A rejoinder to “Disarming the juggernaut of religious intolerance in Sri Lanka”
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- - on 09/13/2013
I recently read this article “Disarming the juggernaut of religious intolerance in Sri Lanka” on Groundviews by Dynalogue – who consider themselves a non partisan, apolitical youth discussion group who have organised themselves to discuss political, social and economic issues burgeoning in our country. It is a welcome sight to see young people mobilising together in such a manner to comment and criticise policies and practices, and one can only hope that such discussion groups will then pave the way for youth action groups who will provide the impetus for social change. The statement by this group is highly critical of the recent violent expressions of religious intolerance taking place in our country. And while I am glad for this effort, I have to disagree with some of their opinions in the article. And I would like to suggest that their argument is actually revealing of why such a climate permeates in our country.