The Genocide in Sri Lanka

This is really tragic, but I'm glad that finally some people are beginning to notice, though not nearly as much as they should do.

I've only ever been to Sinhalese areas and spoken to local people and they are all opposed to the government, though they're scared to really speak about it, certainly not publically.

For example the tsunami, only aid groups helped the people at all. The government didn't - they built a palace with aid money from the west. I can't believe some people are trying to suggest the Sri Lankan government isn't in the wrong, and instead focus solely on the tigers.

Of course Tamal Tiger terrorism is wrong, but that doesn't mean the plight of the tamals is wrong too. They have a serious claim to the northern section of the island and I would like to see it become two seperate states. But at the very least they should enjoy the same rights and freedoms as the Sinhalese. I just wish the tigers didn't exist so when tamals STILL died people wouldn't be able to hide behind ridicilous excuses anymore.

I agree with you in some respects.... however you say you wish the tigers never existed so the government could not hide behind them and say oh its the LTTE killing people not us.... but I personally believe that if the LTTE did not exist then there would not be a single sri lankan tamil in sri lanka.....

This situation is ridiculous why won't the government let aid workers into the camps.... why can't they let aid workers in when they are happy to let paramilitaries wonder around snatching people's kids asking for ransom.... The government are using different excuses to slowly take these children away so that in the end their can not be another uprising againist their authorities......

I agree with you the sinhalese community do not like the government (especially the poorer people).... The government are evil self absorbed idiots


God help these poor people....

I'm Tamil. I've been to my parents hometown - Jaffna, during the ceasefire. It was depressing. Army people were patrolling the area with guns. My dad said that it was less developed now than it was 30 years ago. The war has driven Jaffna backwards in time. At one point we were seen as rising stars in the east, just like Japan. Nowadays there aren't even lights on the streets.

^I'm not really sure tbh. Among my immediate family, no, but I don't know what the general feeling is among most Tamils. I would guess their main resentment would be against the government and its supporters. But the less educated ones may hate the Sinhalese in general. But thats just speculation.

Last time I went was quite a few years ago, and I was less interested in the situation. So I probably didn't pick up as much as I could have.

If the Sinhalese people as a whole start objecting to the government's regime, then maybe there's a chance that they will be stopped.

I'm Tamil. I've been to my parents hometown - Jaffna, during the ceasefire. It was depressing. Army people were patrolling the area with guns. My dad said that it was less developed now than it was 30 years ago. The war has driven Jaffna backwards in time. At one point we were seen as rising stars in the east, just like Japan. Nowadays there aren't even lights on the streets.

^I wish more of them were like that though. Certainly many of the Sinhalese are shocked by the government's treatment of the Tamils, but there are some who also deny that it has occured.

If the Sinhalese people as a whole start objecting to the government's regime, then maybe there's a chance that they will be stopped.

^I certainly believe a group had to rise up, perhaps even militarily, but I still cannot excuse the Tigers for the crimes they commited against humanity. Whilst the Sinhalese government are much worse, the Tigers hands are also stained with blood. With them as our leaders we would find it more difficult to have the moral highground. Although without leaders at all we may well be crushed.



EDIT: Yeah, I know, its sad that people can deny what is happening.

The tigers hands blood stained or not they were the only people that were defending us.....

If there is not peace .... and tamils are stilling being killed then I will never oppose another rebel group arising.... in fact I would happily pay money for them to buy weaponry (yes I said it I will happily fuel any formed rebel group ).... you know there are loads of tamil people that do not go to the protests claiming that everyone at the protests are tamil tigers... well I say they are PATHETIC.... tigers.... yeah blame the tigers when all our families are wiped out...