments it refers only to your comments and blog posts, and to your type, the peaceniks - ppl whose actions and pronouncements imply that peace is worth any cost. it isn’t imo. peace under terrorist rule is a terrible thing no different from war. it is a living death. without rights, without freedom, without justice. if you think it isn’t, be honest and say so clearly .
nobody asked you to be perfect. just be honest. and think for yourself. in a free society there will be ppl who ask questions and point out mistakes.. if you are honest and think for yourself, you would not have any trouble answering . but if you aren’t and do not ….
i, unlike you, do not much value ppl who make unsubstantiated allegations plagiarized from tiger propaganda ( word for word) against military or anybody else for that matter. i don’t think they care for others either when they do not hesitate to accuse innocent ppl of horrible crimes without a shred of evidence on behalf of terrorists. if they are your friends that is your problem .
btw what does karuna or his alleged office has to do with any of this?
words are important, they have meaning. if you think they do not why write in first place.
you know the cause, you wanna do something real about it, perfect or not, you do it!
do you know the ‘cause’ ? really ? the cause of legitimatizing a war crime? cause of letting terrorists hold water and those depending on it for ransom ? cause of helping terrorists gain propaganda mileage when in a tight spot ? go right ahead then if you know all about it. .
why be angry at me and others for pointing out the meaning and implications of your cause and words.
dont you dare tell me what people i feel the sufferings of and which people exist for me! PEOPLE EXIST FOR ME!!!!!
well your writing and your friends’ writing tell otherwise. i merely pointed that out in my last comment . i will always dare to point that out. i always hope to live in a free society to ensure that. and i will.
not all is about politics and power and sides. some of it is about life, living, and humans.
are you talking about life in general or about the protest?
if the former you got the thing upside down.
if the latter it most definitely has a lot to do with politics, power, and sides.
Comment by sittingnut — August 8, 2006 @ 9:10 pm
I don’t believe in making criticisms that are not constructive, so there were some constructive options included in my comment. I dont think any of us are saying protests are ineffective, waste of time or anything like that. I do think however that it is unwise of you to denounce questions about nuances in wording as “bullshit”. Again realize that half this battle is one of propaganda.
Also when i was referring to civil society I was actually focusing on people like Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu and Jehan Perera of the PSG (and CPA if I’m not mistaken) who have failed miserably in their task of engaging the public in conflict resolution in a meaningful manner. Most of these civil society bodies seem to be focused on throwing more carrots to the LTTE while beating the govt with a bigger and bigger stick while ignoring the ground reality that it is the LTTE that is blatantly not interested in peace.
I’d be more than willing to have a conversation with you Mala about protests, objectives, etc in a constructive manner when i ahve the time to pull together a post about the issue (maybe this w/end). At the end of the day, IMO knee jerk reactions achieve nothing.
Comment by childof25 — August 9, 2006 @ 1:25 am
I guess, most people commenting here are on an agreement that “protesting isn’t bad”. Yes, I’m in the same opinion. But, as Dimitri pointed out, your protest at Lipton Circus is all about bad timing. And not only that, YOU DON’T HAVE A CLEAR OPINION OF AGAINS WHO YOU ARE PROTESTING?
You might say, “Both GOSL & LTTE”.
If we take only the face value of that argument (Protesting against both GOSL & LTTE) It’s a simple answer to a complex problem.
Any 8 year old child would say, “If both GOSL & LTTE stop fighting, this problem would be solved”
But is it a practical solution? Yes, no human being on earth is in favor of war or violence, unless they are arm sellers.
But, what’s happening in SL right now is not simple as such. You can’t “simply” expect both GOSL & LTTE to stop fighting. Because, that battle is the whole core of this problem. It’s very east to say “Common! Both parties, stop fighting”
But, would they stop?
Government will. Because they are a legitimate institution binded by international law & order. But LTTE? Would they stop fighting just because of your protest at Lipton circus? Did they stop fighting even after the CFA in 2002? How many times they violated CFA during last 4 years?
OK, now read the above para again. With that type of situation, if “some organization” make a protest against both parties for “stop fighting”, who would be benefited? LTTE of course!
Simple logic applied, the ultimate benefit of your “stop fighting both parties” campaign will be to LTTE. So, isn’t it unfair the general public to assume that you are supporting LTTE???
I repeat. Just saying “Stop fighting both parties” is not going to solve this problem.
Instead you have to be more specific. I have a clear opinion of this problem.
That is “LTTE is a terrorist organization, which cannot be trusted for any reason. They have proven it time and time again during last 20 years. The only solution we have is to dis arm LTTE completely. By talks or by war. They have to be dis armed first. No nation on earth should allow an illegal group of terrorists to bear weapons and threaten public life. What ever the negotiations, should come after “dis arming LTTE”. I’m in favor of a federal solution, if majority Tamil people request it.”
