tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post5320497819898308833..comments2024-01-20T14:08:08.057+05:30Comments on Serendipity: Reading these blogs over the years shames me! Its all about the wholesale destruction of Sri Lanka BY Sri Lankans for petty personal agendasRatmale,Minneriya,Sri Lankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252632858481217930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post-86543791655130027832014-12-17T15:10:57.879+05:302014-12-17T15:10:57.879+05:30We also need an indepedent public administration, ...We also need an indepedent public administration, to minimise the negative impact of politicians.<br /><br />See my suggestions here:<br /><br />http://jestforkicks.blogspot.com/2014/02/who-should-run-country.html Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post-73991366141574618112014-07-30T13:21:27.752+05:302014-07-30T13:21:27.752+05:30A good suggestion.
Apart from anything else by th...A good suggestion.<br /><br />Apart from anything else by the time the politician and his security/entourage come and take up the parking space and/or cause a nuisance to other by wnating to search people we will be a lot better off if they did not turn up.Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post-92204661654470600582014-07-28T10:13:17.100+05:302014-07-28T10:13:17.100+05:30nice post. one of your better ideas in a long time...nice post. one of your better ideas in a long time. <br /><br />politicians often have little or no value to add to events, except they are invited to show how important the event is to the masses and to garner media attention. <br /><br />if the president graces the event, it must be of utmost important, and if a lower tier politician graces the event, the event must be as important as that politician is in the government. If the opposition attends as a chief guest, this event must be rebellious! If the government and opposition grace the event, it must be of true national import. This is the mentality of the people.<br /><br />the media coverage and whispers in Colombo sitting rooms that are generated when government visitors grace events is also motivation for inviting them in some instances. who can out-do who? <br /><br />""oh, you had Milinda Moragoda attend your son's baptism, did you? Last week G.L. Pieris attended my son's graduation. Oh, really, how special your son must be. That is how I felt when His Excellency the President served as chief guest at my daughter's wedding!" <br /><br />and so it goes@@<br /><br />it's an open question whether common sense will ever prevail over a sense of personal aggrandizement in sri lankaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com