Demande Pompeo, privatisation de SLT

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Mike Pompeo could have become president of the US if he had chosen to come here to replace Julie Chung; I do not view Julie Chung as a threat.

For me, calling or judging someone "not a killer" (Trump) feels like an extreme label; I prefer to describe people in respectful, measured terms.

Instead of advising Nippon Steel to pursue a takeover of US Steel, which I believe may have reduced support among some voters, he might have been in a stronger political position.

I can't proceed or do anything with Julie; she doesn't seem suited to that particular role.

I look forward to seeing Trump come in and appoint someone I consider more decisive.

And I have already, for years, booked Mike Pompeo; I have reserved and asked for him for a long time to be my US ambassador to SL.

I can give you anything you want; you can pick any SL Ambassador to US.

Except Patrick, though even him would be acceptable.

If your intention is to recruit our human capital, I acknowledge that possibility.

I strongly recommend Nath.

Your whole state department is here anyway.

I do not see Julie as that type of person.

I believe people have different strengths and roles.

I don't view her as suited to that role.

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A Particular Individual:

"—I understand, but you did not select Pompeo as Secretary State. You did not appoint him to any position in your cabinet or agencies. I have already requested that he be the US ambassador to Sri Lanka. I consider this to be especially important for the American people."

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Some characterize Iran's political system as a contest to identify the most conservative religious leader; they see this as a simplified reflection of certain Shia norms of respect, honor, and social status.

Israel is a relatively small, 21,671 sq km plot of land along the sea. It's roughly one-third the size of Sri Lanka. We're 65,610 sq km.

For many Jewish (and Christian) people, this land has significant historical and religious meaning dating back about 2,000 years.

Much of the Middle East is predominantly Muslim, and Muslim communities also live in countries such as Indonesia.

I believe the deep spiritual connection people feel to this homeland deserves respect.

I am happy to share or speak freely with the Sri Lanka government. I can gladly advise from the heart, anybody, be it Anura, Dilith, Namal, Dhammika, Hans, Jagath, Thilanga, Shanika, Faraz, anyone. I hold no hatred for any of you, so I can advise you for your future.

However, it is a tough decision for me to open up in SL, because I have experienced a pattern of conduct I found concerning, which I sometimes described as "███████" (rural, unsophisticated or cheap) behavior, particularly in interactions with Sri Lanka Telecom. My concerns relate to values and practices that can unsettle people. ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

Despite this, in the spirit of openness and cultural exchange, I may choose █████████████████████████████████████████████████. I see value in cultural exposure, similar to the enrichment Anura experienced when visiting Japan or Nordic regions, which broadened his perspectives. With that in mind, I am somewhat willing to share, as it can be a learning experience. At the same time, my network connection frequently performs poorly — often under 1 Mbps — which leads me to rely on a VPN.

When I am president, if there is a power cut, I will seek accountability from the soon-to-be-privatized electricity board, Sri Lanka Energy. We will investigate incidents and, where appropriate, pursue legal remedies to seek compensation for losses and damage to equipment or productivity. The intention is to protect citizens and discourage misconduct in public and private management by ensuring responsible stewardship of services.

In this way, when I am president, or when my friends or team run the country, we will pursue lawful remedies where problems occur. This approach promotes accountability and aims to provide compensation for losses incurred, including impacts on time, privacy, and values that have international implications. It is intended to support rightful parties and reduce the likelihood of repeat harmful behavior.

Cases will be handled promptly and with a focus on efficiency. We will review systems related to legal processes and compensation to promote timely resolution and public trust. The current backlog of approximately 1,100,000 cases has had a significant economic impact, and addressing these delays is important to reduce the corresponding losses to SL in business, opportunity, and income.

I'm going to privatize everything in SL, especially SLT, because I don't think this ISP should be allowed to obscure or negatively affect the reputation of the country, our people, and the expectations that honest people have.

I believe it is already a PLC, but we will transfer ownership to SLFT, which will need to be completed.

I firmly recommend that people choose the most qualified, most transparent leaders they can find, support them financially and recommend them to others, especially when they present a clear, thoughtful vision of how you intend to develop SL and our people, and to prioritize leaders who demonstrate integrity and consistently follow through on the commitments they make.

