Friday, 29 February 2008

Freedom - Gone to the dogs!

Where did my neighbors Freedom Go? I guess not out his window, cause he looked out there and it was no where to be seen. Or may be my other neighbors dog found it and buried it somewhere in my garden! So in search of his freedom, he needs to dig up my garden, violating my freedom and my rights to my Land! Isn't this what so many people and so many organizations do, in search of the their freedom cum rights (to live in luxury) they will not hesitate to violate my freedom or my rights.

Well any way, we have so many movements that fight for freedom, human rights, media freedom and what not, but still there is no freedom! Well if they were to win these "freedom" or "rights" that they are so longing for, what the hell will happen to their (generously funded) NGOs? Who need them then? How will they live their gala lives? Who will pay their (unlimited) fuel bills or their mobile bills or their house rents or trips abroad, etc. etc.?

Freedom has indeed gone to the dogs. Let alone the government, even these so called "Rights" and "Freedom" organizations have started to denying rights and freedom, what ever the hell one calls them. These organizations hide the truth in their publications and moderate and censor comments, which in turn deny the right of the reader to know the truth and the commenters' their right to their opinion and freedom of expression. The truth is bitter for them and bad for their coffers, so no way can one expect truth. But moderating and censoring comments!!! You can try commenting in the most civilized manner and language, and give logical arguments relevant to the topic - but if your comments differ in opinion or threaten their agenda, well you have no right or freedom to have your opinion published.

Just try it out by posting a logical and civilized argument on the blogs of the Free Media Movement or Groundviews or Vikalpa, or try leaving a comment on the vikalpa channel on YouTube, or why not try to comment on the DailyMirror blog. All of them will go to town with the story when some so called journalist or some Kumara, Sivalingam or Mohamed is "harnessed". What more I am still waiting for the "Muththusami Ilankoowan" story on DailyMirror site, which has been carried by every other major newspaper.

The mind-boggling question is, if they don't want to hear the opinion of people, why the hell do they allow for comments? Ain't they obstructing the "rights" and the "freedom", which they say they are fighting for? What are these "rights" and "freedom" organizations really fighting for? Is it for the freedom to live or the freedom of expression or human rights or media freedom or are they just showing their funding organizations and political masters that there is no freedom and there are no rights in Sri Lanka, and that all commenters' on their publications reinforce what they say?

In simple terms is their fight real or are they fighting to keep the money flowing into their coffers and for their "right" and "freedom" to live luxury lives with blood money.

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