Why do I write my blog?

Recently a friend of mine asked me why I write my blog and why is it about politics. The reason is the only thing Sri Lankans are really good at, that is, the only field Sri Lankans can be considered to be equal if not better than the best in the world is doing political blunders. We are really good at messing things up. So what subject is better or more interesting than world class political blunders. So why do I write a blog? Why not write a book or write to the paper? Well, one reason is that it is very very difficult to get published. You need to have personal contacts. Even if you have contacts, if you publish something and it was good enough to piss off a politician or some other powerful figure, then you can get sued or worse even get killed. So why would I bother to take the risk of being a writer or a journalist just to write about stupid politicians? What good would it do? Yes it can do some good to the country but what about myself? Why would I get myself in trouble? Our politicians have been doing blunders for the past 50 years. A lot of people have got themselves killed. But for what?

A lot of people who meant good for the society came forward to express their political opinion. Some of them got themselves killed. Some others went to prison. A few more got themselves beaten up. But for what? In the early 70s followers of JVP wanted to create a Marxist state and declared war against the SLFP government. A lot of them were killed. Now the JVP is in the government with the SLFP. So why the hell did all those JVP members got themselves killed? The LTTE killed a lot of TULF (Tamil United Liberation Front) members like Mr. Amirthalingam, Mr. Thiruchelvam, etc. But now most of the TULF members are supporters of the LTTE. So why did those TULF members got themselves killed? In the late 80s, the JVP killed a lot of Communist party members and members of New Samasamaja party. Now the Communist party is in the same government with the JVP. The leader of then New Samasamaja party is also in the same group with the JVP supporting the new president. I wonder what the Communist party leadership and Mr. Nanayakkara, then leader of the New Samasamaja party would tell the families of their colleagues who were killed by the JVP. So as I see it, no political cause is worth dying or getting harassed because in a couple of years you will find the cause obsolete and the people who believed in that cause collaborating with the enemy.

So the best way I see to express my opinion without getting involved is to write a blog. This way I can express my ideas while staying anonymous. If my blog is written well enough, people would read it. It is the easiest way to publish your ideas. The problem is still only a very small minority of Sri Lankans have access to the Internet. But what to do? Happy surfing.