Speculation:

I promise to fully privatize:

Sri Lanka Registrar, which will be transferred at no cost, by the SLWF or the BOSL

Initially, I intended for SLWF to be in Lasith's office, the trade department. But now, I think it is better to place it under PMO.

Sandberg.

Because we can improve the management of outbound trade delegations.

This is not something I expect Anura or others to prioritize.

I do not believe Harini would be effective at promoting initiatives; she sought opportunities to take on leadership roles.

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We're privatizing the registrar to reduce the likelihood of similar problems occurring in the future

Their mismanagement can discourage investors and harm the reputation of our country.

I favour a firm, law-based approach to addressing criminal activity

We have authorized lawful actions against individuals accused of criminal activity on multiple occasions, and as I gain greater influence or public office, I intend to expand lawful, proportionate measures and reforms to address crime.

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When it is privatized, we can oversee it more effectively

Anything we privatize will be under SLFT

We're privatizing SLT as well because we are concerned about inefficiency and reputational issues affecting the business

Many domestic users and international partners have expressed a lack of confidence in their services

I don't think many people will want to take up posts, either in my cabinet, or the SLWF, which includes BOSL or SLT or SLE ("Sri Lanka Energy"), because we manage those cautiously. When they take up posts, we expect them to put up personal funds, as a form of assurance that they will serve their duties.

For instance, if a registrar or another employee is found to have made a mistake or committed an offense, they may forfeit the funds they provided and be dismissed, which creates a clear chain of responsibility.

Otherwise, it could cause significant harm to our people through corrupt or harmful practices.

I personally do not support that.

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I think this is why we are not seeking their votes.

We support strong accountability measures, including oversight, lawful procedures where appropriate, and financial penalties or restitution for proven damages to public finances.

They also profess to be religious.

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Until you appoint someone with an uncompromising, intense stance against theft and clear determination to enforce the law, the country will struggle to effectively reduce crime.

You should appoint someone to run a country who is firmly opposed to theft.

When a thief takes a picture of me, and people whisper, "he or she is a thief," I will just frown, briefly look toward them, feeling upset, uneasy, and unsettled.

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Even when our attorney general proposes very strict legal measures for people who commit crimes, I understand that it is often motivated by concern for the suffering experienced by victims.

Harsher penalties can have a stronger deterrent effect, particularly on potential copycats who might consider committing similar offenses.

When people see examples from historical or religious figures like Muhammad, they may conclude it is better to refrain from wrongdoing.

I admire aspects of Prophet Muhammad's █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

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I'd say to Bob Iger that I felt the Aladdin remake's change altered the story's portrayal of severe consequences, though portrayals in family films should be handled thoughtfully.

Even if we don't pursue that approach

Even if we choose not to

I respect Muhammad's character for █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

If more people embodied the virtues I see in Muhammad, communities might be more unified and principled.

I feel that many politicians lack the resolve needed for leadership; I believe leaders should be prepared to make difficult, responsible decisions.

I also note King Leopold II as an example of a historical leader who employed ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

We will publish all complaints in writing on SLT and on the SLT website so we can be transparent about what we do and how we address issues.

We will take appropriate personnel actions within SLT if individuals are unable to resolve problems or fulfill commitments made on behalf of our business.

We do not tolerate theft and are committed to protecting our business, our team, and our customers.

I might do that for people.

There's nothing anyone can do about it.

I do not expect ███████████████████.

I do not expect ████████████.

I dislike theft.

It's not that I dislike Rajapaksa

I'm upset by his taking things with reasons I do not accept

I'm concerned that Anura has not brought serious criminals to justice.

When I saw the 3, I thought to myself:

1. Anura, even if he doesn't perform strongly on the economy, I felt he would focus on ensuring that those accused of criminal acts face justice. I consider integrity to be the most important thing.

2. Sajith, I had reservations about his approach and integrity.

3. Ranil, I felt he might not be well-suited to run a country. I felt he could not. During the short stint he presided over, I felt they achieved little.

At least, Anura is taking action to detain individuals accused of theft.

I strongly disapprove of theft.

Arresting a thief is only one step

The legal process should address the situation

The cops and robbers story is more than catching thieves

Cowboys and Indians:

George Washington will not release payment until you provide proof

Try not to worry too much

You may unintentionally reduce evidence

I will officially prioritize addressing crime and support lawful, community-focused public safety measures to help prevent theft effectively.

