This is 100% true story which happening here. Not only the Rajapaksha Family but a Lot of Politician and government officials are also corrupted People are so disappointed with this political structure, They are asking for a constitutional restructure. Lots of protests are going on all over the country, But all of them are so peaceful. But still, we rise as a nation! ❤🙌
Sri Lanka is a text book example for democracies that elect dynasty into power, it doesn't take long for turning a democracy into a dictatorship and an eventual bankruptcy due to incompetence
Are you implying that this isn't already the case in the US ? You can't vote for anything other than "team blue or team red" It's litteraly like voting for a family. not to mention lobying making your vote even more worthless (see how hard right to repare is struggling)
@@ereder1476 Can anythong not absolutely be spun into a Rep vs Dem argument? You Americans can only think of a political duopoly when every country in the world operates their own particular way.
@@ereder1476 it's really scary to see the Debt to GDP ratio of the US, it's 136%! I've heard the US government is planning on to write off student loans as well, the world order is going to change in this decade
@@ereder1476 "It's litteraly like voting for a family." You can't even spell the word so not surprised you don't understand what it means. Yes, the 2 party system in the US has its problems, but no where near what most 3rd world countries have with corruption and nepotism.
I’m a seafarer on a cargo ship and my crew-mates are from Sri Lanka. I see them worried about their families, their kids future. Yet they continue to work hard , away from their families onboard so they can earn some money for their families.
Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with amazing people. I remember I was on a bus from Colombo to Kandy, was dead tired from my flight and fell asleep. The man sat next to me asked where I wanna go and he will wake me up when we arrived. He unfortunately left earlier than me, but asked the next person to wake me up. The next man who sat next to me woke me up and said we have arrived. It was early in the morning, the bus was full with people, but someone offered me a seat because I will be longer on the bus than her. I will never forget that bus ride. Just a proof that there are nice people out there. My heart goes to the Sri Lankans.. I hope someday things will get better. Comeback stronger!
I was also sitting in such a bus when during night to the same destination..sleeping in there waa tough..my head slammed on the window frame which was metal..arrived after midnight..i could have taken more time so i did not loose my mind the following days and left sri lanka shortly after..a that was a few years ago..maybe 6 years..
I actually went to sri lanka this summer to visit a lot of family, and i got to experience the struggles first hand. There were several power outages a day that lasted hours, it was nearly impossible to find rides, and there were lines of vehicles/people that remained on the streets for days awaiting gas. however, the worst thing is the affect all of this has on the children of the country. specifically in education, with schools being closed down and students not having the resources they need to learn. its extremely unfortunate how easily some politicians can abuse their power. As long as it doesn’t affect themselves, the wellbeing of the people is of no concern to them
As a student in the final year of school from Sri Lanka, it's truly depressing to realize that our life prospects have been partially, (if not completely) destroyed by such incompetent, corrupt, and immoral rule. What's even worse is that as an economics student, we are taught how the kind of policies that led to our ruin are to be avoided. Too late for that i guess. I pray for my country and my people. I pray for strength to keep going. Edit: thank you for the kind words, everybody. They mean a lot to us here in SL
Don’t worry, the WEF appreciates your service and using your country as a test bed for its policies. Can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs! /s
I visited Sri Lanka in the end of March this year, just before the worst of the crisis started. There were commonly rolling blackouts that made it difficult to take out money to pay for basic services. I was blown away by the humility, hospitality and friendliness shown by the Sri Lankan people despite their hardships. It's such a beautiful country, and I hope they can manage to form a stable government that can take control and bring stability and prosperity!
@@HarshBatth yes we did just like other south Asian countries but now most of srilankans are guilty for that mistake.but mark my words after this crisis is over srilanka will be the least rasist country in south asia.
I'm a Sri Lankan and I love this video because it showcases 10x times more than the things shown through out local TV channels within Sri Lanka. Most people in Sri Lanka does not even understand the current situation (how this happened, why it happened and what the things which needs to be done to get out of the problem). Thank you for making such a detailed and important documentry 👏. I hope that other countries can learn from this and make it so that they do not go through the same scenario. It is a harsh experience for everyone including children and infants.
As a Sri Lankan who was in the middle of all this chaos I can confidently say that this creator has done a lot of research and is well educated on the matter. One massive thing you missed about the drainage of country's funds though. Rajapaksas put together a band of cronies to steal public money very effectively through various deals. That's the reason they were involved in so many construction projects. Just look for Aspen medical scandal. The known, calculated amount robbed by Rajapaksas for the moment is 18 billion USD. They created many more billionaires around the world, who took part in their crimes. That's why the public is demanding to have "their money back". Also they were mass murderers. They would quickly and effectively murder/disappear anybody who'd stand in their way. Mostly journalists, murdered in broad daylight. They appointed a bunch of spineless cronies as military chiefs and used Sri Lankan military as their personal guard dogs. They still are. These are all facts and the most important ones.
@@ekoprasetyonugroho536 That's exactly what needs to happen. A lot of snowflakes might see that as unethical but these parasites will always come back to rob just a bit more. This is why kings didn't leave even a trace of ones they defeated.
@@claytonreeves150 the U.S? Ruin? It’s like someone steals one slice of your pizza and you say the whole pizza is ruined My friend trust compared to the rest of world, the UN is in a very good state as it always has been Like my country India now that would be a befitting example Income is low and population is high these are hard times
Man, this sucks. I visited Sri Lanka in 2017. I was there for a month and it was my favourite country I've been too. The people are so kind, the culture is amazing, the landscape incredible and the wildlife majestic. I hope they recover from this disaster
While the title 'How One Powerful Family Destroyed A Country' oversimplifies a far more complex problem, you've produced a GREAT informative video! subscribed.
In Sri Lanka, just over 1/4th of the population works in agriculture. That's compared to less than 1% in the United States. When your government is dumb enough to ban fertilizer imports, and massively decrease crop yields, things are going to get very ugly! And that's before the debt, tourism drop, and food and energy prices skyrocketed.
As a Greek, this hits close to home. Much love and support to the Sri Lankan people, may you stay strong in adversity and see your beautiful country bloom again 🇱🇰 ❤️
Thanks for the sentiments. We, too have the Greek connections via a Greek princess from Northern India whose children founded our kingdoms in the distant past. And our ancient city Anuradha pura bears the name of one of her children.
Μπορεί όλη η υφήλιος να καταντήσει να "φλέγεται", όπως συνέβη στην Σρι Λάνκα και εμείς εδώ να περιμένουμε το επόμενο κουπόνι μπας και πληρώσουμε το ρεύμα και το φαγητό. Σαν λαός έχουμε στο αίμα μας τόσο την "επανάσταση " όσο και τον "ραγιαδισμο 400 χρόνων" όπως έχει ειπωθεί τόσες φορες
This video gives a good account of most of what happened. The corruption and disappearance of the funds wasn't clearly addressed and if you are planning to do a sequel please cover these areas as well. I'm a Sri Lankan citizen and experienced this crisis firsthand. Thank you for properly giving the accounts of things that happened here unlike most international media outlets which distorted the narrative for a sensationalized headline.
I first discovered ColdFusion 5 years ago! Been a fan ever since. The love for this kind of content made me want to do my own thing, and now finally invested in the right gear and I am progressing step by step! Thanks for the inspiration! And keep the amazing work up!
As this is mostly economic educational channel, I’m really happy to see alot of Sri Lankans are already been your subscriber for a long time. That’s shows how educated Sri Lankans are. Thank you for your video and hope to see another video from you how Sri Lankans beat this crisis soon, that’s what everyone wants to see 💪🇱🇰
Im 100% sure, SL will rise back, good luck and god bless SL, I still remember when SL won cricket world cup and i met a SL family in Singapore, when i congratulated them for their win, both were beeming. I want you guys come back and win WC again. - wishes from India 🙏
Couple of corrections: Tourism collapsed in 2019 (before covid) with the targeting of tourists in the Easter Bombings. Secondly, Russia invaded in 2022 not 2021 as stated in the video (5m20s).
