there’s nationalism, patriotism and then there’s Sri Lanka
i watched part of the President’s address on T.V. today. sigh. what a huge publicity stunt maaaann…what a massive attempt to tell the people ‘everything’s all right…we’re cool…all this money we’re spending means you must disregard the escalating cost of living’
i have this theory that there’s this huge conspiracy going on…you know..and everyone’s in on it..the LTTE, the government, the opposition, the clergy..and the people are the only ones who are left in the dark. i can’t believe anyone in their right mind would use the money of a drowning nation and spend it on an Independence Day project!!!!!!!!! argh! there are hungry people. there’s a fricking war in the north. there are internally displaced people out there. tsunami victims. hell..there are enough beggars on the Galle Road that could use a good meal or two. the rural population could use that money. the farmers could use that money. but noooo…the decision was made to squander money -that i think fell from the sky- on a….gosh i don’t know..thinking about it frustrates me. i don’t even know why im bothering to write about it. im just wasting time i could spend on planning my lessons for tomrw. i feel sorry for those people who don’t have the option of migrating abroad. people complain about brain drain, and that all the intelligent people leave these fools behind to run the country. at times i’d wonder why as well. but then along comes another fool and opens his mouth and then i see the difference. that’s why the INTELLIGENT leave and the fools stay behind. i think im probably a fool too. a fool for nurturing a hope within me. a hope that someday someone out there would be selfless and do something good for this choking nation. looking at the current situation of Sri Lanka all i can say is we’re rotting in our own shit.
so yes. there’s nationalism, there’s patriotism. and then..then..there’s Sri Lanka.
I don’t think the celebration cost that much money. Most of the manpower, equipment etc came from the public sector with no additional cost to the government.
If you took all that money and spent in on a poverty reduction program or something, it won’t make much difference at all. But celebrations like these are good for any government. It gives the people a break from all the depressing things in life. The government needs to whip up nationalist jingoism in a time like this.
So don’t think the money’s gone to waste.
Comment by SW — February 5, 2007 @ 2:37 am
I am happy that you are writing really honest. I am happy that someday, your words might touch somebody and make her / him think about her / his country, Ceylon. Keep going.
Comment by Karthik Raju — February 5, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
ya it did cost money..and that was all taxpayers money na…
Comment by Administrator — February 10, 2007 @ 6:28 pm