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“… when an established media outlet like the Divaina newspaper seeks to make hay over the privacy of another and create a juicy story of it regardless of the pain inflicted on the victim of its media misbehaviour it all becomes a tragic moment in our civilsation.” You and I have our personal lives, aside from our public appearances. Most of us would like to be protected and secure over our private opinions, preferences and doings. So long as what we say and do doesn’t raise issues with regard to public safety or public interest we are generally free-at least in democracies- to hold o...

Why Are Political Blackguards So Often Not Prosecuted? Prof. Kuma David Though this point has been festering in my mind what kick-started this para was Shyamon Jayasinghe’s (‘ Similarities of Political Culture between Trump and post-war SL’) in Colombo Telegraph, 20 Jan 2021, Jo-Kamala inauguration day. This is not a reply to SJ, his topic is political morality mine is somewhat different, but he is to blame for giving me a push. The similarity that I want to reflect upon is that presidents and prime ministers of Lanka since the 1990s-incumbents have mostly if not entirely been crooked. ...

Conspiracy Theories Swarm As you read this, thankfully, an ogre has been ushered out of the White House and the world heaves a sigh of relief – but it may be short-lived. It has been a season of conspiracy theories and one attracting much attention is QANON, a movement with a large following which broadcasts gibberish that Donald Trump is the leader of a war against Satan-worshipping elitist paedophiles in government, business and media hell bent on destroying the great republic. Sure they are loonies but polls indicate there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, who believe such biza...

Similarities Of Political Culture In Donald Trump’s America & Postwar Sri Lanka Age of Amorality? Both countries exemplify what is known as the Age of Untruth; I would say, it is The Age of Amorality because the untruth is generated by amorality.  An amoral person is someone who has no concern about whether his behaviour is morally right or wrong. An infant or a mentally ill person can be regarded as amoral since he hasn’t the capacity to understand what he is doing. These individuals are amoral. However, when our mature leaders act in ways where there is no concern for the right and wro...