Yeah well who put this family in power for so long? There's a large degree of personal responsibility here... the Sri Lankan people were not forced to keep repeatedly voting him in for so many years, but they kept on doing it.
@@PerfectSense77 They'll have to learn the hard way. Nobody wants to admit they voted for the problem. They just want to blame "corruption" like it's some supernatural occurrence.
As a student from Sri Lanka, I'll give it to you this is a great video and I can tell you've done a lot of research. Thank you so much for bringing light onto our situation
As a Sri Lankan, seeing all of this unfold over the months is just scary. I have family over there and knowing that they're suffering like this hurts. I live in New York so I will never truly know how they feel, but I know it's really bad. I hope the situation improves and a new government is established to help Sri Lanka rise again. I pray for the good citizens and my family in Sri Lanka.
So you didn't understand the point of this. You are living in a country that is on the verge of this exact problem. I suggest you get out of the city and into a place where you can easily access the basics of life without depending on a extremely corrupt government.
that's what happen when people seek out of the problem and head towards easy life.....this is a trend going on in SAARC countries...going to Canada, USA, Australia, etc.
@IRON V8 but I'm not from Sri Lanka. So i have no business going there. If my Country was in trouble, yes I would go back to help. That's just the type of person I am. Not a coward like you.
Visited Sri Lanka few years back, right after the bombings happened. Was about to cancel my trip but holiday agency said they are struggling with tourism due to the bombings and it would be great if i didnt cancel my trip. I followed what the agency said and can say that it was pretty good trip. The hospitality from our chauffer, hotel staff, shop owners and restaurant owners was very welcoming, they were so happy to see tourists and can say Nuwara Eliya was my favt spot. Covered 5-6 cities in a week time and can undoubtedly say people in Sri Lanka are one of the best i ve seen globally. Beautiful country with rich history. Prayers and thoughts with you all, m sure u will rise again and once things are stable will surely come back to see all the happy faces. long live Sri Lanka
I always hear that these dying countries have best people in the world but somehow they cant make country best in the world. They just show you their second face. Main face of srilankan people is their country - its collapsing
@@sajuente8235 I personally have experience with a corrupt government, and the main problem is in today's modern world politicians are more about taking advantage of the citizens, people who genuinely trust their government are cheated out of the most basic human necessities for the greed of these politicians Its more about what makes a good and caring citizen, these politicians are corrupt because they were once ordinary people who tasted the luxury of the modern age and craved it more than anyone else, meanwhile a farmer becomes humble because although he may wish to have a taste he has been taught to work hard for it and even like that he still appreciates the things he has no matter how little
Top quality content! I'm happy that Nebula is getting more educational creators. I'm a teacher and I can't tell you how valuable a resource it and Curiosity Stream have been to my school community, and I know I'm not alone! Having a place of curated educational content that we can share with households is so valuable. You're doing fantastic work!
What worries me is that historically, in situations like these the ones that come to power after the political chaos are often far worse than the original tyrants.
The Philippines is a prime example. The former dictator was a genius but he could not control peoples sentiments against him. This is all die to media manipulation ate the time. It is a 20+ year dictatorship yes, but the country is in continuous progress. After the dictator was kicked out of power by the people who thought they were doing the right thing, The flagbearers of the revolution made many affiliated businesses very happy and rich. The rapid growth of the country halted. Farmers are killed secretly, funds taken, The very first nuclear power project that was about to be completed was stopped making billions of investments lost to thin air. Infrastructure projects turned into family monument buildingprojects etc. The conclusion is, the family that succeeded the “Throne” was no better or even worse that the “Evil” that the people were trying to defeat.
Fascism or communism are like fevers, they attempt to destroy what is ailing the nation with extreme measures. Like a human body, a nation cannot be under a fever for very long either.
I expect scenarios like this to become more and more common around the world. The facts brought up in this video show that (despite the title) this situation was brought about by more than just the doings of one powerful family.
Agreed. It's a multifaceted failure that started on a positive path with hope, promise and initial success. I pray for the Sri Lankan population at large.
That’s right… the “green” agricultural push from the World Economic Forum has caused many Sri Lankan deaths from starvation and desperation. And this is just getting started
@@BravoTangoWhiskey07 It started with hope and promise? It started with the majority ethnic group winning a civil war against the minority. That's "peace" of sorts, but not hope, in a land where politics has centred around ethnic and religious strife for the best part of a century.
Everyone everywhere needs to watch this, pay attention, be aware of corruption, authoritarianism, & nepotism within government. Strength & peace to the people of Sri Lanka and people of the world who suffer under these regimes.
That is so true! Democracy and the rule of law need to be nurtured and improved everywhere. Right now we have several examples of countries where this has been declining. By working together we can help each other overcome the crises and challenges that are faced. I'm from New Zealand and we have close links with Sri Lanka, a Commonwealth country, with many Sri Lankans living here. We are thinking of them all, and in other countries like Ukraine, Syria, and Somalia to name just a few.
Nepotism practices were pretty much stayed no matter where you'd go. Even in huge companies you would see a family member running up the business. And it's not bad, as long that family member are very credible and experienced enough to take over the business and/or governing.
democracy here in ph is now dead after the former dictator's son was elected president by majority through social media trolls and fake news peddling. people will attack me for this comment surely. i mean, ask them to sue all international media who covered the same thing during marcos regime. its history and its true. #neveragain
Your videos are addicting because of the level of research you do, the clarity with which you present the facts, and also that you don't present them from any particular political bias. It's so refreshing to watch these kind of videos, without being inundated with the presenters political views. Thanks.
I am genuinely happy that other people internationally also get to see what has happened over here. I'm just 14 and haven't gone to school for over 3 years now( I know many students here can relate) The only time we are told to come to school is when we have an examination I just really hope things get better cause I don't know if there are more ways this could get worse...
Keep your head down and live long enough to fight when you are an adult. I am afraid this is coming to most of the world, but hopefully brave citizens everywhere can stand up and finally crush the elite who enslave us once and for all
@@crochet-and-coffee dont listen to this guy , and dont get help from any stranger online. Ever ! You can find classes online , on RUclips etc but please dont ever tell your age online and dont accept help from strangers online. It's a cold world out there kid , stay strong
Never thought Coldfusion would do a documentary on Sri Lanka. All the information regarding the current crisis was spot on. We will overcome this crisis and build SL back
@@CJ-re7bx unfortunately at the moment it is definitely like that. It’s because people doesn’t trust the political class now. Once an all party government is formed, hopefully this will be under control.
