Christianisation The greatest problems of Sri Lanka emanated from the servile mindset

The English ‘good’ from which ‘god’ is derived is also derived from ‘gadh’.  The etymological relationship points out that the qualitative noun ‘good’ is derived from a verb – ‘to hold fast.’ The idea of ‘goodness’ is derived from a verb. Therefore, it is not an abstract concept, but is derived from something active in consciousness. The word ‘God’ is defined as the “being perfect in goodness” . The worship or pursuit of this perfection of goodness is religion. For Hindus, dharma is the pursuit of perfection of goodness. A thought or action holding fast to dharma is characterised by its goodness. This pursuit is an ethical function and not just a belief or faith. Doing something good for the sake of goodness is an ideal unique to Hindus and is singularly denoted by the term ‘dharma’. It used to be said that the difference between India and China was that India had an open society and a closed mind, and China had a closed society and an open mind.

The West now needs a stable India, hence the banning of the LTTE in UK, Canada, etc. in the recent past, after having allowed it a free hand for two decades. It is very interesting to note that the duplicitous western policies towards Sri Lanka have gradually changed to reflect the new geopolitical interest in South Asia. They however, never gave up the possibility of using the Tigers in the event geopolitics changed.  To understand history, one needs to understand the western mindset against an eastern mindset. The western mindset revolves around planning; the eastern mindset reacts to the occasion. Suspicion and conspiracy theories are very alien to the eastern mind. Foreigners are trusted and offered hospitality. This trust has been exploited by the West, more so when post-Macaulay middle classes have a very servile altitude towards it. (Macaulay was the colonial secretary for education in India, who said the purpose of education was to produce an Indian who was Brown in colour but culturally an Englishman, who would be the intermediary between the rulers and the rest of India).  It is said that the greatest achievement of British colonialism is the servile mindset of the middle classes. To understand western plans, one needs to understand western history. Western nations are very united as Europeans and have used the carrot-and-stick and divide-and-rule policies very effectively. When one country uses the carrot-and-stick, the other uses the divide-and-rule policy on the same country. The final aim is the same. The modus operandi is simple:  1] Utilise the post-Macaulay middle classes to completely dominate the economy and be subservient to the IMF and World Bank, as in post-1977 Sri Lanka 2] Create internal conflict  - By encouraging minorities to dissent against majority rule - Infiltration of Media  - NGOs - Christianisation  The greatest problems of Sri Lanka emanated from the servile mindset of Yankee Dickie, (J R Jayewardene). When he came into power, Sri Lanka was at an advanced state of human development and social upliftment for a third world country. This was achieved with a low GDP, practicing the eastern philosophies of compassion and social responsibility, an example for any third world country. True, Sri Lankans did not enjoy the luxuries of the West and lived with a degree of frugality, with minimal foreign debt. Sri Lankans were blessed with: 1] A system of free education, giving it 98% literacy, second only to Japan 2] Free health care system giving very low infant and maternal mortality  3] Social mobility  4] Progressive women’s rights (first woman PM) 5] Low national debt of around $ 500 million  6] Small military  JRJ’s open economy instituted with help of the IMF had the following effects:  1] Subsidy for Education system reduced: now spend Rs 1000 Billion on foreign education, standards of Public Education sacrificed  2] Subsidy for Health care reduced: rich go abroad for treatment costing millions of dollars  3] Increased malnutrition  4] Currency devaluation  5] Increased corruption and increased violence in society 6] Over 20 billon dollars in debt 7] Large military and excessive military budget.