Understanding State Racism
by Izeth Hussain-October 18, 2013
The greatest enemy of the Sinhalese is not the Tamil or the Muslim or the Indian or the Westerner. The greatest enemy of the Sinhalese is the Sinhalese State racist. As I explained in my article Reflections on State Racism in The Island of October 12 the Sinhalese State racist has his hands on the levers of State power, and he can deploy State power together with his associates both within and outside the network of the State. Because of the enormous State power that he can wield, he is an infinitely more noxious creature than the average Sinhalese racist. His ostensible enemies are the Tamils, the Muslims, the Indians and the Westerners. But he has harmed the Sinhalese most of all. And, unless he is stopped from proceeding merrily with his further depredations, he can even bring about the break-up of Sri Lanka.