In 2018 December, I had visited Sri Lanka. I went to Colombo, Kandy, Willpattu, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Pinnewala, Negombo .... what I beautiful contry...soo greenary wonderful people, wonderful food, famous tea and coffee plantations......so many historical places, so enriched culture.... Being an Indian I feel proud that we share so many common things we Sri Lanka from time immemorial from the time of great Lankan King Raavana.... and Sigiriya ..uff My dream come true...such a fascinating place the architecture the concept.... its unimaginable... ..In those days I had seen massive construction was going on with Chinese Aid...even I have seen Chinese labours working there. what caught my attention was huge Banner hanging down from the top of such tall buildings written in Chinese language only... It was awkward as ..if you are doing something in collaboration with another country at their soil with their labour ... atleast in the advertisement you mention their native language...but it was ONLY Chinese... The owner of our Hotel in Sigiriya became a good friend of mine I express this to him and said Sri Lanka should be carefull about China and their policy.... because historically China is a dictatorial nation... ...and today you see ... they have just ruined this beautiful country..... During our stay in Negombo, we used to go a nearby restaurant, just 5 mints walk from our staying hotel, for meals.Their continental dishes were splendid... The restaurant was run by a family.. Chief owner a single mother Lady, her little daughter and her old parents.... that little daughter became a good friend of my child and the use to play together...the owner lady was good friend of my wife.... They all wish a goodbye on the final day and said "Come back again..." ...It still echo within us.. I feel so disheartened for Sri Lanka.. Love from an Indian
I knew you r an indian before read at least few stanzas.😂.dont lie, Huge chinese banners? , only chinese?.so many chinese aid buildings ?. did you time traveled?.Chinese buildings will be built in future at port city.there arent that much chinese influence in colombo.i dont say chinese arent there , there are some chinese companies doing business there , but have never seen large banners with chinese stuff in colombo for these 17 years.thereare few
And sri lanka never get the side of india , cuz your people insult all the neighborhood countries and acting like best.your overpride is the only reason why sri lankans nepalis and bangladeshis dont like you.but chinese are well behaved people
As a Sri Lankan who has been warning my fellow country men for over 15 years on what supporting corrupt family can bring us, the only solution I see is the drastic changes in the attitude by the people of Sri Lanka to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards corruption. All Sri Lankans are now paying the price of complacency and not speaking out in the face of corruption. Increasing amounts of people are resorting to petty theft for survival. Education of an entire generation has been ruined. But these hardships have made us strong and resilient and we will keep working to recover the economy of this country and also save it's soul.
It is truly sad what has happened in your country, my only question is who will take over and how do you make sure that this new leader remains accountable? Many times in history this cycle occurs where the new guy is even worse than the previous. I truly hope that this is not the same for your country. Will keep Sri Lanka in my prayers.
As a Sri Lankan immigrant it is tragic what is happening, friends were in the protests and family on empty stomachs. It is terrible what the Rajapakshas have done to the country and I hope that the next leaders will learn from the mistakes of them.
As a South African, and painstakingly watching our country implode financially due to corruption and greedy politicians- this is a stark reality of what could very easily unfold here :(
As scary as it is, I think it's needed. What else can we do? I work in civil society and trust me, we shouldn't rely on NGOs to call for wide change. I also don't want to wait until the 2024 general elections. We need drastic change now.
@Gurlmoo Crabs It is a knife edge. It is not really improving. Our power parastatal Eskom is in crises. We have load-shading, our towns and cities has mandatory periods of power cuts to insure the whole systems doesn’t completely crashes. There is no strong leadership not even in our opposition parties.
Apparently there's a civil war coming to South Africa. Zuma and his faction in the ANC won't go down without a fight. The ANC was once a promising political party, now they are running the country to the ground. The June/July 2021 unrest were only a precursor to the damage that they will unleash. #PrayForSouthAfrica
@@mannyechaluce3814 to overturn an election with no proof of that election being illegitimate. Completely different than what’s happening here. Still, I do think we need a change in America, as politicians from both the right and left have their bases at each other’s throats and they’re making bank from it. Republicans and Democrats are both for the rich and I wish more realized that.
Im from Sri Lanka Gotabaya fled to Singapore just now and handed his resignation, situation is still grim but we haven't given up the fight to make sure everyone who brought in this situation is held accountable and work together to turn this situation Thank you all for the wishes
oh really, I really want to know how much power your people have, when negotiating with Singaporeans, those people really look down on people in your country situation
This is what happens when a country doesn't have national policies and the politicians are above the law. Great vid as always, I can vouch for the accuracy from first hand experience. Pray for us
National policies? This never would have happened without national restrictions on the government- not “national policies”. Ifthey had a less centralized government, it would not have gotten to this point.
For me this just drives home the fact you shouldn't take your country's stability for granted. I feel like a lot of people just expect things to be peaceful forever when it's not a given. Hopefully things will turn around for the Sri Lankan people, they deserve better. For the rest of us, I hope we're all reminded not to take peacetime for granted.
I’m living in Sri Lanka in this very moment. And you forgot to mention about the daily power cut, intervals of 1-2hours, 2-3times a day across the whole island, this is nuts. Peoples living standards have dropped massively over the month yet people of Sri Lanka still shown resilience and protesting peacefully, but we dunno if it’s how much longer it’s gonna last if food runs out in the country.
He did mention the rolling blackouts briefly at the beginning of the video in the intro. He should've gone into detail though about how much of an effect they have. Refrigerated food, medicine, machinery, life saving medical equipment etc. Every time they turn the power off to save money they have to start a countdown on much bigger problems.
Of course he didnt mentioned it. Notice how when they shifted for Environmental crap it help boast the collapse of the country plus the corrupted pissant Politions!
I feel so badly for my friends in Sri Lanka. I left there in mid-March. I spent a month there, it's a beautiful country with wonderful people. I now feel like I left in the nick of time. The gas lines were already insanely long and the tension was palpable. Political corruption is running rampant around the world. I fear the future looks bleak.
Stupid voters deserve stupid outcomes. Maybe next time they vote for someone not from an insanely corrupt family. And instead a decent human working class person. If not, I have no sympathy, they shall choke on their own stupidity.
Sri Lanka is Iceland after 2008. Very very very similar story. Once a small country starts depending too much on external investments and debt borrowing for growth, it is marked for failure.
Governments must realise that the world Bank and IMF are the tools of the western governments used in order to enslave the poorer countries, relying on them is never going to work out.
@@speedking7224 yeah!! They are not exactly bailouts, rather traps... Extensive long term traps. Sri Lanka is done for if they don't get a strong leader. Pray to lord that does happen. So many citizens and they were never really at fault right!
@@triton62674 yeah the government was. The officials basically offered the banks ease of operating internationally so as to attract foreign investments in the country. I mean in simple terms the politicians and the bankers were in bed together big time and the country failed due to corrupt management. Now Iceland had its tourism to save itself much like Sri Lanka but unfortunately Russian war has hampered that too. Sri Lanka's future literally gives me goosebumps... Inflation, unemployment, no tourism, negligible source of revenue, lack of government, people at riots, it's a mini apocalypse....
Love how the WEF immediately took down the PM's article about how he was gonna make Sri Lanka an economic power by just borrowing a bunch of money from the international banking cartel :) totally didn't blow up in his face people need to recognize that international banks benefit from convincing countries to put themselves in deep debt and they do this deliberately. Nobody should be allowed to put their entire country in debt without express permission from their people for each and every loan. The biggest problem with modern economics is that PMs are given a blank cheque and told to just spend whatever they feel like because public debt will cover it, it's irresponsible it's theft and it's just morally wrong on all aspects we wouldn't allow anybody else to get away with this, why do we allow the governments? You're just BEGGING for corruption in the current system
You're very ignorant if you have this opinion on debt in general. Debt is a powerful tool and idiotic people's wrongdoings shouldn't be pinned on others (banks, wef and whatnot). Regarding loans and voting - generally speaking, voter turnout is kind of at an all time low, do you really expect this yo change? Either vote for the right people or you yourself become that.
It breaks my heart. I've been many times to Sri Lanka and fell in love with the country, its people, culture, nature, cuisine and so on. All power lies with the people. No government should ever forget this. And the people should never forget, that you can't trust a single government. They all need to be checked and held responsible.
Thats BS wishful thinking. All power lies with the plutocrats, and oligarchs. aka the families that have the $$$$. and if/when shite goes wrong, they bail and arent held responsible. you are thinking too ideolistically, and not realistically (as in, how the world really works). "The rich will always f*ck over the poor, always have, always will" from the movie "Platoon" spoken by some African American Seargent.
