This board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. GDP per capita has dropped very slightly in the last few years but that's true in many places (source). Rajapaksa ended a 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Sometimes people protesting about economic problems are not actually protesting because of economic problems. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's another reason why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
My guess is this is the Tamil Tigers stirring this up. There has always been talk of India annexing Sri Lanka, and it wouldn't surprise me if India was supporting the rebels to promote a cooperative Tamil faction in Sri Lanka. Ultimately Sri Lanka has always depended on India for aid anyway, and being part of India would solve problems on both sides.
This is mostly based on like an hour of reading so tell me if I've got any facts wrong.
EDIT: An hour of reading was not enough, please see OP's thoughtful reply below.
This board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. GDP per capita has dropped very slightly in the last few years but that's true in many places (source). Rajapaksa ended a 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Sometimes people protesting about economic problems are not actually protesting because of economic problems. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's another reason why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
My guess is this is the Tamil Tigers stirring this up. There has always been talk of India annexing Sri Lanka, and it wouldn't surprise me if India was supporting the rebels to promote a cooperative Tamil faction in Sri Lanka. Ultimately Sri Lanka has always depended on India for aid anyway, and being part of India would solve problems on both sides.
This is mostly based on like an hour of reading so tell me if I've got any facts wrong.
This board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. GDP per capita has dropped very slightly in the last few years but that's true in many places (source). Rajapaksa ended a 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Sometimes people protesting about economic problems are not actually protesting because of economic problems. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's another reason why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
My guess is this is the Tamil Tigers stirring this up. There has always been talk of India annexing Sri Lanka, and it wouldn't surprise me if India was supporting the rebels to promote a cooperative Tamil faction in Sri Lanka. Ultimately Sri Lanka has always depended on India for aid anyway, and being part of India would solve problems on both sides.
This is all just based on like an hour of reading so tell me if I've got any facts wrong.
I see this board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. GDP per capita has dropped very slightly in the last few years but that's true in many places (source). Rajapaksa ended a 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Sometimes people protesting about economic problems are not actually protesting because of economic problems. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's another reason why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
My guess is this is the Tamil Tigers stirring this up. There has always been talk of India annexing Sri Lanka, and it wouldn't surprise me if India was supporting the rebels to promote a cooperative Tamil faction in Sri Lanka. Ultimately Sri Lanka has always depended on India for aid anyway, and being part of India would solve problems on both sides.
This is all just based on like an hour of reading so tell me if I've got any facts wrong.
I see this board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. GDP per capita has dropped very slightly in the last few years but that's true in many places (source). Rajapaksa ended a 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Sometimes people protesting about economic problems are not actually protesting because of economic problems. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's another reason why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
My guess is this is the Tamil Tigers stirring this up. There has always been talk of India annexing Sri Lanka, and it wouldn't surprise me if India was supporting the rebels to promote a cooperative Tamil faction in Sri Lanka. This is all just based on like half an hour of reading so tell me if I've got any facts wrong.
I see this board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. GDP per capita has dropped very slightly in the last few years but that's true in many places (source). Rajapaksa ended a 30-year civil war in Sri Lanka. Sometimes people protesting about economic problems are not actually protesting because of economic problems. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's another reason why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
My guess is this is Tamil rebels stirring this up. There has always been talk of India annexing Sri Lanka, and it wouldn't surprise me if India was supporting the rebels to promote a cooperative Tamil faction in Sri Lanka. This is all just based on like half an hour of reading so tell me if I've got some facts wrong.
I see this board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.
I see this board is basically turning into Reddit. Random people from some country you've never been to coming in to give you their personal AMA about some situation you otherwise had no opinion on, and everyone latches on to it and gets behind it without doing any research. How do you know you're not cheering for the wrong thing?
I support the current government in Sri Lanka unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't. Seems like the Sri Lankan dollar has been killing it for years. The president shut down the drug trade in Sri Lanka, that's why people don't like him. This is not the first time they have attempted to shut him down or kill him. I personally am not an anarchist and don't support every rebellion everywhere in the world.