tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post7687155690604855699..comments2024-03-07T16:08:49.323+00:00Comments on London, Lanka and drums: The Sri Lankan Blogosphere ProtestethRhythmic Diasporahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-59393125124562207592008-02-08T15:46:00.000+00:002008-02-08T15:46:00.000+00:00you are welcome :-)-do ppl from cocoons who think ...you are welcome :-)<BR/>-<BR/>do ppl from cocoons who think of ltte (and situation in sl ) in abstract and avoid expressing an opinion on how to deal with ltte (one way or other), have a moral right ( they have a right to express themselves, which is different ) to pass opinions on actions of ppl ( which includes most sri lankans) who must commit to a course of action (directly or indirectly)and are dealing with ltte terror in reality? should such opinions matter or taken seriously ? imo no. they may even be treated with contempt<BR/><BR/>if this was a play, it is basically the difference between bad mouthing due unexamined and subconscious "unhappniess", prejudices , personal dislike, etc, and constructive criticism/review.sittingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-27515499703170042842008-02-08T08:06:00.000+00:002008-02-08T08:06:00.000+00:00Lakbima - I never know what to believe when it's g...Lakbima - I never know what to believe when it's got "Lakbima" before it!<BR/><BR/>Sittingnut - Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Indyana - Just playing around, glad you like it now.<BR/><BR/>BW London - Not sure that it's accurate to say that %age is unhappy with the current situation, but it's definitely the case that a unusually high amount of SL bloggers are talking about it. As for the real answer, well most of us think we have it.Rhythmic Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-60717156642439423702008-02-08T07:05:00.000+00:002008-02-08T07:05:00.000+00:00Hi, 27/50 qualitatively is a generally good benchm...Hi, 27/50 qualitatively is a generally good benchmark for a piece of qualitative research. <BR/><BR/>So basically in a broad sense we know that about 2.5% of Sri Lankans (Internet access in Sri Lanka) are actually very unhappy with the current situation in Sri Lanka.<BR/><BR/>I don't profess to have the answer, when you see whatever that goes on in Gaza in current news, is peace or giving the Tamils in Sri Lanka a separate state the answer.<BR/><BR/>What would be the real answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-38328725056005943372008-02-08T07:01:00.000+00:002008-02-08T07:01:00.000+00:00Ah...better now!Ah...better now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-41694417667415863122008-02-08T06:35:00.000+00:002008-02-08T06:35:00.000+00:00Rd...I don't know a fig about this post...but, my ...Rd...I don't know a fig about this post...but, my friend...what's with the blog colour???!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-31286892374308661932008-02-08T05:11:00.000+00:002008-02-08T05:11:00.000+00:00For some reason I remembered this line from a poem...For some reason I remembered this line from a poem in school:<BR/><BR/>"When you see the millions of the mouthless dead"<BR/><BR/>While we chatter away about time frames, the economy and tourism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-51836829997828060362008-02-07T17:24:00.000+00:002008-02-07T17:24:00.000+00:00there is peace and there is "peace". depending on ...there is peace and there is "peace". <BR/>depending on the kind of peace and the price we want to pay for it. we may have hope or not. ppl in old soviet union were at "peace" too.<BR/><BR/>and there are ppl who commit and there are ppl who don't commit, to this policy or that, to get "peace"<BR/><BR/>unlike some sri lankans aboard or in colombo cocoons ( all of whom have prefect right to their opinions - however they look ) most ppl in sri lanka don't have the option of not committing to and supporting any particular course of action with regard to ltte. they have to deal with ltte . and that means being aware of reality and facts of life.<BR/><BR/>in light of that, whether we should take ppl, who deal with it abstract removed from reality ignoring facts on ground, or who cannot commit to a policy, describe it, and defend it, seriously, is a question we have to ask.<BR/><BR/>-<BR/>that is one reason i am disappointed to hear java jones "didn't get into it ...for all the obvious reasons" :-)<BR/><BR/>i did not initially want to write the part below here instead of java jones' blog, but since it was mentioned here and not there. -<BR/><BR/>sl spends far less (as calculated by absolute terms and as percentage of gdp) on military than most "peaceful" countries. we have one of the most efficient an "productive" military forces by that measure. anyway if "peace" leave facist ltte in control of an area, a question ( among many other moral and pragmatic questions resulting from such a "peace" ) will remain whether that expenditure can be reduced safely. and as cfa from day one made clear, other costs ( including "loss of life and limb"- loss of which is tragic even when it is not "ridiculously" high ) wont go down either by such a "peace"sittingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409176960405641998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-71039720713323568652008-02-07T14:06:00.000+00:002008-02-07T14:06:00.000+00:00Java - On reflection I should have added another w...Java - On reflection I should have added another word to that sentence, like "quickly" or "overnight", I didn't mean to state the obvious, even though I had to look up "platitudinous". Agreed that the end of the conflict would bring huge advantages to most people virtually instantly, but I also think many have the belief that everything will be great within a shorter time than is practical.Rhythmic Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-51350375102762746962008-02-07T12:22:00.000+00:002008-02-07T12:22:00.000+00:00I thought that 'peace won't necessarily lead to pr...I thought that 'peace won't necessarily lead to prosperity' line to be a bit platitudinous. The fact that it would obviate the need for such disproportionate use of the budget on military and other war-related expenditure - not to mention putting a stop to the ridiculous loss of life and limb, would be an immediate result. All the other advantages would follow and for sure we would be more prosperous than we are now - a fact that is conveniently ignored by a lot of folk.<BR/><BR/>I didn't get into it with SN for all the obvious reasons!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-51069642673389393572008-02-07T09:16:00.000+00:002008-02-07T09:16:00.000+00:00The lakbima post could be a highly complicated jes...The lakbima post could be a highly complicated jest. Or the writer might be seriously ass kisser of the president.<BR/><BR/>Surely with all the problems the Sri Lankans are facing, corruption dictatorship and all, no serius self respecting blogger would say something as stupid as "I love the president"<BR/><BR/>That is so, so ... uncool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-37708291478880266462008-02-07T07:39:00.000+00:002008-02-07T07:39:00.000+00:00Heh that Lakbima post made me smile. I wonder how ...Heh that Lakbima post made me smile. I wonder how many people think the same way...Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662013387101984384noreply@blogger.com