DEMOCRACY is a meaningless term when the voice of the voter is not heard in government decisions. When citizens of a nation fail to impose their will upon the government by failing to adequately instruct the elected officials what their exact expectations are, such nations suffer from a lack of direction and become the victim of much social malaise. We have seen plenty of that in the past half century of democracy.
As Sri Lankans, we are not only guilty of failing to hold government officials accountable for their misdeeds, we have also for decades been silent spectators to the unending death and destruction in our country caused by the LTTE, conveniently blaming the outcome on politicians, our own karma and everyone else but our selves.
The interesting question raised here is, are we also responsible for any part of what has happened in Sri Lanka, over all these years?
The simple answer is, YES.
There are many reasons why you and I, and the individual Sri Lankan must share responsibility for the sad state of affairs in our own country.
First and foremost, we the people have conveniently forgotten that WE the voters are the true masters and owners of our nation and bear responsibility to provide direction on decisions affecting our future to those we elect to manage our nation. A detailed look at our history shows that Sri Lankans have never provided exact instructions to the leaders we vote into office every six years as to what our expectations are, or actions we will not tolerate. When our appointed leaders made foolish decisions or acted in unacceptable ways as many have, we have chosen to accept it as the nature of politics, or our national karma, and tolerate it all until the next election.
This irresponsible behavior has to end.
Our beloved nation stands at a cross roads in her long and colorful history. Today we are on the threshold of eliminating the terror which has victimized thousands of Sri Lankans, with the possibility of ushering in an era of peace and prosperity for all those who call our island, Home.
We, as Sri Lankans also stand at a decision making threshold. One in which our appointed leaders seek direction and consensus from us, so that they may make informed decisions. In the absence of concise direction from the Sri Lankan voters, outsiders are attempting to pressurize our leaders to make decisions which will only benefit those who wish to continue to kill and maim our people.
Should we by our silence embolden outsiders to involve themselves in nationally important decisions which will without a doubt be detrimental to our people? We think not. This is the moment of truth for our nation and there’s no hiding from it for any Sri Lankan.
If you, like the rest of us consider the need to eradicate terrorism from Sri Lanka to be an utmost priority, then it is your national duty to be a part of the decision making process.
We invite you to add your vote to the petition addressed to the Sri Lankan government, instructing our elected leaders to execute that very task, irrespective of outside interference.
Sri Lanka needs you. Her national security and the future of our people are at stake.
Please take a moment to sign the online petition at the following site, in order to instruct the Sri Lankan government not to stop humanitarian operations until terrorism is completely eradicated from Sri lanka.
http://www.lankapetitions.com/form.php
As Sri Lankans, we are not only guilty of failing to hold government officials accountable for their misdeeds, we have also for decades been silent spectators to the unending death and destruction in our country caused by the LTTE, conveniently blaming the outcome on politicians, our own karma and everyone else but our selves.
The interesting question raised here is, are we also responsible for any part of what has happened in Sri Lanka, over all these years?
The simple answer is, YES.
There are many reasons why you and I, and the individual Sri Lankan must share responsibility for the sad state of affairs in our own country.
First and foremost, we the people have conveniently forgotten that WE the voters are the true masters and owners of our nation and bear responsibility to provide direction on decisions affecting our future to those we elect to manage our nation. A detailed look at our history shows that Sri Lankans have never provided exact instructions to the leaders we vote into office every six years as to what our expectations are, or actions we will not tolerate. When our appointed leaders made foolish decisions or acted in unacceptable ways as many have, we have chosen to accept it as the nature of politics, or our national karma, and tolerate it all until the next election.
This irresponsible behavior has to end.
Our beloved nation stands at a cross roads in her long and colorful history. Today we are on the threshold of eliminating the terror which has victimized thousands of Sri Lankans, with the possibility of ushering in an era of peace and prosperity for all those who call our island, Home.
We, as Sri Lankans also stand at a decision making threshold. One in which our appointed leaders seek direction and consensus from us, so that they may make informed decisions. In the absence of concise direction from the Sri Lankan voters, outsiders are attempting to pressurize our leaders to make decisions which will only benefit those who wish to continue to kill and maim our people.
Should we by our silence embolden outsiders to involve themselves in nationally important decisions which will without a doubt be detrimental to our people? We think not. This is the moment of truth for our nation and there’s no hiding from it for any Sri Lankan.
If you, like the rest of us consider the need to eradicate terrorism from Sri Lanka to be an utmost priority, then it is your national duty to be a part of the decision making process.
We invite you to add your vote to the petition addressed to the Sri Lankan government, instructing our elected leaders to execute that very task, irrespective of outside interference.
Sri Lanka needs you. Her national security and the future of our people are at stake.
Please take a moment to sign the online petition at the following site, in order to instruct the Sri Lankan government not to stop humanitarian operations until terrorism is completely eradicated from Sri lanka.
http://www.lankapetitions.com/form.php
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