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May 14, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-13

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May 13, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-12

  • It does seem as if suddenly a lot of people in SL are either very tired and want a resolution, or are getting entangled in political arguments which are totally unnecessary.

    Is everybody tired? Or is this social media manipulation to end the struggle?

    #LKA #GoHomeGota2022 12:41:16

  • A thread well worth reading and thinking about … https://t.co/4cVRRqmvTz 16:53:55
  • OH: "Temporarily this is the best move for the crisis."

    Yeah, for GR and his family, this is definitely the best move. For the rest of the country, not so much …

    I am quickly coming around to the idea that the whole deal-making politician class has to go away … 20:02:31

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May 12, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-11

  • It's always surprising to me how much people blame the JVP for their past actions when we don't apparently hold the other parties/individuals to the same standards … If we did, would we have elected the Rajapaksa clan again so soon?

    A blindspot? Amnesia? Stupidity? https://t.co/IeEGZKXbJA 11:14:25

  • And here we go again with the scheming and enabling the schemers …

    Hearing rumours that @RW_UNP is in talks with @GotabayaR and that he's promising people that he'll be PM. Not sure if true or not, and that's really not the point …/1 20:26:13

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May 10, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-09

  • Anybody who thinks that the Rajapakasas will abide by their word has not learnt from history …

    And as they say, if you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it.

    #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas https://t.co/CK0AYHDCAA 08:32:31

  • Read the thread – peaceful protestors are greeted with tear gas and water cannons. But thugs supporting the regime are allowed to do whatever they want (including beating up people) with impunity while the police watch on.

    One country, no law! https://t.co/MBupYTcqgW 14:38:15

  • The police certainly are not the people’s friend — they are just friends of the regime. Never forget that! https://t.co/5nnqvKLi17 14:46:07
  • The thirst for power conquers everything in Sri Lanka …

    #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas https://t.co/yPKlwLzn7g 14:47:25

  • While it might be satisfying to see the attackers attacked, and to see the ministers and their goons being hoist by their own petard, if we condone violence against others, then we can't later say that violence against us is not justified. /1 20:55:12
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May 9, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-08

  • It seems to be something ingrained in most Sri Lankans (or perhaps it’s the subcontinent?) not to apologize — if they do apologize, then it’s by way of an excuse, “It really wasn’t me, it the fault of x or y”.

    Till we can accept our mistakes, we will not change … https://t.co/Bn0bT2pwwH 08:12:51

  • No training needed — just the confidence of impunity provided by being part of the police …

    When you have any organization which can carry out any action without impunity, this is what happens.

    You need checks and balances. But we lost that a long time ago in Sri Lanka … https://t.co/AHiCFXoYvq 08:38:15

  • How did the defense ministry determine this given they’ve got their head so far up their own asses that it’s pitch dark in there?

    Can they see anything except the shit fed to them by their masters? https://t.co/jZiopnx2F1 08:40:25

  • Very important thread — we cannot justify violence against anyone, if we want everyone to be safe … When you condone violence in some form, you are opening the door for other forms of violence (maybe even against you) at some point …

    Think about this a bit. https://t.co/3CzZ19diKj 19:42:40

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May 8, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-07

  • It’s always the cry of “law and order” from those who neither respect the law nor want any order except one where they are on top.

    A dictatorship in all but name ..

    #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas https://t.co/3tvRajA3y1 08:24:33

  • Yeah, this is not even a case of pot calling the kettle black but more of a pile of dung calling others dirty … https://t.co/b7HMoCmnXf 08:27:12
  • How a tottering dictatorship props itself up – use money for “security” instead of the welfare of the people …

    Who cares about the people, right? https://t.co/poMXoil9OT 08:32:18

  • They don’t care about OUR children as long as THEIR child(ren) can hang on long enough to be president … https://t.co/YsReGGzSvq 08:36:25
  • Peaceful protests are not something that governments can deal with — so you must make them out to be not peaceful.

    So let loose your dogs.

    And dogs they are. The military are no heroes. They are just boot licking dogs in jack boots!

    #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas https://t.co/Qw3gJmfEph 08:38:51

  • ඒ මාමා ඇය් රස්සාව දාලා ගෙදර යන්නේ නැතුව අපට ගහන්නේ?

    The Police have a choice — just like the rest of us. They can decide to support a corrupt regime and attack innocents, or they can say “No!”.

