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Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara sought by police for hate crimes and inciting violence against Muslims (AFP)
Police in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, on Sunday arrested
five people for instigating religious violence that has led to a
series of violent attacks on Muslims since April. Four of the people
were Buddhists instigating violence against Muslims, while the fifth
was a Muslim accused of defaming Buddhism.
More than 20 hate crime attacks on Muslims have been recorded since
April 17, including arson at Muslim-owned businesses and petrol-bomb
attacks on mosques. The attacks are being blamed on a radical
nationalist Buddhist organization, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS - Forces of
Buddhist Power) that has been conducting violent attacks on Muslim
targets since 2014.
However, only one of the five arrested men is connected to BBS, an
unidentified 32-year-old man directly linked to at least four arson
attacks in a Colombo suburb. The Colombo police are being heavily
criticized because they've been unable or unwilling to arrest the BBS
leader, the Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, and many people
believe that the Buddhist Sinhalese government is protecting
Gnanasara, despite his connection to violence against Muslims.
The violence by Buddhist against Muslims in Sri Lanka has not yet
reached the level of mass slaughter, mass torture, and mass rapes
being committed by Buddhists, led by Buddhist monk Buddhist monk Ashin
Wirathu, against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar (Burma). Perhaps the two
Buddhist monks, Gnanasara and Wirathu, are in some kind of bloody
contest with each other to see who can be responsible for the most
atrocities. Reuters and AFP
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**** Brief generational history of Sri Lanka and Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)
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For 30 years, Sri Lanka's entire society has been dominated by the Sri
Lankan civil war between the ethnic majority (Buddhist) Sinhalese and
the ethnic minority (Hindu) Tamils. This civil war climaxed in May
2009, following reports of genocide on both sides, when the separatist Tamil Tigers surrendered
and renounced further violence, ending the Sri Lanka crisis civil war.
Every generational crisis civil war follows the same general pattern.
The war climaxes and ends with genocidal acts on both sides that are
so horrible that the traumatized survivors vow to do everything
possible to prevent it from happening again. And they succeed, and a
new civil war only begins decades later when the survivors finally die
off. But during those decades, younger generations, with no personal
memories of the horrors of the war, come of age and begin protests
that sometimes become violent.
The protests start to become widespread during the generational
Awakening era, which begins about 15-18 years after the climax of the
crisis war, and is characterized by protests, sometimes violent, by
college students.
Although it's only been 8 years since the climax of the Sri Lanka
civil war, we're beginning to see the first signs of the violence that
will become widespread in a few years. However, in this case, there's
a twist.
The Sri Lankan civil war was fought between the Buddhist Sinhalese and
the Hindu Tamils. The small Muslim community wasn't really involved,
and according to some reports, they thrived and prospered during the
war, while the other two groups were out killing each other.
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) or "Buddhist Power Force" group was formed in
2012 to purify Sri Lanka for the Buddhists by exterminating the
Christians, Hindus and Muslims. However, they've been particularly
focusing on Muslims.
The leader of BBS is the Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara. In
2014, a video showed Gnanasara delivering an explosive hate speech to
large crowds of Buddhists, full of vicious rhetoric. He pointed out
that the Sri Lankan police and army are Sinhalese, and therefore are
on the side of the Sinhalese, and he screams explicit threats to
Muslims, including using derogatory language. To roars of approval
from the crowd, he vows that if any Muslim, were to lay a hand on a
Sinhalese, that would "be the end" of all of them.
Gnanasara's speech triggered a sectarian bloodbath in the town of
Aluthgama. Shortly after the speech, Buddhist mobs marched through
Muslim neighborhoods, ransacking dozens of homes and shops. Three
Muslim men were killed, and sixteen seriously injured in the two
nights of violence that followed.
Despite his incitement to riot, Gnanasara claims that he and the BBS
had nothing to do with the Aluthgama bloodbath. Now there have been
at least sixteen major incidents since April 17 of this year. Once
again, Gnanasara claims that he and the BBS have nothing to do with
them. Nonetheless, Gnanasara remains in hiding, and the police are
either unable or unwilling to arrest him. Daily Mirror (Colombo) and CNN (17-July-2014) and LankaWeb and The Island (Sri Lanka)
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KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Sri Lanka, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara,
Sinhalese, Buddhists, Tamils, Hindus, Tamil Tigers,
Bodu Bala Sena, BBS, Forces of Buddhist Power, Aluthgama,
Myanmar, Burma, Rohingya Muslims, Ashin Wirathu
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Sri Lanka targets radical nationalist Buddhists in Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)
- Brief generational history of Sri Lanka and Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)
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**** Sri Lanka targets radical nationalist Buddhists in Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)
****
Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara sought by police for hate crimes and inciting violence against Muslims (AFP)
Police in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, on Sunday arrested
five people for instigating religious violence that has led to a
series of violent attacks on Muslims since April. Four of the people
were Buddhists instigating violence against Muslims, while the fifth
was a Muslim accused of defaming Buddhism.
