Malinda Words

Words didn’t fall from the sky. They were coined. They contain histories. They are the landmark products of thought processes, the rest-signs of journeys. They move on, long after we die. They were something else centuries ago and they will be something else centuries from now as human being twist, turn, defined and redefine as appropriate to moment, place, culture and prerogative(s) at hand.

Showing posts with label democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label democracy. Show all posts
15 November 2018

Sri Lanka’s Democracy Deficit

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A cartoon that did the rounds during and after the heady days of the Arab Spring, so-called, had Uncle Sam declaring, ‘Beware! We ...
08 November 2018

Hypocrisy in the name of Democracy

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‘I’M NOT HERE FOR RANIL, I’M HERE FOR DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE.’ This was a poster or rather sentiments that appeared to be popul...
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17 July 2012

The reason of protest

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 Media rights organizations demonstrating in Colombo.  Pic by Rukshan Abeywansha  Pensioners took to the streets early this week.   M...
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04 September 2011

There’s more to cat-skinning that meets the eye

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 A couple of weeks ago, I addressed a gathering at a book launch. Rajpal Abeynayake, who was present, wrote in his column last week, that I...
25 August 2011

Got tyrant-preferences, people?

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Perhaps it is some intrinsic political tendency, genetic if you like, of the human condition, but we consistently interpret events in ways t...
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