    How come none of these “heroes” appear to have no issues with attacking innocents? https://t.co/QespALqfIS 08:51:46

  • The cost of maintaining a dictatorship …

    #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas #LKA https://t.co/JorRSumK9c 08:55:09

  • A government that cares for its people, rather than maintaining its power, would not do this to its people.

    But we do not have a government that cares for the people or the nation, do we?

    #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas #LKA https://t.co/BsjRXeDAAt 09:05:54

  • Apparently, @RW_UNP requires protection from peaceful protestors.

    Given what duplicitous Ranil has done over the years, I guess he has reason to be frightened — your conscience is your worst enemy, I guess?

    And of course, Ranil has no friends in government! https://t.co/Y0WrgtOSUc 10:20:24

  • With all that’s going on in Colombo and the South, consider what people in the North and the East have been going through for years (if not decades) …

    Walk a mile in others’ shoes … https://t.co/DnQ4jAUNQr 10:29:21

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May 7, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-06

  • Apparently the police cannot take action against the thieves in parliament but they are fine with tear gassing and using water cannons on peaceful protestors …

    So are the police only ever useful in Sri Lanka as protectors for those in power? Not the people? https://t.co/lPXJ3OaHsg 09:06:47

  • Yesterday was a day of mixed feelings.

    The (mostly) lying scum at parliament did what they were expected to do – side with the Rajapaksas.

    But the IUSF protest march and the subsequent setting up of #HoruGoGama and the public support for that was heartening. /1 09:20:19

  • A thread worth reading and thinking about …

    Often, “unity” actually translates to “majority opinion” and going with majority opinion is not a good thing.

    Think individually. Act collectively if your opinions match. https://t.co/i8zTsI6Tgu 10:08:39

  • Have the police been ordered to do this?

    Or did they decide on their own that protests so near to their “masters” was not a good thing and it had to be stopped at all costs?

    Never mind that people have a right to peaceful protest, eh? Why should the police care about the law? https://t.co/HBuEo0P8CM 16:04:32

  • And yet, people go on saying that the police and military need to to be respected. Do they really?

    I am not so sure!

    I definitely am not advocating for violence, but do not put police and military on pedestals. They apparently do not know whom they serve … https://t.co/AJhDzQdG4M 19:15:01

  • Maybe Siyambalapitiya is thinking that they’ll appoint him as President since he resigns so easily all the time? 😜 https://t.co/r0gt43NfLC 20:24:50
  • Are all politicians in Sri Lanka so thin skinned? Or do their relatives mollycoddle them? And other questions …

    Explanation – @RW_UNP’s niece apparently tried to cooerce the sister of person who’s going to protest in front of Ranil’s house …

    How infantile, or what? https://t.co/FcIQinTCCk 21:08:35

  • Something useful to know (and to use) these days in Sri Lanka.

    Please Re-tweet as much as possible so that it reaches those who can make use of this knowledge …

    #LKA #GoHomeGota #gohomerajapaksas https://t.co/VwKO8fab09 22:23:02

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May 6, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-05

  • When will police in Sri Lanka realize that they are there to serve the people and not to lick the boots of those in power?

    Probably too much to ask for?

    I guess short term individual benefits trumps long term benefits to the nation? https://t.co/zYH7K3V5n2 09:17:32

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May 5, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-04

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May 4, 2022

Tweets for 2022-05-03

  • The police in Sri Lanka is not there for the protection of the public. They are just the “legal” goon squad of whoever is in power … https://t.co/o4iNRNeQEP 09:28:06
  • When you’re right, you’re right — we need to review everything we do and say to realize (and correct) our biases … https://t.co/vwNLrUh0AG 09:29:46
  • The level of bum-kissery in Sri Lanka sometimes boggles my mind … Why in the name of all that’s holy (or unholy, depending on your preferences) would you go to these lengths for anyone, let alone a fickle politician who will not remember the things you did for them? https://t.co/l3yQ4Pdh1G 10:15:32
  • The way to a person’s heart is through their stomach (or something along those lines) is a common saying.

    Perhaps the way to a person’s mind/brain is the same route? https://t.co/f8ZTItZ2in 12:34:06

  • I’ve never understood this reasoning for years. Apparently, we’ve got to choose from the lesser of available evils, but we’ll only choose the same evils that we’ve seen fail us before and won’t give a chance to the unknown “evil” … Logic, or lack of it? https://t.co/RzgKsO0Jy5 13:21:00
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