Civics classes for all participants and free speech guarantee can't be replaced with raw enthusiasm and sentiment by followers. We saw what that did to Egypt, etc. This type of frustration is the result of favoritism, cronyism and tribalism. That's not democracy.
@@fd4511 Democracy is flawed by nature. There's no need to elect rulers or representatives. All economical calculation happens at the individual level, we dont need them.
@@caralho5237 Perhaps one day when everyone is enlightened and elects to interact exclusively in cooperative interpersonal relationships... For sheer survival under the current circumstances, you need a modern civilization with delegated expertise. Otherwise, you will be colonized by ruthless foreign rulers who don't care about your philosophy. Just see what happened to various American First Nations who were pretty enlightened and self-sufficient but did not prepare themselves for the invasion of European powers who had centuries of modern warfare experience, and deadly bugs on their bodies. They failed to send out spies back to Europe to report back on enemy capacity to wage war, or establish weapons trade. Some enslaved natives returned to Indian territories and reported on what they saw. Perhaps that frightened some tribes to not join into the resistance. In any case, without a modern society, you are a sitting duck to be picked by whatever ruthless power happens to be interested in taking whatever you've got.
1:16 FYI that is not alcohol. It is a sweet syrup made using coconut which is used with sweet food. Something like Maple syrup. And yes the Rajapakshe family has done so much irreversible damages to the Sri Lankan economy and to the people.
I'm from the UK, but my father (who I never got the chance to meet) was born in Sri Lanka. I've wanted to go there my whole life to see the place he called home for the first years of his life. When the civil war ended in 2009, I thought Sri Lanka would continue its progress into stability and prosperity. Seeing this is heartbreaking, and it may be many years before the country recovers. I hope the people of Sri Lanka can survive this and come out stronger than before. I'm still waiting to meet you all some day.
you should go there with out being delay your travel it is full of beautiful historical places and rich in nature you should know your root why you being late to fulfil one of your dreams
As an Indonesian, I feel for my brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. We’ve been there too when Soeharto controlled our nation for 32 years in power. This country became and still is a mess because of the corruption, nepotism, and collusion that he had done with his family. But I believe that we can get throught this as nations!
stop making the similarity of happening in sri lanka & indonesia, sri lanka purely mismanage country while indonesia is came from outsider include indonesian politican to overtrhow soeharto just because US Democratic propaganda & some of revenge plot by past political power.
@@ekowidyasmoro6375 indonesian monetary Crisis started in 97 when china & Korea did inflation followed World Trade inflation in 96 but the majority victim around that time is China, Korea, Japan, and mostly South East Asian included Indonesia. even after soeharto dismissal, mr. Habibie did reducing the effect but not that much Impact the Impact comes when mr. Gus Dur Presidential followed Megawati did Selling National Industry. Soeharto dismissal Campagin started in 95 (before monetary crisis) by Megawati & Amien Rais. half of the reason soeharto dismissal maybe true but the Actual mission it doesn't.
I am so glad this video exists. I am from Sri Lanka and looking on the news about Sri Lanka is such a painful act. This is why the Rajapaksha family must go, especially admirers { like Ranil } I hope we get out of this crisis, get the money back, and change the way of life in the island country before another war rips out.
Absolutely heartwarming to know that the citizens even cook foods and do sing-a-longs inside the residency to boost morale. Godspeed to everyone on Sri Lanka
That caught my eye too, the sing-along. I hope that when Sri Lanka is back on the path to prosperity and peace, that the new leaders hold public musical events at the residence to commemorate the moment. People power works.
There are no good police Statism is the worlds most dangerous religion and police are simply the modern knight templar. Democide more people have died at the hands of their own governments than all wars and genocides combined. Remember they are not good people no good people work for the government and even worse people enforce their will on us. We must end it all before its too late.
That's because a mob is a simple minded creature. It does whatever will sate it's animalistic hunger. Even if that's having fun in the middle of the crisis. In the first place storming into the palace is a meaningless action since the rajpaksha had already fled. What they were doing was for distraction so they don't have to face the harsh reality outside
I am a 18 year old Sri Lankan still living in Sri Lanka. It is absolutely appalling to see what this family has done to our beautiful nation. Seeing people staying for days in queues with some even dying just breaks my heart as well as thinking of the number of people who don’t have money to provide for themselves and their families. While we can celebrate for a short time now that Gotabaya has resigned now the next step is to slowly rebuild this nation which involves the role of the interim president Ranil Wickramasinghe who is known to be quite crude. I pray for my nation and all the people to one day come back to where we used to be when we had fuel and supplies such as food and when our currency wasn’t in the state it is now. Stay strong Sri Lanka ✊🇱🇰
Does the government subsidize fuel for the citizens? There shouldn't be fuel shortages if the citizens are paying 100% of the cost. Why is the government the middleman?
@@dannydaw59 because they have used and stolen our tax money to buy expensive houses and our imports are greater than our exports so they don’t have enough money to buy fuel
One of my best friends is from Sri Lanka. I asked him last week what was going on and he was pretty nonchalant about it. I asked him why so chill, and he said "we all grew up in the middle of a civil war brother, terrorists would bomb our schools and execute people often. This doesn't seem all that bad."
Puts things back in perspective straight away. You wouldn't be able to help but be hardened to events like that growing up. Although a bullet is sometimes preferable to a death by hunger.
@@erismana2105 Can't blame them really... it only took words from an angry drop out art student to form one of the most racist groups in world history and the most infamous genocides to occur... or did you skipped 10th Grade and never visited The Holocaust memorial? Everything starts with words. 🤔
As a Sri Lankan I feel conflicted watching videos like this because on the one hand I want the story to go out, on the other hand I know some details will be wrong or missing. I appreciate you shining the spotlight but here is my list of ammendments to your story: 1. The end of the war included many war crimes against the Tamil people of the North and East. All foreign journalists were cleared from the war zone before the final stages of the war to remove witnesses. 2. The majority of economic growth in Sri Lanka was as a result of the war ending and a lot of foreign investment happening in the country. The country saw very little benefit from the Chinese loans and investment projects. All projects funded through Chinese loans were overpriced with a huge proportion of the money being embezzled by corrupt politicians. A lot of the projects like the Matale airport, Hambantota port, Lotus Theatre and Lotus Tower have no benefit to the people they are projects commissioned solely to embezzle money. 3. In 2015 the Rajapaksas were voted out of power, because despite the outward growth, and 'beautification' of the country, the cost of living to the average Sri Lankan was increasing. 4. However, the government that took over had many scandals and public foibles. Then in 2018 the Rajapaksas through other agents began a campaign of anti-muslim racism, leading to incidents of mob violence and the destruction of muslim businesses. This campaign allowed them to win local government elections. Seeing this upswell of support Mahinda Rajapaksa tried to stage a coup in 2018 but after 40 days had to give it up and resign. 5. The anti-muslim campaigns culminated in the ostensibly Isis led Easter bombings of 2019 which most Sri Lankans believe the Rajapaksas, working with Maithreepala Sirisena the then president, allowed to happen. This incident was the first big blow to Sri Lankan tourism and led the Rajapaksas, who are seen as strong anti-terrorism, milataristic and anti-muslim candidates to win the 2019 elections. 6. In late 2021 the Sri Lankan government began printing currency at an enormous rate while simoultaneously fixing the exchange rate that the banks were allowed to trade under. This led to the majority of foreign currency earners and businesses exchanging foreign currency on the black market where the exchange rate was fairer than what the banks were forced to offer. This accelerated the government's shortage of foreign currency reserved dramatically. 7. I don't know where this 130% inflation rate comes from. The cost of fuel when available increased by 400%, the cost of gas increased by 300%, the cost of food by 300%, the cost of electronics by 250%, and we are only 6 months into the year. 8. More than 60 people have died waiting in queues for fuel, gas and other essential items. More people have died because of a lack of essential medicines or petrol for ambulances. Over 20 Sri Lankans have died in the protests.
