Comments on: NPC: Universal values provide basis for dialogue http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: vel http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433/comment-page-1#comment-11340 vel Tue, 13 May 2008 11:45:41 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433#comment-11340 OK OK

]]> By: N2 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433/comment-page-1#comment-9700 N2 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:22:34 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433#comment-9700 I suggest that the pro-GOSL NPC stops crying crocodile tears and begins to start promoting REAL Buddhism as an antidote to Sinhala-Buddhist-Extremism, thuggery and corruption. I suggest that the pro-GOSL NPC stops crying crocodile tears and begins to start promoting REAL Buddhism as an antidote to Sinhala-Buddhist-Extremism, thuggery and corruption.

]]> By: dias http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433/comment-page-1#comment-9646 dias Sat, 03 May 2008 00:17:59 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/433#comment-9646 The "government tables a viable political proposal..." holds the key to the beginning of peace. If its proposal is truly “viable”, then it is irrelevant whether "the LTTE accepts a united country..." because if they don't (or the extremist nationalists don't) both these extremes will be squeezed out from their respective outermost ends. This most probably will be the eventual scenario as neither the LTTE or the ultra nationalists will ever accept any "viable proposal". As for the "the universal values of religion that provide the basis for dialogue and mutual understanding", the NPC should have a chat with the Mahanayake's and help them understand plural democracy and liberalism. While NPC's intentions are well intended and much appreciated, be assured that no matter how many proposals the government tables, these could never be sold unless the knowledge of the masses about various political systems is significantly enhanced. This is a huge gap in the entire peace-making process that the NPC may wish to take upon to fulfill. The “government tables a viable political proposal…” holds the key to the beginning of peace. If its proposal is truly “viable”, then it is irrelevant whether “the LTTE accepts a united country…” because if they don’t (or the extremist nationalists don’t) both these extremes will be squeezed out from their respective outermost ends. This most probably will be the eventual scenario as neither the LTTE or the ultra nationalists will ever accept any “viable proposal”.

As for the “the universal values of religion that provide the basis for dialogue and mutual understanding”, the NPC should have a chat with the Mahanayake’s and help them understand plural democracy and liberalism. While NPC’s intentions are well intended and much appreciated, be assured that no matter how many proposals the government tables, these could never be sold unless the knowledge of the masses about various political systems is significantly enhanced. This is a huge gap in the entire peace-making process that the NPC may wish to take upon to fulfill.

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