More than 20 hate crime attacks on Muslims have been recorded since
April 17, including arson at Muslim-owned businesses and petrol-bomb
attacks on mosques. The attacks are being blamed on a radical
nationalist Buddhist organization, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS - Forces of
Buddhist Power) that has been conducting violent attacks on Muslim
targets since 2014.
However, only one of the five arrested men is connected to BBS, an
unidentified 32-year-old man directly linked to at least four arson
attacks in a Colombo suburb. The Colombo police are being heavily
criticized because they've been unable or unwilling to arrest the BBS
leader, the Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, and many people
believe that the Buddhist Sinhalese government is protecting
Gnanasara, despite his connection to violence against Muslims.
The violence by Buddhist against Muslims in Sri Lanka has not yet
reached the level of mass slaughter, mass torture, and mass rapes
being committed by Buddhists, led by Buddhist monk Buddhist monk Ashin
Wirathu, against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar (Burma). Perhaps the two
Buddhist monks, Gnanasara and Wirathu, are in some kind of bloody
contest with each other to see who can be responsible for the most
atrocities. Reuters and AFP
Related Articles
- Communal violence grows in Myanmar (Burma) between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims (16-Nov-2016)
- Meiktila, Burma, violence has echoes of Kristallnacht (05-Apr-2013)
- Burma (Myanmar) declares state of emergency over Buddhist/Muslim violence (11-Jun-2012)
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**** Brief generational history of Sri Lanka and Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)
****
For 30 years, Sri Lanka's entire society has been dominated by the Sri
Lankan civil war between the ethnic majority (Buddhist) Sinhalese and
the ethnic minority (Hindu) Tamils. This civil war climaxed in May
2009, following reports of genocide on both sides, when the separatist Tamil Tigers surrendered
and renounced further violence, ending the Sri Lanka crisis civil war.
Every generational crisis civil war follows the same general pattern.
The war climaxes and ends with genocidal acts on both sides that are
so horrible that the traumatized survivors vow to do everything
possible to prevent it from happening again. And they succeed, and a
new civil war only begins decades later when the survivors finally die
off. But during those decades, younger generations, with no personal
memories of the horrors of the war, come of age and begin protests
that sometimes become violent.
The protests start to become widespread during the generational
Awakening era, which begins about 15-18 years after the climax of the
crisis war, and is characterized by protests, sometimes violent, by
college students.
Although it's only been 8 years since the climax of the Sri Lanka
civil war, we're beginning to see the first signs of the violence that
will become widespread in a few years. However, in this case, there's
a twist.
The Sri Lankan civil war was fought between the Buddhist Sinhalese and
the Hindu Tamils. The small Muslim community wasn't really involved,
and according to some reports, they thrived and prospered during the
war, while the other two groups were out killing each other.
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) or "Buddhist Power Force" group was formed in
2012 to purify Sri Lanka for the Buddhists by exterminating the
Christians, Hindus and Muslims. However, they've been particularly
focusing on Muslims.
The leader of BBS is the Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara. In
2014, a video showed Gnanasara delivering an explosive hate speech to
large crowds of Buddhists, full of vicious rhetoric. He pointed out
that the Sri Lankan police and army are Sinhalese, and therefore are
on the side of the Sinhalese, and he screams explicit threats to
Muslims, including using derogatory language. To roars of approval
from the crowd, he vows that if any Muslim, were to lay a hand on a
Sinhalese, that would "be the end" of all of them.
Gnanasara's speech triggered a sectarian bloodbath in the town of
Aluthgama. Shortly after the speech, Buddhist mobs marched through
Muslim neighborhoods, ransacking dozens of homes and shops. Three
Muslim men were killed, and sixteen seriously injured in the two
nights of violence that followed.
Despite his incitement to riot, Gnanasara claims that he and the BBS
had nothing to do with the Aluthgama bloodbath. Now there have been
at least sixteen major incidents since April 17 of this year. Once
again, Gnanasara claims that he and the BBS have nothing to do with
them. Nonetheless, Gnanasara remains in hiding, and the police are
either unable or unwilling to arrest him. Daily Mirror (Colombo) and CNN (17-July-2014) and LankaWeb and The Island (Sri Lanka)
Related Articles
- Sri Lanka Sinhalese Buddhist monks accused of racist hate speech against Hindu Tamils (20-Nov-2016)
- Tamil Tigers surrender, ending the Sri Lanka crisis civil war (17-May-2009)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Sri Lanka, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara,
Sinhalese, Buddhists, Tamils, Hindus, Tamil Tigers,
Bodu Bala Sena, BBS, Forces of Buddhist Power, Aluthgama,
Myanmar, Burma, Rohingya Muslims, Ashin Wirathu
Permanent web link to this article
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John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
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