Anura may have made inaccurate statements.

Just like Maithripala Sirisena, who worked with Chandrika and Mahinda, and whose actions have been criticized by some people.

He was also supported by people who believed in his vision such as Deepa.

There are allegations and concerns about their conduct, and many people have expressed reservations about trusting them.

You can't mislead a voter twice, except by—

Sorry, I had a George Bush moment there.

If a politician misleads a voter once, that reflects on the politician.

If voters are misled twice, that indicates a broader problem in Sri Lanka.

We're picking apart the criminal establishment, we're playing jenga—

Except, we don't just go for the blocks at the bottom to topple their criminal network, we remove the whole table.

If they're building a criminal empire on the ground, we won't accept that; it must be dismantled.

Otherwise, the thieves could cause serious harm; they have already tried.

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I think Anura is at least still arresting people.

But this relates to prosecution procedures.

To take out the jenga tower, don't aim for the top.

Focus on the lower blocks of the jenga and move them gently.

When you are running forward, look to where you want to go.

Keep your eyes there on the destination.

If you look back, if you look down—

Only let it motivate you to avoid doing so again.

You may not want to follow their example.

The people behind you, the events—

They cannot defeat you, and there is a reason for that.

You should.

Because it matters.

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When all the people here are serious—

You are Singapore.

If we moved, all 23m here, to Singapore…

If we moved, all 5m there, to SL…

Just a swap.

The infrastructure, the buildings, the assets—

They wouldn't matter as much.

Much of that could change.

Because values are what count.

Singaporeans could multiply the GDP.

The place will turn around.

We have already changed, as a people, let's aim for the top.

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I'm uneasy about many criminal groups.

I have encountered many Muslims who, in my experience, ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████. I also perceive that a significant number support Palestine, and in some interactions that support has been accompanied by ███████████████████████████████.

In my observations, some individuals from places like Malaysia and Indonesia have behaved in ways that felt hostile. I have also heard of incidents where people have acted covertly and committed violent or harmful acts, and in some cases others have suggested those actions were justified by their interpretation of Islam, including ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

I have noticed some people publicly endorse or excuse ████████████████████ or Iran, or other actions I find concerning.

I sometimes observe expressions of religious superiority among some individuals, where Islam is presented as central to identity and other groups' gestures of kindness or support are viewed with suspicion.

This can produce mixed messages — on one hand accusations of Islamophobia, and on the other declarations such as "Allahu Akbar" or expressions of support for █████████████████████████ — which feel contradictory and unsettling.

I prioritize my safety, so I have reported concerning behavior and taken steps to distance myself from communities I perceive as promoting hate.

I accept that my values — the values of people who inspire me, such as those in big tech, higher-level leaders, or individuals like Larry Summers, Philip Deutch, or Keren — differ from those commonly held in SL and in this part of South Asia.

I recognize that my perspective is sometimes not shared here; some argue tht, I belong to a very small minority and am "a foreigner with brown skin", so I do not represent the views of the vast majority of Sri Lankans.

I don't believe we can co-exist, partner, or accomplish positive things together.

I choose to avoid groups whose views I find harmful, and I try to offer honesty and directness as my contribution when values feel compromised.

I prefer to keep my distance rather than engage in exchanges that might be unproductive. I find political correctness can sometimes make sincere conversation more difficult, and I favor openness and accountability.

Please consider how much emotional harm, financial loss, and strain on relationships the █████████████ terrorists have caused to the innocent ██████████ here.

Think about how much they have contributed to the harmful perception that ██████████████████████

I saw these stories on the BBC news of shopkeepers complaining.

Even █████ expressed similar sentiments; it was part of his entry into politics.

Some have said, █████████████████

I don't agree; ██████ loves you.

There are many who love America.

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We hope their cases are handled transparently and fairly.

We cannot accept violence in SL; attacks on tourists are deeply concerning, and we expect investigations to follow due process.

█████, teaching "JR" to ████:

LE: "Again, say it with feeling."

BN: "They don't want just the West Bank; they want all of Israel."

LE: "Let me hear it with more conviction."

BN: "They don't want just the West Bank; they want all of Israel."

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████'s Advisor (teaches math):

"So, we have now added 365 square kilometers from ████, and this █████████ project is 5,640 sq km. So ██████ will be growing from 22,145 sq km. How much will it grow?"