Thank you for interesting explanation.. I admire and praying for Sri Lankan people and your beautiful country . This is a global affair what is going on in the world we need to unite and stay strong together against the globalists 💪🏻
I am crying while watching this. I am a Sri Lankan. Let’s not forget about the Easter Bombing which claimed 250+ lives. Most of the parliamentarians at that time were guard dogs for the Rajapakses. We got intel from India about the attacks. We could’ve prevented the attack. But this family used this tragedy for garnering votes. They used the attack to incite hatred against Muslims. They were claiming how they ended a civil war and if they were in charge, this wouldn’t have happened. Majority of the people of the country sadly fell for this trap. They voted for this corrupt family. Thank you, Cold Fusion. This gave chills. Aragalayata Jaya! 🔥🇱🇰
wtf thats messed up man i hope things get better. i am broke and student but as soon as i get job i would like to donate for sri lankan crisis and i think we should make some donation medium so people can help.
@@darbyheavey406 The Trump family was trying to do this same garbage - looks at how his older kids and spouses were involved - all sucking money from the taxpayer
Muslim minorities have proven to be the most effective fuel for politics in India with the current right wing regime My money's on the Indian government giving the rajapaksas the idea in the first place
@@luiswin ESG scores* Its about Environment Sustainability i think. Sri Lanka had the highest ESG score, even Greta Thuneberg praised it. Basically the Sri Lankan government destroyed their agriculture to get a post from Greta Thuneberg 😂😂 Also they listened to an pseudoscience peddling environmentalists named Vandana Shiva and she STILL thinks Sri Lanka did a great job by banning pesticides
Exactly. This video missed this which is without a doubt the big issue. Disappointed the video highlights the government aka the puppets but not the puppet masters.
I just found out about this now, sad that this isn't much more mainstream. Made me think about my old Sri Lankan English teacher, he was the best in all aspects and will always be my favourite teacher. Hope him and his family are doing well.
The fuel shortage reminds me of when I lived in NYC after hurricane Sandy. The fuel was short for a while and lines at the few gas stations that were open were close to a mile long each. One person tried to cut a line and was murdered.
I have never been so invested in world affairs until I stumbled upon this video. It would be great if you could make more contents like this. It will help spread awareness.
My go-to recommendation for geopolitics is "The Duran" channel. It's not as polished as this, just livestreams, but the people running the show are exceedingly insightful. Grayzone also do fantastic reporting on world affairs, even though they're left wing haha. You should be watching Grayzone. If you want more recommendations I've got plenty, but it should go without saying that the mass media is all lies.
Oh youre aware now? Good for you. Fucking "spreading awareness". Just a bunch of ppl watching stuff n getting more and more desensitized to it. But oh, were aware now 😑
We must stop the insider trading, entitlements, and kick backs enjoyed by our civil servants. All democracies must immediately create real-time financial transparency for all senior and elected government employees, their family, and business associates! Those found guilty of corruption should have all of their assets seized, put on trial for treason, and have their families exiled from the country or barred from politics for 2 generations.
People in power will never allow something like this though some really great ideas. Also people saying this is too harsh and innocent family members shouldn't be barred and all.. Punishments are supposed to discourage people from doing the crimes anyway and if you don't stop family members from Participating in politics they'll just be Puppets Happens all the time in India.
Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos, you are a man with his hand on the chest of the world feeling it's heart beating then translating the beats into understandable content. Thank you :)
@erog hau Only if they are idiotic enough to make it illegal to grow non-organic crops. Most Western Democracies are not as nepotism based as Sri Lanka either which is also a major factor to their issues. If I had the choice to choose between my family to run a country or a bunch of experts, I would opt for the experts. Most western countries are not islands either which was another problem that just made the situation worse. It probably will happen to other countries but as the video says, other governments should really be learning from this. They all have access to the correct information it is just down to them whether or not they believe then use it properly.
I send lots of prayer to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. As a Ugandan, I feel we are bound to a similar destiny. When Museveni took over in 1986, the economy became a family business. All decision making lies in their hands. As of today, we are badly in debt and borrowing seems to be on the rise. Fuel prices have skyrocketed, there’s suppression of free speech and hundreds losing their lives to famine in North of Uganda 🇺🇬. It’s saddening and all we do these days is pray and hope God makes a way 🇺🇬
"God" won't make a way for a situation that man created. Prayers do nothing. Better to understand the situation and formulate a plan that involves the entire nation than to pray empty prayers.
I love when people say hopes and prayers. Basically you are saying fuck you and you don't care but hey let me send a generic message that means and does nothing. You wanna help send them money not hopes and prayers moron. Before you ask me what I have done ill tell you. NOTHING and plan to do nothing I have my own family to worry about. So basically I said hope and prayers too and it was a blunt FU like hopes and prayers. I hope and pray you have a good day. Aka I don't give a shit
@@creedlang419 Uganda certainly doesn't work the same way, being landlocked and full of fresh water. The issues in the north seem tribal and geological. It is less fertile and close to Sudan. PPl close to the Nile are not doing as badly as the OP suggests, and most Ugandans think that everyone must have the same wealth. There are homeless ppl in Hollywood too.
Religions and Governments have enslaved people mentally, financially and physically for Centuries to the point where people are convinced THEY NEED Money, Gods and Governments to lead them NO!! YOU DONT!!! The power is within each person and even more so if you all come together in consciousness and for fk sakes, USE YOUR BRaINS!!! Wake up!!! You dont need gods and governments and money. Mother Nature has everything covered for you. So dont blame anyone else for what is happening to you. Grow up!!
Idea : Give ALL power within a country to a single family, with zero checks & balances, zero accountability and zero transparency. What could possibly go wrong?
Their miserable situation heavily reminds me of my country Philippines thirty six years ago but Sri Lanka now was even in a much worse state than ours back then. I just couldn't imagine what Sri Lanka would be in 3 decades from today where the Rajapaksas, they were now treated as the greatest family to lead their country thus with aton of people just plainly minding of their incredible🤡 legacy instead of also reminiscing the horrible things they've caused because it's unjust or pathetic to do they say and whereas the protesters are the ones who ruined their own nation, in addition to a long, massive misinformation rave using several outlets to execute it so the moment you attempted to drop such facts by a little, you will just be mostly labeled by the whole bunch of their fanatics as an "anti" or a "hater" that spreads lies and fakery intentionally made by the opposing side and etc. Our citizens generally sucks tbh.
Also in us and each nations debts increased Vivian the IMF worldwide and need new miracles with los cost managing to get every nations out of debt permintly even solve the Covid-19 and climate chrisis
Fr bro. Our countrymen chose to side with hearsay rather than facts, now we have marcos back as the president. So sad because the pain and suffering people experienced back then during his father's time are now useless and forgotten. I have no hope left for our country to rise when its people are naive and stupid.
I would really like to see this expanded to a series; there are a number of countries that have defaulted over the course of the last year. Largely, the reasons (excuses) have been the same. A series like this - in my opinion - will be a giant wake-up call the "entitled" so desperately need. "I sip champagne today, but tomorrow I may starve". Great work Mr. Altraide. PS: No-one can deny Sir David's voice, but I would say that I could listen to your voice - you have that unique quality too.
There were actually quite unique default reasons this year in case of Russia/Belarus. They defaulted not because they didn't have the money to pay back on the debt but because the banks throu which they borrowed refused to take their money due to sanctions. As far as I know this is the first time in history something like this happened and this is fascinating.
