Turning
Pessimism to Optimism
I operate on the grounds of
optimism.
That was why I took head on
the political system when everybody who was somebody was a political
sucker under Ma Ra Regime (including astrologers) and was mortally
scared to voice an opinion.
My optimism was that we
(collective response of the unbiased) can change and the average
citizen was very intelligent (cannot be taken as an inveterate sucker
for too long) except the party stooges.
The idea was a “Sea of
Change” not biased towards any particular section of the political
wide.
Unfortunately, it seems we are going
backwards.
Let me give few examples.
MS is an object example and
his conspiracy with some cohorts was defeating all the objectives of
the grand design of 2015.
The consensus was to
abolish all forms of dictatorships coming in the shape of executive
presidency.
That includes all the
governors of all the provinces.
The governors are an
offshoot of this extended dictatorship.
White elephants!
I feel sorry for Roshan
Watawala who made these pseudo political entities in front of the TV
Screen.
They made their political
platform with the help of Roshan and abandoned the journalistic
potential for posts that have no validity.
MS came in to abolish the
presidency but he multiples them by eight for his own political survival.
His days are numbered and
ousting him is a minor matter, come elections, considering the
alarming grip the Rajapaksa family had but was evicted resoundly (but
marking their time for a repeat catastrophe) by political will of the
people.
Now RW had misinterpreted
the will of the people as a blank note for his swindles.
He has done irreparable
damage to him and his party.
MR trying to make inroads
at a time when general populace is alert and proactive, won’t be
productive because he is surrounded by crooks.
This is where my optimism
has rejuvenated itself.
I never thought average
voter would shed political alienation and begin to start thinking pro-actively.
My estimate was around 20% politically independent voters who wanted radical change.
My political apathy reflected the shrinking percentage of this band over the last three or four years.
It looks like it is going up and up and going beyond 30% and making a politically significant lot.
There is no party to represent them and my early interest of the need for a forcible "Third Force" to emerge out of the ashes of phoenix.
I never thought this would happen even in my wildest dreams.
It is happening currently
and the current mood of optimism needs to be sustained at least for
another two years.
There going to be lot of
surprises on the way and the inept inactivity of MS and RW have made
the current impetus valid for radical changes (not ad hoc).