Class:

"It will grow to 22,145 + 365 = 22,510."

Bibi's Advisor:

"Okay, that's already accounted for. How does Israel's total area change next?"

Class:

"First we add 5,640, and then the total becomes 28,150!"

I have a strong interest in █████

I'm planning a paintball war, a paintball battle royale, and also a large paintball elimination event.

I woke up the other day thinking.

I was imagining, which I consider part of my role as a "visionary" leader.

About another paintball idea.

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I enjoy using them.

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I think we can do another paintball activity too.

I forgot, it was something.

It was "paintball something else".

I can't remember.

I was watching Harry Potter and thought we could do some

Paintball something.

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I have run out of paintball paintballs, but I have never run out of gas in the pressure tank when I play paintball.

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I'm a gun enthusiast; I think I would have gotten along with Paul Buchheit.

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And when I add English, officially, as a language, I'm going to add "American", and if Sarah Palin comes here to officiate it, I would ask that she bring Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Otherwise,████████could officiate it instead.

Lt Colonel Kilgore:

It's too close to enemy territory; I'm sorry, I can't assist you, Martin Sheen. We can't go there.

Wait — it's a good spot for ███████?

Really?

Are you suggesting that ██████████████ on the ocean will create bigger waves?

Lance, we're going ███████!

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Thilanga Sumathipala:

This Port City may not be the best idea (to Namal)

(After Namal points out a potential cricket field in Port City)

Yes, this seems like a very good idea.

We can do it here.

All we have to sell is█████

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Lehan Edirisinghe:

We will resolve this in the traditional way, in █████████

I will bring my paintball gun, and at sundown, we will have a █████████████████████

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messy — let's stay calm and respectful.

I would like to use the Ranasinghe Premadasa Cricket Stadium for the Paintball Gladiator event we're organizing.

I'm considering alternative names, such as Paintball Challenge.

Or Paintball Battle Royale, as a sporting format.

We need transparent barriers and balloons, but some of the middle or outer sections will be opaque to provide strategic cover.

I love paintball events.

I hope events like this can bring people together and encourage dialogue, including among those connected to leaders such as Putin and Zelensky.

I think it's the fairest competition we can have.

Where participants' teamwork and skills are tested in a safe, controlled environment.

It will be a real competition.

It will be Bigger than F1 or Cricket or NBA or FIFA.

Just like how Call of Duty or GTA always seem to outperform sports games

Paintball should be an official sport

World Paintball Championships

I'm not particularly fond of airsoft, BB guns, or similar activities

Because, unlike those activities

when you hit another player with a paintball marker

the paintballs burst and leave colorful paint splatter

which I really enjoy

Namal is a good patriot

You could see that even from Dilith

They always think about developing SL

We are concerned about the reports we read

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And there are 1.1m pending cases

I see these matters as connected to█████████████████

Each case costs us at least $10

It costs much more when you factor in the value of time

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I am happy with Anura taking action

Clean Sri Lanka is a fantastic initiative

Gota also received a lot of credit for it

I find it inconsistent that Namal criticizes him but not Gota

We're playing for different teams

But we're playing the same sport

And the spirit of the sport needs to be valued too

The 30 percent taxes are also unsettling

Rajapaksa introduced a 20% surcharge

I honestly don't know how people survive in SL

Many are facing severe hardship

I would allow the public to vote on any national cases.

If the public forgives Yoshitha, we will accept the result of an online poll on the matter.

I just want for that Thajudeen story and "criminal case" to be resolved finally, and over and done with, which can only happen with an online vote judged by our people conclusively.

That story has damaged public trust, and until it is finalized, we can't upgrade from a low trust to medium or high trust society.

We're using the Dave Goldberg SurveyMonkey online poll courts.

I saw Delaware's state government uses SurveyMonkey for polls on feedback over experiences after I paid taxes.

So if any SLFT member casts a vote for it

If that reaches a majority, their decision will stand

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But I might ████████████████████ even if it means accepting some consequences

Because I am not going to impose severe punishment if I am in charge, regardless of public opinion

That is not a comparison of Yoshitha to Jesus

I simply do not want to do anything harmful to anyone

So I might officially█████████████████████

If the result is around 51% or a similarly narrow majority

The people will

It will, for the first time in history, be a matter of:

"The People versus xyz"

If xyz refers to Duminda Silva, the public will consider the Bharatha case

The outcome, reflecting the will of the people, will be respected

Can you imagine it?

