Following TamilDiaspora on Twitter is a guilty pleasure of mine. He recently linked to an actually sensible dialog on a Canadian TV channel. It’s striking how the young people from both sides have basically come around to a common place. A positive, forward looking place. Also striking that the older people still seem intent on fighting the old battles.
The old ones are asking for ‘truth and acknowledgement’ as a starting point, whereas the young people are saying just start. “I think admitting that you’re wrong takes a lot of guts and both communities are not at that point,” Romesh Hettiarachchi said. And he also pointed out that the economic concerns trump whatever.
I thought much of the Tamil diaspora was counterproductive and mad during the war, but at least the young ones on this show seem eminently reasonable. It was especially interesting to hear one Tamil girl saying why they protested, namely that they were in pain, and for her to talk about how they grew up and how they were raised into the war mentality. And how they’re now coming out of it.
I think it’s the Mosaic Institute organizing some of these young people. Good on them
http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/11828-sanath-jayasuriya-recalled.html
I knew this would happen. Ha…ha…that is why I wrote this a couple of days ago. May 28, 2011 to be exact.
http://srilankalandoftheblind.blogspot.com/2011/05/sir-nut-jew-sorrya-plans-comeback-after.html
…don’t be surprised if Ashantha De Mel also makes a comeback. Any bets on Namal Rajapaksa one day becoming the head of the cricket board?
await…
http://srilankalandoftheblind.blogspot.com/2011/05/sri-rajapakistan-launches-own-t56.html
I think the word for that is “sadist.”
The act of murder is rampant in the Bible. In much of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, there are laws that command that people be killed for absurd reasons such as working on the Sabbath, being gay, cursing your parents, or not being a virgin on your wedding night. In addition to these crazy and immoral laws, there are plenty of examples of God’s irrationality by his direct killing of many people for reasons that defy any rational explanation such as killing children who make fun of bald people, and the killing of a man who tried to keep the ark of God from falling during transport. There are also countless examples of mass murders commanded by God, including the murder of women, infants, and children.
So is the Christian God you worship a “sadist”, Heshan?