We will see a lot more defaulting as the us is starting to implement debr reducing programs like in reasing the power of the usd (almost 20% already) thus goods that are needed from the us will be 20% more expensive. Also a lot of debt is to be paid back in usd. With a pretty high inflation and this move the us can de facto reduce a lot of the 6 trillion debt. If you havent already leave the bond market and get ready for a rise in commodities, which will furthermore cripple a lot of countries.
There are only a few good leaders on this whole mf Globe that care enough about the people , dont be blind , i trust names and caracters , not companies , multinacionals .... big difference
shit hits hard having sri lankan parents, they settled in the uk after a civil war nearing the end of the 20th century. all i can say is that im glad theyve been outed for who they truly are and what their nation's money has gone towards. we move, sri lanka! my uncle was actually fighting amongst the tamil tigers wanting to serve the interests of the people, and he went missing some time before the tigers dissolved. i never knew what had happened to him
Sorry to hear about your uncle. Tamil Tigers and civil wars-wars, in general-are a great loss and even greater tragedy, no matter the side you stand or the side that wins. I hope you and your family are doing okay and wish for your nation's best in the coming time.
I come from Argentina, a country that experienced economic collapse in 2001. I have to say that there might be some contributing external factors to these crises, but the main thing is how democracy reflects the state of a society, its priorities and idiosyncrasies, its systemic maladies. Sri Lanka clearly has a political class problem and there must be systemic corruption, even on a daily basis for the common person. If the common person cannot behave honourably, you can't expect the political class to do so- they are you. Pity that change comes from destruction and collapse.
@@synewparadigm what hurts the most about living with high inflation is that changes in your lifestyle happen slowly and sadly you become used to be every day a little bit poorer. When I was a kid (about 20 years ago) I remember saving a few bucks to buy Magic:The Gathering booster packs that cost about 14 dollars. Those were a bit expensive, but I could buy even as a kid a few ones once every few months. For my 15 YO birthday my dad got me a 700$ Jackson guitar. Not the best one around, but still a great guitar for a kid. Nowadays, 14 dollars hurt a lot even as an adult when the average income is less than 500$. Most Argentinian families cannot buy their kids stuff like we got 20 years ago and that hurts. Knowing that your kids will live a poor childhood (compared to yours) sucks. Everyone I know wants to move to other countries, but to do so you need to save A LOT (for us). Current situation in Argentina is a time-ticking bomb. I honestly dont know if it is a matter of days, weeks, months or maybe years till our goverment collapses like Sri Lanka.
Hey. I'm extremely sorry for asking this but this is from my deep curiosity. You guys have the best football player in the world. Do they have concern in economic situation that happen in your country. Do they have any some aid or whatsoever. Again, i am sorry for asking this🙏
@@chettonex I think that the same is happening in Europe and at few states in the US, as California but at a slower pace. Sometimes kicking the bucket and restarting from scratch is the best solution. Do people use foreign currency on daily transactions?, do people barter? do people keep money at their bank account? are people mad?...
This is literally what happens when someone not familiar with Tropico plays a Tropico game. You take out a fuck load of debt to make exports higher. Raise wages for everyone to attract workers, work on military reinforcements to sqush shanties and rebels, then when your resources don't make enough money to pay back your debt, you watch as your citizens revolt due to lack of fuel, medicine, food and safety. Then you get foreign militaries who start asking for their money back or they attack. Then you lose because another country destroys you. Really sad to see this not play out in a game but instead in real life.
Too bad there isn't some exploit like in Tropico. If there was, The Spiffing Brit would probably forget why he was exploiting and end up giving them all the money. 🤣
Thank you Dagogo. I have always been impressed and in reverence to Sri Lanka, being a multi religion country with tons of Buddhist history. The culture, architecture, and more of the country is amazing, and I hope to visit eventually. I hate when these types of things happen, and spreading the word is extremely important.
Thank you for making a well detailed documentary about Sri Lanka. Actually more than 14 people died in cars and three wheelers due to heat stroke while waiting for fuel.
Pick up your cross and follow Jesus! The world is quickly headed for destruction, and sooner or later you will have to sit at the judgement seat and give an account for your actions. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life! - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
I'm a Sri Lankan CS student. Aside from the economic crisis, unable to travel, the constant power cuts, the negativity that comes with the depressing situation of the country all due to greed, can result in a mental toll. Here's my personal way of combating this challenge 1. Working out (it's just a 30 min workout, but the adrenaline pump, the power, and resilience brought through the after work out has definitely contributed to my sanity) 2. Move (since I'm on summer vacation, and almost all education is conducted remote, there is no actual reason to step outside. But take an ACTIVE choice to do so. Even if it's just walking on the pavements. My personal recommendation, if allowed, go for a sport, a badminton court, swimming pool, step out If in curfew, as is right now, make sure to shift your workspace constantly, somewhere there is a dose of sunlight. Make sure you get a dose of a greenery sight as well) 3. Focus on what you can control (let's be real, this is a big big mess, and honestly it's not your fault. So try not to let it get to you. Yes you need to be aware, but don't dwell in that pit, try not to be consumed by the feedback loop. For example something that I've been focusing is my career. I've been working day and night on getting that remote internship and hopefully get some USD on the process. In that obsession I find little to no time to dwell in this misery. It may seem as if I live in a bubble, but if that bubble saves my sanity, I'd rather stay in it) To all my Sri Lankan students, I know everything is so messed up. And I'm so proud for putting through this mess, and choosing to stay alive, I'm proud of you. And I hope everything gets better.
take care and everything. but... 1. working out in a food crisis seems kinda backwards. 2. same point as working out but with the word "move" for some reason. 3. stating the obvious. are you trying to be a politician/RUclips motivation guru? if then you're going on the right path.
@@Sen5325 I know this might seem cliché, but all you got to do is try to shift your mentality. And by no way it's easy. A few months back I had a major breakdown literally loosing my mind. And we need to acknowledge that happens. We need to accept that things like that happens. That desperation, hopelessness and whole bunch of negative emotions comes with it. And it's normal to feel like that. It truly is. Because this is messed up on so many ways. I don't know how practical this might seem, but I've basically resolved to get an education (not depending on uni but self study, which is possible given my field in computer science) so spend my time studying and polishing my skills so I can get a remote job and earn atleast for myself, to give myself a better life. This sounds materialistic, but I honestly can't control what happens around me, instead I can focus on first to lift myself and if that works then maybe lift another and another. But now my focus is to learn enough so I can get my skills all polished. My point being try to focus on what you can control. The few things you can control. Like your effort to try to be healthy, maybe learning a new skill (there's enough and more free content on the internet) , being kind to yourself and if it's within your reach maybe to another as well. I remember in my orientation the principal told us a story. She said that when she was going to AL classes early morning she found that the streets were dark. Her father then said, don't look at the dark road ahead, focus on reaching the next light lamp. The future is dim, may even be dark, but we need to take that extra effort to focus on what's coming ahead, the very next milestone. If you are in OLs then maybe getting through a good OL result and maybe learning few soft skills on the way, don't worry about university at that level. Take one step at a time. One breath at a time. And remember taking one step forward is better than staying numb. It's hard. Everything is messed up. And it's okay if you feel lost. It's okay to breakdown. It's okay to feel pain. Feel that. Then take a deep breath and see what you can do next
I lived in Sri Lanka during the Civil War. The daily demonstration of spirituality by the people totally changed my life. I owe everything to their example.
This ugly situation is the situation for most countries of the world, structurally. Most countries are presently controlled by an interlocking group of inside investors/corporate owners/inter-married families. Sometimes the group of families is small, sometimes it's large. I say this as an American.
also as an american, our country is nothing more than a corporatocracy being sold out to the highest bidders. the greed of the wealthy elite will destroy us and there is nothing we can do to stop it short of a full on violent revolution.