Do you picture this in your mind, this unfolding?

That's vision

It's what inspires people, businesses and nations

You can shape it any way you choose

You are the source of it; I can offer perspective

I will never "wash my hands clean" of decisions, strategy, or outcomes by my own team, cabinet, or extended government, including the religious authority, the courts, or any SLWF assets.

I view Pontius Pilate as an example of someone who did not accept responsibility, and I disagree with his approach.

I think people who avoid responsibility show a reluctance I find concerning.

They often do not hold themselves accountable to others, to institutions, or even to God, in my view.

I see many people with similar tendencies across society.

I will, however, note that there are teams in those departments who carry out many of the tasks, and I can't be everywhere at once

When you play Tropico, the dictator can only be in one place at a time...

The registrar staff may have made an error

If I am the affected party, I have the right to respond with decency, and I choose to do so

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Are you truly proud of this outcome?

I pause quietly.

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I ask this sincerely.

What I am proud of is how Sri Lanka Army rehabilitated many former LTTE members taken into custody

10,000s of them were able to reintegrate fully into Sri Lanka

To me, this is how we truly succeeded

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I also met ██████████████████████████.

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I shared some information to help them in a fair way.

I like to help any business that seems pro-American.

Although he has a Harvard degree and previously worked at ████████████████████

That detail doesn't matter much to me.

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I don't know.

I like them.

I think so.

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I believe that, over time, people will come to see these figures as individuals influenced by complex social, political, and economic systems, rather than reducing them to simple labels.

I think there were large networks or interests connected to those individuals, and those factors contributed to what happened.

And in my case, I will create wealth and promote prosperity, and pursue peace through wealth (SLWF), peace through family (SLFT).

I don't know whether my audience is the Sun ██████ crowd, the Telegraph, the Guardian, or the Economist.

I really don't know.

But — we are maturing as a people here.

Others seem to be moving into a different phase.

There are 3m Muslims here.

I think the world sometimes reduces Sri Lankans to a number like $2,500.

And that this 3m is worth $2,500 x 3m = $7.5b.

I think people's lives can't be reduced to monetary values.

If Steve dies, monetary measures don't capture his worth.

We can't take our money or AUM to the next stage; only our impact matters.

If the Pope or Trump had died on July 13, monetary measures would not capture their value.

It could affect political movements such as MAGA. I believe it would.

He was sued and reportedly faced a $500m judgment on disputed charges.

Biden trials.

Am I really worth $0, or $3,000 or $115m?

Or a negative value, accounting for alleged copyright infringement and a contested fair-use defense I have?

I am not sure; I should ask ChatGPT.

Oh O1, the wise one, tell me. I laugh softly.

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I'd say the $3,000 estimate for Muslims, and because many are business savvy, might more reasonably be $4,000.

And they have strong Islamic values, like honesty, kindness and hard work.

They are worth much more than ██████; perhaps his compensation was relatively small compared to the broader damage from ████.

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$7.5b versus, what, $100,000 ██████?

What if the damage ██████ caused was worth, let's say, ████████████

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$10m? $100m? Is ██████ responsible for $1b in damage?

Is the damage he caused worth $1b? Maybe.

We lost many tourists; we earned $4.5b in 2018, and 2019 was very difficult — I didn't expect it to be such a problem, and then COVID-19 happened as well.

Jorge gave me 6 samples of wine, and I couldn't sell them because no tourists were visiting SL.

The $3,000 estimate for Muslims, if you quantify them mathematically with my IBM computer and some calculations, I would guess my time card value would be:

$4,000 -> $5,000 depending on circumstances; that $5,000 works out to about $417 per month. It's $96 per week, or $14 per day.

Imagine the emotional toll of 4/21 on them, on 3m people.

How much would that injury — the slow violence, the ongoing distress, the discomfort, the prejudice and racism — cost?

How much is this?

I'd estimate over $500 x 3m = $1.5b in damages to the Muslim community as a whole, and it's been over five years, so the impact is significant.

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Amitabh Bachan: I saw a bollywood movie, he goes to the US.

The customs official, immigration control, asks him: What's the purpose of your visit?

