Reminder: Democratic regimes are not invincible or untouchable

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[–]LGBTQIAIDSAnally Injected Death Sentence 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Aren't Rajapaksa and his SLPP party effectively Sinhalese nationalists, though? Why would the Sinhalese be the ones at the head of the protests when the opposition appear to be more liberal/pluralist/minoritarian and thus generally worse for Sinhalese people?

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Because Rajapaksa and his family are a bunch of incompetent buffoons that have absolutely run the country into the ground. Sinhalese self-rule as a whole has been a disaster, the country was far better under joint Tamil/Anglo rule in the colonial era. All the ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka are a result of their petty revenge for the colonial preference for competent administrators. In the end people don't care about nationalism if it means they don't have food or necessities, and that's why the Italians lynched Mussolini. Calling the opposition minoritarian isn't really accurate as well considering Tamil organizations are practically boycotting the protests. In the end all of this is karma and I hope the Sinhalese get expelled back to Bangladesh

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In the end people don't care about nationalism if it means they don't have food or necessities, and that's why the Italians lynched Mussolini.

Mussolini was killed by Communist partisans. The treatment Mussolini received was not representative of the general sentiment, rather, it was typical antifa terror tactics.

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bad example if that was the case, I was under the impression that the populace was against the regime by the time the grand council removed him. Either way, there are many examples where a population in the face of starvation chooses globohomo over a nationalist government.

[–]TheJamesRocket 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The leadership of Sri Lanka replaced nitrogen fertilizers with eco-friendly ones that weren't enough for their farming industry, which led to an agricultural collapse. These famines are artificial, and they are happening worldwide. Other countrys will follow in Sri Lankas footsteps.