The UNnecessary intervention and our response...

Every Sri Lankan knows by now, or should know what this country went through over the last 30 years and how we got over that curse, despite the stereotype that the fallen villain has put on us saying that we remember something only for 2 weeks. When we are trying to remove the ‘developing country’ tag and move forward, it hurts the Western powers who were eyeing on SL’s bad times to hook in and take advantage of the extremely strategic location in the Indian Ocean. They would love it very much if we as a nation become a debtor to them eternally and cry and suck up for them to survive.

But when the ball starts rolling the other way, they panic. The UN is supposed to be an elite organization which is aimed at “facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace” – at least that is what has been coined as its objectives. I agree that it has helped the member states significantly. But, again that is why it was created. How good the intentions might be, it seems to be in evil hands right now, and I have no hesitation is saying that the current secretary is tarnishing the UN’s reputation and obscuring our country’s rights as a nation.

The last few years in which the war came to an end thanks to the gallant efforts of the forces and associated leadership, it was visible in black and white how the so called saints tried to rejuvenate the terrorists who were falling day by day. There are so many atrocities taking place throughout the world by their own leading member countries, and yet they are ignored and these guys are chasing after our country with all sorts of awful charges. I need not go in to details.

So, how do we respond? At the end of the war, every one of us joined hands and hailed as one nation. It was a treat to see the national flag flying high in all corners of the country and how festivities took place in the island. A question is to be asked as to whether we still have that unity. The default answer would be ‘politicians are to be blamed’! I agree to a greater part of it. But, we are not idiots. We have brains to think and figure out who the bad guy is. When Mr. Ki-moon and his committee is trying to trample down our country, what are we doing? I know we all can’t go and declare war with those guys. But, at we should have a heart to backup the efforts taken by the government to defend us. Afterall, who has to go and face this in the end? It is not you and me. It is the government of the country who will be the interface. So, no matter whether you like the people in it or not, at a point like this everyone should ‘back em up’. Everyone can give their opinions on stages and thorough media. But, it is just a small set of people which has the ability and most importantly the spine to do something for it.

One person had the spine to walk up to the UN office and start a death fast. How realistic or not that might be, at least he had the guts to do it for the country. And it is extremely heartbreaking to see how he has become a joker on the face of many. Some guy who is excreting in cyberspace has even started a competition to predict the day that this person dies. Should we look at these and have a hearty laugh? Or should we condemn such treachery?

Think about it… This is not Iraq or Afghanistan! This is Sri Lanka!

We have only one country and the choice of everyone matters...

Disclaimer : This is a generic thought of mine as someone who loves the country which has nurtured him up to now, and is not aimed at promoting the government, a person or anything like that :)