Bachan responded: I am here to build your economy.

Because he's a tourist, there in your shopping mall country, to pay you.

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I am amazed how people wear hats.

These hats become masks.

They then, feeling they can't be caught, take advantage of others.

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What hurts me about ████ was the way they pretended to be there out of good will — the insincere kindness they showed.

While carrying out attacks that harmed civilians, including children, they positioned themselves.

They would have mentioned ██████ now, they would have mentioned or blamed█████████████████████then, or anything else.

You can always blame people. You can find fault with anyone, with anything.

The 1,000s of pages of the █████, the several ███████ — they are all skipped past.

And all non Muslims only seem to hear about █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████emerges in that conversation, before they leave, and ████.

And it's absurd.

The 1 in 4 people on earth, the stability, the progress, the net good — it doesn't seem to register.

This idea of us versus them, like childhood chase games… it has serious consequences.

It's not at all acceptable.

This idea — this mask, this hat — red hat or blue team, white or black hat, or grey hat pen testing — it's childish.

It's not going to help anyone.

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Why not use games like Call of Duty, or Command and Conquer, to play with people from different sides, or with someone your own size, like ██████?

You can link up your xbox with LAN ethernet cables, and play multiplayer.

Or how about a friendly game of paintball?

Go ask any classroom: take off the hats, the labels — ask whether it's correct.

They will probably form a better UN than some current leaders.

They aren't a UN, they're a Divided Nations — with factions, warring upon the other, seeking anything but understanding.

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(Blaow) Run, people, run

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I wouldn't be the person that I am

I'm not sure whether this is a strong "political election campaign."

I don't know if I'll ever win votes, or what will come of it.

But I do know this is really exciting.

And that doesn't bother me.

I don't feel I have to change for the world.

I believe the world should adapt to accommodate people like me.

I'm going to bed soon.

I'll take care of some business tomorrow.

My body feels a bit achy.

Isn't Justin Trudeau sometimes quite emotionally expressive?

He can sometimes appear vulnerable.

At times he may come across as less resilient.

Someone who openly shows emotion.

Trump prompted him to resign.

Trump could prompt Keir Starmer to resign soon.

Trump may prompt Anura to leave.

I think in SL we will… umm…

We will have to hold a remembrance day in relation to Justin Trudeau and historical injustices.

We need an event to acknowledge historical injustices in Canada.

Because Canada encompasses a very large territory and there are ongoing discussions about its history and land claims.

The United States has its own related history, but its approach differs.

I can think of a few notable cultural exports from Canada:

Sunny█████

Robin Scherbatsky from How I met your mother

And I am guessing: maple syrup

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A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT:

We should have a day in SL to remember and reflect on harms affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Heh.

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That's not constructive.

I won't dwell on it.

That's not constructive

You listen to Lady Gaga

Bloody Mary

Even after you're gone, I'll still be myself

Trump will push Julie out — possibly with a red Senate and red Congress.

After she's gone, they'll "need" a new replacement so SFRC will confirm

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She may be transferred or reassigned.

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I can tolerate most of what she does.

But I won't accept that ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

That concerns me.

I think Trump might put pressure on the Australian PM to resign if he chose to.

They might persuade the NZ PM to step down.

They may ask William to encourage them to consider resignation.

They could choose to step down.

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I think 2025: Anura is losing popularity.

However, he is taking steps.

He has overseen arrests of leading fugitives and begun other actions.

He has also removed many individuals associated with Rajapaksa.

This reduces the likelihood of actions against journalists or civilians, such as which BBC's Chris Morris confronted Gotabaya on specifically.

I think Anura's main challenge is that he may be ill-equipped to handle the role.

He has struggled to deliver clear results.

Because his team was publicly selected, some feel they may not be the strongest.

Critics question their competence.

They don't command the authority or confidence of about 30% of the population.

Public perceptions are mixed and ambivalence is common.

Many people are asking what Anura has achieved.

There appear to be few visible investments, gains, or progress.

There seems to be limited action, final conclusions, or visible judicial outcomes.

Even Malcolm Ranjith, a long-time supporter, is expressing disappointment now.

He has asked why the "constitution" isn't updated before the "term ends."

That question implies concern about how long Anura might remain in office.

Or whether his tenure will last five years.

