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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pessimist" data-source="post: 25188270" data-attributes="member: 566496">it wont matter <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/no.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":no:" title="No    :no:" data-shortname=":no:" /> truth has only a little effect in the social realm. people need stories not truths. truths don't make sense. it's just a collection of facts. every society has its own set of stories that gives it a goal and a meaning. im not sure what goal this rising ravana myth gives but at least it seems to give people some meaning and a good origin story. we aren't an exceptional nation in the world. we hardly get blinded by ideologies and theories. sri lankans are realists in their core when it comes to dealing with present day situations. so any alternative along the lines of american exceptionalism wont simply work with sri lankans <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/no.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":no:" title="No    :no:" data-shortname=":no:" /> i think this is the gap ravana myth is trying to fulfill. just try not to spoil young minds too much. keep it in a healthy level.</blockquote>

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