I may be wrong. But, this is my “Clear opinion”. LTTE is Bad. They should be dis armed. If Tamil People request, we should go for a federal solution, where all parties have equal rights to stand for elections in North & East.
Now, tell me Mala, “Do you or the group you represent have such clear opinion about the prevailing situation?”
Just saying “Enough killing” “Stop fighting both parties” will not going to solve any problem. Even an 8 year old child would say so. So, get mature and be honest. We want to know your clear opinions.
Comment by voiceincolombo — August 9, 2006 @ 5:15 am
“… LTTE is Bad. They should be dis armed. If Tamil People request, we should go for a federal solution,..”.
How old was that child again ?
Comment by Anonn — August 9, 2006 @ 1:20 pm
Mala should get a grip on herself. I’m not exactly a sittingnut fan, but I positively hate these childish types. And perhaps that sums up this protest quite well too. Childish.
Comment by Observer — August 9, 2006 @ 2:46 pm
Hey Guys… Don’t get so upset about Peacenik.. I have nothing against LTTE personally other than their suicide-bombs. I don’t mind if they protest in Colombo. That is Cute. That is so much better than suicide-bombs. We should encourage their peaceful tactics more and more. Protesting is so much better than suicide-bombs. Why we get upset for that?
Comment by Sam — August 9, 2006 @ 5:33 pm
Mala said ” am sorry about the name calling sittingnut. i get angry fast these days.”
“these days”
Silly, you get angry when tigers get hit.
Comment by cyrill — August 10, 2006 @ 3:33 am
Ye, Sam
It’s lot better protesting, than suicide bombing. May be I should also join them in next protest. Cuz, we can be sure there’s no suicide bombings planned nearby.
Comment by voiceincolombo — August 10, 2006 @ 3:42 am
mala, if its about that achieving that beatificius entity, peace, then i commend you, i commend you for trying ,
but do u know, it is hopeless for u to waste your energy, which probably could be better spent at H2O,clocking a lot of booze , if u dont understand intrinsic issues, both the govt and ltte are ready for war and want it… to achieve different objectives obviously
this is not london or paris, where a person vacillates like donkeys from one street to another , supporting banners they dont even know of, this is a a place where both the thesis and the anti thesis are getting their guns cleaned, if u want to change the course of events you can do better if you try go to killinoci or hambantota here the real ppl live…
without trying to copy and paste a trafalgar demonstration, which by the way did not work…
Comment by rajeev — August 13, 2006 @ 10:44 am
I got really pissed off when I saw pics of some Canadian and Pommie backpacker type kids stand around protesting against the Sri Lankan Army (possibly at this very protest). Who the fuck are they supposed to represent. Is this the civil society of Sri Lanka… tourists and bored rich kids?
Comment by Just Mal — August 13, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
sitting nut and child of 25… what is your “solution” to the war/conflict/tamil problem?
meaning…
what do you think is a “fair” resolution of this issue?
Comment by blah — August 13, 2006 @ 10:16 pm
blah :
before anybody protest let alone offer ’solutions’ they should grasp the reality honestly .
deliberate dishonesty and/or ignoring of reality as happed here will not get us anywhere .
what i think of the whole thing you may find here .
Comment by sittingnut — August 14, 2006 @ 10:48 pm
Mate unfortunately don’t read you blog often enough. Not half as often as I check out Indi. For that only I am to blame. But how come this protest was not publicised much much more?
Comment by Sophist — August 15, 2006 @ 9:24 am
Do u all seriously think that all Tamils stuck getting hit by both sides (SL Military and LTTE) support either? Why is it that all Tamils are branded as LTTE supporters? Maybe it’s u who drive them to seek refuge in the arms of the LTTE becoz u brand them all as Tigers. Don’t u ever think that those innocent Tamil civilians may not support either side bombing them down and are just trying to stay alive? It’s easy for us to say it’s OK to bomb the North and East down coz we live so comfy in Col-7.
Well done Electra. At least you are going out and doing something about it.
Comment by sign55 — August 15, 2006 @ 6:49 pm
It’s easy for us to say it’s OK to bomb the North and East down coz we live so comfy in Col-7
did anyone say that? read first
Comment by sittingnut — August 16, 2006 @ 5:02 am
I’m speechless at the variety of opinion. So much of thought, concentration and energy. If only most of those (incl me) who speak would go out and do something, anything.. Perhaps more concern wold be raised about the fact that this war is pulling people so young apart. Ideals brought down by people who don’t give a s**t about the children they created.. sad sad people fighting a sad sad war.. who started it all? Dead and gone? If not.. then when will they die? Or will all of you who are being pulled apart keep this war fueled with hate for each other? Neither race nor religion is important. It is what is right and wrong. Too bad the power of reasoning was not etched into our skulls when we were born. Too bad no one was intelligent enough to write a book of rights n wrongs.. what if someone did? Would you all do what is right?
Comment by Evil Lankan — August 16, 2006 @ 8:54 am