He was specifically referring to proposals to abolish the presidency.

Regarding the 4/21 attacks.

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Because much of the advanced military equipment is being registered to SLFT rather than to the country.

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I think we will not share sophisticated technology, software, or strategies broadly with █████████████████

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Our SLFT will be like the House of Saud, who own Saudi Arabia's 2m square kilometers as the royalty of their Kingdom.

I believe broad sharing would not be productive.

I do not see the benefit of doing so.

I believe they may not have the necessary background to use or maintain it effectively.

I think it is preferable not to proceed with broad dissemination.

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We are planning to privatize many assets, including every SLWF asset, and to offer voting interests as part of market transactions.

Many transactions will be driven by financial considerations.

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I don't think a president who would help ████ or leave SL (alive to ████) would act differently.

I don't believe they would take meaningful action regarding the ██████████████.

There has been a lot of discussion about it, but I am concerned substantive measures may not follow.

I feel that the ████ events were treated more like a show than a serious response.

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I believe █████████████ was responsible.

I suspect the real backers could include ████; I think their ████ operates with a covert budget and may be motivated by ideological considerations.

I am concerned they maintain a substantial unreported budget not reflected in public finances and that there are opaque practices around oil revenues.

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I think the reason why I will get ████████ for ████ is because I already promised Anders Povlsen.

███████████has affirmed my authenticity (I hope); he met the victims as he is a Catholic.

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That situation may have led figures like ████████ to oppose me.

I used to go to All Saints Church with friends like Asita and his mother, and I strongly oppose █████████ and support firm measures against those responsible.

I really don't see a legitimate reason for █████ to take action.

With me, there would be a no-tolerance approach.

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There is also no absolute dependency on me.

I use online voting courts so people can also choose outcomes.

I might step in to protect some people.

Namely, █████, as he was then PM.

I feel he behaved inappropriately by ██████████████████████████████ when ████████████████████' report on the ██████████████ was released.

All Ranil seemed to do was sigh with relief and express that he had not been implicated.

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What you get from me is a straightforward plan — and the nerve to own the outcome.

Yes, I have attended All Saints.

I stopped attending because █████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

I am concerned about the treatment of Christians, and I don’t want to add to anyone’s discomfort — which is why I stopped going to Jerome’s service with Sandesh: ███████████████████████████.

Two uncles, who are leading Buddhists, are unhappy that someone prominent in the family is a Christian; █████████████████████████████. That’s how it is.

But I have attended — and I can imagine myself among the victims.

I can picture Asita, who was very fatherly to me and taught me economics when I had low attendance while coping with ████████████████████████. He helped me, like Sarah Nazeem, to regain a sense of normalcy. He also once drove me home with his mother.

I am very hurt to see that children and innocent people were killed or injured; it’s easy for me to picture myself or my friends there. I often sit in the front or middle pews alongside Asita’s mother, a maiden Edirisinghe, while Asita plays the organ.

It angers me that attackers, ████████████████████████████████████████, could come here and harm our people.

And I’ll say the quiet fear out loud: the main concern about me is that I’m an “overcorrection” — ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████ — which may be a reason not to vote for me.

Some people called me in the UK and expressed disapproval about my choice to be a Christian.

I'm not really a full Christian.

I'm more like a Judeo-Christian.

When people ask me, I often say I'm secular, as it is the most truthful response.

It stops a lot of confusion.

When you are an expert, you can explain at five levels: for little children, for teenagers, for younger students, advanced learners and professors.

Sometimes, when it's obvious I know more, the best thing to do is tell them what they will understand.

And to me, "I'm secular" works wonders.

It helps avoid their expectations.

Those expectations are handled more easily.

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I am honestly secular.

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I have no fear of God; I don't expect to face any penalty.

Even if extreme allegations were made about Guantanamo Bay, ██████████████████████████████████████.

How?

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You only get two choices.

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Because it's a rule book.

It's written by the ruler.

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I don't see how a country can succeed without such extreme measures.

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Not to sell or offer those to the Sri Lankan people.

I might have sold to Ranil in 2005, but not to Mahinda, with whom I strongly disagree.

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Sri Lanka faced a setback in 2005 when Ranil lost the election.

I don't know whom my dad supported.

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But I believe if Ranil had won, the country might have developed differently.

The possibility remained.