As a Sri Lankan, you have got almost all the facts right. It breaks my heart to see a channel I used to look for tech stuff covering downfall of my country. Keep up the good work !
First plan on the new world order Georgia Guidestones is for 93% of all people to be disappeared. (That includes blacks, whites, Mexicans, earlier inhabitors, Asians, Christians...and even most Democrats.) Isaiah 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
@@Stoneface_ Lol? Uh oh, you might be one of the ones that doesn't comprehend it. Even most of the darkness people are scheduled to disappear. Stop letting yourself be tricked by the billionaires and their trickle-down brainwashing that trickles down through all large groups.
@@moysesgaray8410 Yes I know but it's obvious their plan is still in action. Billionaires likely destroyed the Stones just like they destroyed other evidence. The billionaires' corporations pledged 1.7 billion dollars to BLM (Black Lives Matter / Billionaires Leading Minorities). BLM tore down a statue of Albert Pike. Pike was a confederate soldier but also the top Freemason Illuminati man who created the 33 levels of Freemasonry.
Was too late to know about this, situation looks pretty worse. Hopefully every nation shud be doing something helpful in the coming months and Sri Lanka might be able to rise back stronger than ever. Keep working hard my brothers and sisters... Love from India ❤️
I think it's really important to note that this is only the beginning of these kinds of things happening in countries across the world. Just because it started in Sri Lanka does not mean that it will stay there. Things are getting pretty dire out there, be safe.
"not any citizen of any nations deserves what has happened in Sri Lanka" Weird because in Greece there is a saying "Nations have the government they deserve"
doesn't sound that absurd once you realize that these are the people who elect their own government and isn't something that they have been imposed upon them to deal with
Well it's oddly true ig. Most of the Sri Lankan protesters and rioters who are against the Rajapakshas are the exact people who voted for him. 3/4th of the voters have voted for Gotabaya, which means more than half of the Sri Lankan population have voted for him to take 3/4th of the power in the parliament. Not saying that Sri Lanka deserved the ciris, but when your voting for two brothers which one of them previously tried to bring their family into the parliament, you kinda atleats had to expect the disasters that might happen.
@@nkj9726 that's a lie . you disregard that people seated in position of power can manipulate the people. They can control the educational attainment to keep the masses dumb and they can silence the media and create their own narrative. So no, it's unfair to say that Sri Lankans deserves this. They just didn't know any better. Ignorance shouldn't be enough to condemn these people
MEME MEME rioters are aligned with the JVP and are infiltrating the protests like Antifa infiltrated BLM protests in US. Also the trend occurred where the protests escalated to violence which persisted until Ranil was made PM, then suddenly stopped. Then protests began again and escalated to violence and the presidential palace takeover and persisted until Gota resigned and Ranil became acting president, then suddenly stopped. In a few weeks expect protests to ramp up and violence occur as parliament convenes and determines wether Ranil becomes official president or not. But Ranil may use an ace card- he just released Ranjav from prison. Parliament may select Ranjav to which Ranjav makes Ranil PM resulting in a Shadow government similar to Cheney controlling the US policy while Bush was president. Oh and a protestor wearing a fist symbol shirt raided the news recently, the fist is the rebranded for the World Revolutionary Movment, which the JVP is a proxy to. Before the Civil War, JVP led a Communist Revolution in the 60’s to forcefully take control. An estimated 50,000 died as a result. What we are seeing now is another page to a conflict riddled chapter in Sri Lankan history.
Didnt greece also had a debt crisis and economic tumble during the 2000s. They had the EU to bail them out, Sri lanka doesnt as Pakistan and india is partially to blame in the rise of the tamil tigers.
To conclude the story Gotabhaya Rajapaksha fled the country and finally gave his official resignation few hours ago. Next comes the difficult part of electing an interim president and stabilizing the government. Most outside news media didn't get the full story correct and were trying to fit the situation to their own narratives. But this was a pretty accurate summary. Kudos on the research Dagogo
@@tabby73 Not at the moment since our country can't afford an election at the moment. The president and prime minister would be elected by a parliament election.
@@ushansajeew7496 I understand. Would take too long also I guess? Hopefully the remaining government can stabilize and improve the situation quickly now!
@@tabby73 Well, the bad news is that the acting president which is very unpopular among the public has the highest odds of winning the parliamentary election since the acting president is a friend of exiled previous president. And 2/3 of the current parliament members are from the exiled president's party. There are still odds of him losing. Yet , if he would win, civil unrest would begin again.
A good summary of Sri Lanka's economic crisis. Depressing to see how the country has been mismanaged by corrupt leaders. I visited Sri Lanka a few years ago and loved my trip there: a beautiful nation, with warm and kind-hearted people. I pray they're able to recover from this disaster soon.
The signs were there a decade ago. War criminals, responsible for the slaughter of 40,000 innocent Tamil people at the end of the civil war in 2009. Yet the singalese majority voted this corrupt Rajpapska family back in again and again, based on Chinese billion dollar loans.
I'm concerned how they can recover, because their foreign trade most of the time are in negative, and most of income came from tourism. So unless the unrest calmed down and the tourism restarted, I can't see "easy" (means not / less affecting the people) way to recover. I hope they stay strong in life and monitor the new government closer than before.
Lack of domestic fertilizer was a ticking time bomb for an economy that prioritized agriculture for domestic consumption. No food exports means less foreign currency appearing in the bank. Importing fertilizer means more foreign currency leaves Sri Lanka. Depending on tourism to cover this up doesn't helps since tourism isn't a necessity for the tourist customers .
One you tuber interviewed a guy who was queuing for cooking gas. This guy left the que and insisted he got him a cup of tea. It left me in tears as it showed the true humility and hospitality of Sri Lankans.
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I was in Sri Lanka in 2018 and it was one of the most beautiful friendly places I've been to. The country seemed to be moving into a much more stable and economically lush time, but it seems that it was only short-lived due to this tragic mismanaging
It was beautiful because of the economic expansion and the fact the country was not in a civil war when you visited. Which was the good thing the government did. Sadly they had no long term view, thinking free money lasts for forever
The comment's sections isn't enough to express my feelings about my country💔. But with the recent unity within our people working for a common goal, I'm happy to say that I'm proud to be a Sri Lankan
Why has the west not stopped in? With all the money we spend on war, 55 billion is nothing. Bill Gates is worth 122 billion, several billionaires could hand that to Sri Lanka and this suffering would end. I know that you country suffered under Islamic terror, too. I am so sorry this is happening, why are we doing nothing to help in the west, I am ashamed.
@@bunnylarese2161 haha don’t you guys hate the west? This is Chinas plan Borrow Sri Lanka money to build port or airport Sri Lanka in debt And they take over No one talks about it because they are blind
I'm a "digital nomad" (hate the term...) that lives in Sri Lanka at the moment and have been here before. One thing that's worrying me is that it seems a lot of people are investing in different ponzi and pyramid schemes online. People take loans with 20%+ interest rates to invest in these schemes, and when they crash (which they will) I'm worried how all those people will manage and what will happen. Sri Lanka is a wonderful country. Nature is fantastic, the people are nice, the food is awesome. I keep hoping it will be a popular tourist destination soon but just as things are looking to get better something happens, like the terrorist attack, or covid, or the topics of this video and in the future maybe all those in debth because of these schemes. They just can't seem to catch a break.
I see what a family or a man can do to a country by the first hand. As a Turkish citizen I'm seeing the same disasters happening in my country. Devalued own currency, questionable non-logical over night decisions by goverment and so on. The stories of Sri Lanka and Turkey are terrifyngly similar actually. I think main difference is geography and population. Hope they can get back up with the new regime and I really hope we don't see the same days either. Stay strong Sri Lanka. You managed to get rid of the problem. Now it is time to restructure the country.
