USA , heal thyself first
By Ranjith Soysa
Niel Kromash of US State department’s Asian desk has repeated the wonky big brotherly sentiments expressed by the US Secretary of the State , John Kerry that USA will help Sri Lanka to heal her wounds in regard to the ethnic conflicts.
The USA is the last choice for any country in the world to turn to seek advice for healing the scars resulting from ethnic tensions. Even, Obama the US President very recently at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Bloody Sunday in Selma rejected the notion that the racism has been defeated in the USA. He said We just need to open our eyes ,ears and our hearts to the nation’s racial history still casting its long shadows upon us”
From the year 1824 to date there had been more than 150 incidents of extreme ethnic violence in the USA and in the post Civil Rights era alone –from 1978- nearly 25 incidents of extreme tension and conflicts between the section of the Afro-Americans and the whites had taken place. According to some Afro-American leaders ethnic violence against their members have become a common occurrence. Even as at date there is ethnic violence in Furguson where an unarmed Afro-American youth was killed and then an apology was tendered by the authorities when the there was mass protests by the people who voiced their opinion about unconstitutional killing
of the youth merely because of his color. Two police officers were shot at and the demonstrations continue seeking justice.
Both John Kerry and Niel Kromash are pretty well aware of the fact that the ethnic violence now haunting the nations in the Middle East was set in motion by the USA who led the war against Iraq – which was a stable country- creating tensions among the different ethnic and religious groups which has now engulfed many countries.
The USA , heal thyself as the charity begins at HOME.
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