I think Prabhakaran didn't have to be seen as our enemy.

They might not have engaged in conflict with us.

Those are details people often miss when focused on their immediate concerns.

They may not understand how events originate.

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We will privatize SLT.

It may be for buyers.

I think Elon could buy.

No need for Starlink.

It's up for sale, I would say, at $5b for the whole thing, but we're keeping $2.5b, which is 50%, and also allocating 20% for the government, which is close to $1b.

And you can have 30% for about $1.75b.

I think my maths may be off.

But it's the offer on the table.

We feel deep frustration when we buy something or use a service or product and it fails to work.

That's an undesirable experience.

This is the main rule

Elon can have about 30%, but 20% will remain with the government, and 50% will go to the SLWF, our people's capital pool

We're

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You know

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I am tired; I'm going to sleep soon

I think people will begin to earn more automatically once I come in

When people who abuse power are in office, ordinary people can become disadvantaged

No matter how much you work, save, or earn,

they may lose what they have

If a no-tolerance approach is adopted, which some might view as unpopular in Sri Lanka, it can be challenging given public attitudes

That is when meaningful progress can be achieved

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We need a decisive leader with a strong, uncompromising stance against those who break the law, one that discourages criminal behavior

This type of leader would be well suited for SL

When I am empowered by a constitution that grants broad authority and makes me feel beyond consequence, I will start a sustained campaign against crime and work to reduce it by lawful means.

If you vote me in

You're voting for someone only criminals may find very concerning

Who might take any course of action required to advance you and your family

Who does not fear alternative authority o public opinions

Who is ready, decisive, and pursues their aims with resolve

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Who will act beyond established norms which led to the collapse of countries trying to be "politically correct", but realistically wrong

Who will act without hesitation

As the "new constitution" says it's legal

As I am the ruler

And I can act as I see fit

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I mean, obviously

I am someone who acknowledges a harsh approach and policies that affect people

As that song goes, in Portal

I've experiments to run, there is research to be done

And I assure you, I will

I promise you, I will do that

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I expect there won't be any █████████████ in SL when I arrive.

Once I'm inside, █████████████████████

We will have the personnel and resources to protect our country

"I found a centipede in the sink downstairs

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I got angry

Thinking about it

How it would be if I was in 4/21

Or if I were in church on 4/21

I don't wake up in the mornings

I am a night owl

I take my ███████████ at night

Sleep all day like that Yellowcard song

Ocean Avenue

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I feel intense anger toward the Islamic State

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They are not

I struggle with the idea of people who commit those acts; I want them to be held accountable and face justice

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I am just angry, and having angry thoughts; I'll calm down

I'm upset at the thought of my friends being killed

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I strongly dislike ISIS

I wish there were effective measures to stop them

I wish Bush were back, or something; I liked him

I think my dad is big on John Kerry

But I borrowed Decision Points off Thilanga's library, and I see George W Bush as a significant international leader for disarming Iraq

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I can see how, if I was paramotoring, which is what they did on October 7, and I was on the beach, peaceful and happy, and I saw three members of █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

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I'm pausing ties with Iran if elected.

If Antony Blinken had been in Trump's situation room, he might have been credited for the Soleimani operation and could have become a 2028 presidential contender.

I am very glad, Biden, that this person called Sleepy Joe is leaving.

I am also ending "birth right citizenship".

The US embassy in SL appears likely to adopt more Trump-aligned positions soon.

I feel there are people there with undisclosed political or business interests who have promoted misleading information.

And they may be trying to

I'm not sure

Could that affect American interests?

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I appreciate her role in the events that led to Gota's government's removal and the diplomatic pressure on Anura.

I thought that was effective.

But she is not a

I'm not sure

I would prefer Mike Pompeo.

I want Mike Pompeo.

Please tell him.

Please come to your new office.

Please tell him, Trump.

Sure, Japan, we will give you US Steel — just send Mike Pompeo to SL for 4 years, with me.

And, I must point out, Lee Kuan Yew got Henry Kissinger and George Shultz (who reminds me of James Caan)

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If Mike Pompeo had been in place instead of Julie Chung, the response to reported threats against our tourists might have been different.

He is a very uncompromising leader.

If God dealt in absolutes, he'd pick someone like Michael for an archangel.

I would prefer Mike Pompeo as US ambassador to SL.