Hello kidz, here we are at the end of yet another Sri Lanka election. If there is anything in this country, it's elections – this being the third within the span of one Earth year. Don't you kidz worry, people here simply love it – life here would be unbearable without elections.
To sum it up for those of you who have missed news: One Autocratic Dictator has been deposed. Like to know what predictions were? Best one I got was - never mind from who- gave figures of:
MR(Autocratic outgoing dictator) 52.03% to 49.12% (Median = 50.58%)
MS (Possible upcoming dictator) 47.43% to 56.51% (Median = 51.97%)
They actually scored 47.6% and 51.3% respectively. Kudos to whoever did the maths, because I have never come across such an accurate prediction even in a Western democracy, let alone in a place where election violence, rigging, & voter turnout are matters better left for inscrutable means of providence. Just which weird statistical tool is capable of taking vote rigging into account is something that evades me.
People about here believe strongly in karma. And karma it was, as the outgoing president had three more years left of his legitimate tenure – when bad karma forced him to listen to his astrologer and call on a snap election which he ultimately lost. Shit happens. His opponent had been one of his most trusted and loyal lieutenants. The man it is claimed, has foregone becoming Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in order to pave the way for ex-president to become PM (and then onto become autocratic dictator!). The two had a cordial dinner of pancakes (actually a type of unleavened bread called aappa) one night. Little did the poor ex-prez knew he was dining with the very man who would tomorrow afternoon launch an effective campaign to remove him. Karma is a biatch...
Karma seems to have played a major role in election result as well. Reliable sources indicate that vote rigging went pear shape when another trusted lieutenant defected - otherwise the slim margin he lost would surely be accounted ..... Together with rest of stalwarts who exhibited shifty loyalties, no last minute rescue attempt was on the cards. Dignified exit was the only valid move he was left with and needless to say that the fellow complied.
So what now? Looking at the international scenario, we need to know that both United States of America and United Kingdom have appointed new heads of diplomatic mission here - in a move completely unrelated to election or new regime.
As for United Kingdom, I don’t really see any need of fixing anything, neither is there any space left for change in either policies or practices. Well, anyone who knows anything about UK Home Office knows this as a given. I would not use the term Her Majesty’s - as I am under oath not to tarnish her name.... and then you called that shite hole HM Home Office.... All I say is that no constructive man has come to Colombo from London after the departure of David Gladstone, and he made the blunder of attempting to dine with savages in a formal dinner setting.
India and Uncle Sam must work together in building relations with the new regime. Especially without scaring off the Chinese. Geopolitical reality is not to compel China to take Maldivian option- which is more dangerous and has darker outcomes to all involved. US foreign policy should have done something long ago if they did not like a Chinese outpost in Colombo. Now its too late. Looking at economic and political stability, US can safely retain their current policy on these matters - which has been more or less encouraging US investments here. As for Indians, its better if they expand (does not mean dislodging Chinese) their business activities here, while relaxing policies curtailing free travel between the two countries. Trade deals must offer something in return to Sri Lanka - as current scenario is necessarily biased towards Indian advantage.
European Union does not cut out a pretty picture around here - something they need to fix. As we all know some pro-China systems here hasn’t helped either. In my opinion winning the hearts of masses is more necessary at this point than socioeconomic infrastructure mambo jumbo they are so fond of. Actually, the new regime is fundamentally more open towards larger word out there than the previous one. They might look pro-Western, but really they are more inclined towards Asian scene and are slightly unlikely to play into economic deals trap - either openly or cached.
Whats my opinion of all this going on? Well, when the first World President (Barak Obama) was elected, a newsprint invited people to express their wishes from his administration in less than 10 words. I was told that winning entry was : I hope he will let us down gently. In the melee of struggle for power and direction, I just hope the soup tastes OK.
To sum it up for those of you who have missed news: One Autocratic Dictator has been deposed. Like to know what predictions were? Best one I got was - never mind from who- gave figures of:
MR(Autocratic outgoing dictator) 52.03% to 49.12% (Median = 50.58%)
MS (Possible upcoming dictator) 47.43% to 56.51% (Median = 51.97%)
They actually scored 47.6% and 51.3% respectively. Kudos to whoever did the maths, because I have never come across such an accurate prediction even in a Western democracy, let alone in a place where election violence, rigging, & voter turnout are matters better left for inscrutable means of providence. Just which weird statistical tool is capable of taking vote rigging into account is something that evades me.
People about here believe strongly in karma. And karma it was, as the outgoing president had three more years left of his legitimate tenure – when bad karma forced him to listen to his astrologer and call on a snap election which he ultimately lost. Shit happens. His opponent had been one of his most trusted and loyal lieutenants. The man it is claimed, has foregone becoming Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in order to pave the way for ex-president to become PM (and then onto become autocratic dictator!). The two had a cordial dinner of pancakes (actually a type of unleavened bread called aappa) one night. Little did the poor ex-prez knew he was dining with the very man who would tomorrow afternoon launch an effective campaign to remove him. Karma is a biatch...
Karma seems to have played a major role in election result as well. Reliable sources indicate that vote rigging went pear shape when another trusted lieutenant defected - otherwise the slim margin he lost would surely be accounted ..... Together with rest of stalwarts who exhibited shifty loyalties, no last minute rescue attempt was on the cards. Dignified exit was the only valid move he was left with and needless to say that the fellow complied.
So what now? Looking at the international scenario, we need to know that both United States of America and United Kingdom have appointed new heads of diplomatic mission here - in a move completely unrelated to election or new regime.
As for United Kingdom, I don’t really see any need of fixing anything, neither is there any space left for change in either policies or practices. Well, anyone who knows anything about UK Home Office knows this as a given. I would not use the term Her Majesty’s - as I am under oath not to tarnish her name.... and then you called that shite hole HM Home Office.... All I say is that no constructive man has come to Colombo from London after the departure of David Gladstone, and he made the blunder of attempting to dine with savages in a formal dinner setting.
India and Uncle Sam must work together in building relations with the new regime. Especially without scaring off the Chinese. Geopolitical reality is not to compel China to take Maldivian option- which is more dangerous and has darker outcomes to all involved. US foreign policy should have done something long ago if they did not like a Chinese outpost in Colombo. Now its too late. Looking at economic and political stability, US can safely retain their current policy on these matters - which has been more or less encouraging US investments here. As for Indians, its better if they expand (does not mean dislodging Chinese) their business activities here, while relaxing policies curtailing free travel between the two countries. Trade deals must offer something in return to Sri Lanka - as current scenario is necessarily biased towards Indian advantage.
European Union does not cut out a pretty picture around here - something they need to fix. As we all know some pro-China systems here hasn’t helped either. In my opinion winning the hearts of masses is more necessary at this point than socioeconomic infrastructure mambo jumbo they are so fond of. Actually, the new regime is fundamentally more open towards larger word out there than the previous one. They might look pro-Western, but really they are more inclined towards Asian scene and are slightly unlikely to play into economic deals trap - either openly or cached.
Whats my opinion of all this going on? Well, when the first World President (Barak Obama) was elected, a newsprint invited people to express their wishes from his administration in less than 10 words. I was told that winning entry was : I hope he will let us down gently. In the melee of struggle for power and direction, I just hope the soup tastes OK.
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