Mal Aiyya said:
Ok, so lets use our neighbour's example again. Did India go land-hunting?
Yes the British gained all that throgh their invasions, but didnt they implement all that in SL also? maybe not for the well-being of SL itelf, but hasnt SL benefitted vastly out of that? So technically, the invasions of the British aided the development of SL, during the British reign atleast.
I didnt say UK was corruption-free at the first place, but the extent is not so vast as in SL. Thats where they gain their points.
Dude this shows your illiteracy.. really...
Did India go land hunting? Then who the HELL invaded or trying to invade Sri Lankan the MOST? Mars?

Indian empires were even established here in Malaysia at that time which they used as bases to even attack Sri Lanka
India was many times battle hardened than Sri Lanka even Alexander the great try to invade them... Sri Lanka was by and large a peaceful country compared to others!
So yes! being adventurous and ganing knowledge helped their cause, at what cost? at costs like our nation!!!!
Try and understand if possible!
Mal Aiyya said:
How many times do I have to keep saying you, that this war, was NOT brought in by the colonizations? It is NOT. Read through my previous replies again, and you'll see why. Now dont pop up with this bulshit point again, unless you got another point against what I say. ( now this is like giving you the permit to utter your crap)
Who says this WAR was not ignited by the colonization?
Who allowed Tamils into administration NOT Sinhalese?
By doing so who saw the seeds of greed for power in Tamils?
Who used Tamils, Muslims to spy on Sinhalese rebel groups creating an eternal hatred among races?
Who destroyed Temples but let Kovils and churches only to stand?
The BIG ASS 1983 incident that every LTTE talks today actually was started because of this, Sinhalese were driven to the ends of their patience by English, Tamils...... luckily English just went off.... but Tamils were not so lucky!
I dont think you know what you talking mate!
Mal Aiyya said:
Why not quality? If you do infrastructure and development which is not sustainable, what kind of idiosm is that? The sri-lion idiosm?
Your real life example meant nothig, and had so many loopholes, read my previos replies, I replied as to why it is not applicable. And if you are to buy quality, you need the capital, now where is SL going to find that?
Option 1: Ask Sri lion, maybe out of his pocket money perhaps
Option 2 : Grow it, just like how self sufficient we are!!
Actually all your theories now coming apart because I already showed you that the WAR actually started by Brits.. which you did not think so!
Now you know the story.. so the capital that you are referring to has already spent for the WAR!!!
Which leads us back to sqaure 1... how should be responsible for the WAR?
Mal Aiyya said:
I agree that the natural environment has made it the best Tea, but if you dont have the entrepreneurshi, how on earth will an industry run? Do you think tea bags can grow on its own, and end up in shelves of stores? My point was that the British would provide better entrepreneurship to build the industry better. Even though you can find knowledge easily, you cant find the natural resources that easily, but the problem is, SL doesnt
Tell me something if Sri Lanka can prove its the BEST place for growing tea which you cannot find anywhere else in the world, do you think that will go unnoticed all over the world?
If English never came here and planted TEA we would have done it at a later stage with the help of another country

without that colonization part, that could have saved a lot trouble!
Mal Aiyya said:
Again, here we go. Dude, this was wasnt a by-product of the colonization though it looks so.
And how the government manages to keep things cheap like this while encountering lossses like this is because of its donations, where do you think that comes from? Now dont say the British arent the biggest donors blah blah, I have said why this is affective in my previous reply.
Past shapes our future whether you like it or not... the colonization probably had some plus points, like bring in Cricket for example

which still we are better than them and bring in money to country

Now that is a good thing... but we would have picked up Cricket anyway from India...

So again donations are required for every country... even US has debts to CHINA

so its a matter of not taking more than you can chew... but we have to and you know why!
And the cycle starts all over again!
Mal Aiyya said:
Economically, yes India is performing better than SL. But talking about the Human development, yes India is lagging, but how does SL break this gap? The bloody begging crooks go beg more man!
We talking the same thing here!
Mal Aiyya said:
And India's policies are such that it boosts the morale of poeple to work, why this problem is great in India is becuase of the population. Its like the Natural selection process, the weaker ones are droped out with time leaving only the stronger ones which in the longer run, strengthens the country both economically and socially..
Infact I have done research well enough to base my arguements.
Are you sure?
2007 India unemployment rate - 7.2%
2007 Sri Lanka unemployment rate - 6%