by slstock Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:17 am
ET,
Few months ago someone in a discussion asked "then whom to vote in SL."
Then I went to explain in detail ( can't recall where I posted to give link) the issue with SL people is that they support the 2 main parties and they won't vote for any other person even if they are a good candidate.
Well, you are echoing the same concern I had so I cannot obviously disagree.
But let me ask 2 questions
1) So when is this change ( letting a suitable candidate come through) going to happen , if we ( PUBLIC) still want to accept the current system and let it to continue?
2) Will you vote for Kodithuwakku or Pallewatte then knowing ...
what Kithsiri revealed on the history of some of them and also stating they are backed by Basil Rajapakse.
Here are 2 facts as far as I know
1) The Public of country gets the Leader they DESERVE and ALLOW
2) In DEMOCRACY
the PUBLIC is above the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary .
Ethical Trader wrote:Dear SLS,
your question whether I want my list of qualifications to be the future "truth" also depends on the ground situation in the future.
If
(a) our parliamentarians vote for MR as PM when they meet on the 16th of November,
(b) the people in Sri Lanka also approve the current changes (which are questionable) at the next elections,
(c) thereafter the MR government and the crowd reverse all legal proceedings against them and start robbing the country again
?can we expect a future where independent ethical professionals and leaders (sans ill gotten bounties) be able to contest & win Presidential elections without the backing of corrupt main parties The answer is no.
All your good intentions to take the country in the right path and our backing for your independent candidacy will be in wain.
In such a situation I have two options-
(a) abstain from voting or show my displeasure by cancelling my vote with nasty remarks on the ballet paper, or
(b) give a protest vote to a person like you (again to show my displeasure about the corrupt system knowing very well that you are unable to win under this corrupt system.)
Irrespective of my choice the "system" will prosper. Hence, your initial question whether I would vote for you is irrelevant.
That is why I said no at the very start. Its is not because I do not like you or your yeoman service to the society. In my opinion, you are the very best candidate for the Presidency if these corrupt systems do not sit on your way to Presidency.
My way of thinking prompts me to deal with the main corrupt political systems first prior to contesting the elections.
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