I never wanted to believe these rumors about these situations goin on in Turkey but guess it's actually true 😔 Hope that Sri Lanka gain its power again and become normal ❤️ Same goes to Turkey, hope it stays normal and things don't get much worse ❤️ Lots of love to you and everyone in Turkey from Pakistan 💜🇵🇰
I studied in Turkey for six years and i moved back to South Africa a year and half ago. I have been following the news from here and what Tayyip is doing with that beautiful country is unbelievably sad. I hope you and all level headed Turks can vote that tyrant out of Parliament next year.
These problems are growing in Mexico, Ghana, Indonesia and elsewhere. The real question is: why is the debt more important than the lives destroyed? Rich countries cancel debts among themselves all the time, yet a poor country must starve their citizens to extract as much money as possible. Even when the loan is made to a corrupt leader who has fled the country.
It's happening all over the world. The US television stations do NOT ever air these things. Our people are sick, poor, uneducated, brainwashed, and unable to make a good decision. They refuse to snap out of it. Even if we are all broke, eating bugs, and under attack people will still support this madness.
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This is 100% true story which happening here. Not only the Rajapaksha Family but a Lot of Politician and government officials are also corrupted
People are so disappointed with this political structure, They are asking for a constitutional restructure. Lots of protests are going on all over the country, But all of them are so peaceful.
But still, we rise as a nation! ❤🙌
More power to Sri Lanka! 🙌
I wish we'd do this in the UK. The corrupt Tories have ruined this country
Good luck and stay strong! I hope the best for you guys! From the US! Now I just hope our leaders don’t screw this up… 😒
stay safe mate
Go for a complete restuctured cabinet. Good luck. 🙏🙏
Sri Lanka is a text book example for democracies that elect dynasty into power, it doesn't take long for turning a democracy into a dictatorship and an eventual bankruptcy due to incompetence
Are you implying that this isn't already the case in the US ? You can't vote for anything other than "team blue or team red" It's litteraly like voting for a family.
not to mention lobying making your vote even more worthless (see how hard right to repare is struggling)
@@ereder1476 Can anythong not absolutely be spun into a Rep vs Dem argument? You Americans can only think of a political duopoly when every country in the world operates their own particular way.
@@ereder1476 it's really scary to see the Debt to GDP ratio of the US, it's 136%! I've heard the US government is planning on to write off student loans as well, the world order is going to change in this decade
@@ereder1476 Shhh. Quiet simpleton.
@@ereder1476 "It's litteraly like voting for a family." You can't even spell the word so not surprised you don't understand what it means. Yes, the 2 party system in the US has its problems, but no where near what most 3rd world countries have with corruption and nepotism.
I’m a seafarer on a cargo ship and my crew-mates are from Sri Lanka. I see them worried about their families, their kids future. Yet they continue to work hard , away from their families onboard so they can earn some money for their families.
I can only imagine their earning of foreign currency is crucial for keeping their family afloat at this point.
well of course
But what's the point when u can't send that money into country, banks and everything is destroyed
@@MMABeijing oym
1:37 Here it is. A family of thieves....take a goo look. 👀
They stolen the country's treasure/money and now they ran away to live a lavish life.
Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with amazing people. I remember I was on a bus from Colombo to Kandy, was dead tired from my flight and fell asleep. The man sat next to me asked where I wanna go and he will wake me up when we arrived. He unfortunately left earlier than me, but asked the next person to wake me up. The next man who sat next to me woke me up and said we have arrived. It was early in the morning, the bus was full with people, but someone offered me a seat because I will be longer on the bus than her. I will never forget that bus ride. Just a proof that there are nice people out there. My heart goes to the Sri Lankans.. I hope someday things will get better. Comeback stronger!
The global left destroyed it for there new green deal.
Good ppl of Sri Lanka deserve better. Hopefully they can get thru this tough time asap.
Much love ❤️🇱🇰
I was also sitting in such a bus when during night to the same destination..sleeping in there waa tough..my head slammed on the window frame which was metal..arrived after midnight..i could have taken more time so i did not loose my mind the following days and left sri lanka shortly after..a that was a few years ago..maybe 6 years..
I love this!
I actually went to sri lanka this summer to visit a lot of family, and i got to experience the struggles first hand. There were several power outages a day that lasted hours, it was nearly impossible to find rides, and there were lines of vehicles/people that remained on the streets for days awaiting gas. however, the worst thing is the affect all of this has on the children of the country. specifically in education, with schools being closed down and students not having the resources they need to learn. its extremely unfortunate how easily some politicians can abuse their power. As long as it doesn’t affect themselves, the wellbeing of the people is of no concern to them
As a student in the final year of school from Sri Lanka, it's truly depressing to realize that our life prospects have been partially, (if not completely) destroyed by such incompetent, corrupt, and immoral rule. What's even worse is that as an economics student, we are taught how the kind of policies that led to our ruin are to be avoided. Too late for that i guess.
I pray for my country and my people. I pray for strength to keep going.
Edit: thank you for the kind words, everybody. They mean a lot to us here in SL
As a teacher it's sad to see years of a student wasted. I hope things get well soon.
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Don’t worry, the WEF appreciates your service and using your country as a test bed for its policies. Can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs! /s
@@libertinarey facts
Good luck Aavin. And everyone else, we need it..
Same here bro
I visited Sri Lanka in the end of March this year, just before the worst of the crisis started. There were commonly rolling blackouts that made it difficult to take out money to pay for basic services. I was blown away by the humility, hospitality and friendliness shown by the Sri Lankan people despite their hardships. It's such a beautiful country, and I hope they can manage to form a stable government that can take control and bring stability and prosperity!
They are cool guys but just elected govt on the basis of religion
@@HarshBatth religion based president is bullshit. my country did that too.
Thank you so much!
@@wallabygoose3943 may the almighty bless her
@@HarshBatth yes we did just like other south Asian countries but now most of srilankans are guilty for that mistake.but mark my words after this crisis is over srilanka will be the least rasist country in south asia.
I'm a Sri Lankan and I love this video because it showcases 10x times more than the things shown through out local TV channels within Sri Lanka. Most people in Sri Lanka does not even understand the current situation (how this happened, why it happened and what the things which needs to be done to get out of the problem).
Thank you for making such a detailed and important documentry 👏.
I hope that other countries can learn from this and make it so that they do not go through the same scenario. It is a harsh experience for everyone including children and infants.
As a Sri Lankan who was in the middle of all this chaos I can confidently say that this creator has done a lot of research and is well educated on the matter. One massive thing you missed about the drainage of country's funds though. Rajapaksas put together a band of cronies to steal public money very effectively through various deals. That's the reason they were involved in so many construction projects. Just look for Aspen medical scandal. The known, calculated amount robbed by Rajapaksas for the moment is 18 billion USD. They created many more billionaires around the world, who took part in their crimes. That's why the public is demanding to have "their money back". Also they were mass murderers. They would quickly and effectively murder/disappear anybody who'd stand in their way. Mostly journalists, murdered in broad daylight. They appointed a bunch of spineless cronies as military chiefs and used Sri Lankan military as their personal guard dogs. They still are. These are all facts and the most important ones.
You are 100 percent correct. This is a shell 🐚 game played all over the World. And I suspect the Bankers are at the root ✊🏿
wise choice is to terminate the whole rajapaksa family
I wish the people of Sri Lanka good luck and lots of courage to go after these thieves!
@@ekoprasetyonugroho536 That's exactly what needs to happen. A lot of snowflakes might see that as unethical but these parasites will always come back to rob just a bit more. This is why kings didn't leave even a trace of ones they defeated.
@@theluckyegg3613 Thank you so much. ❤️
It’s scary how a few politicians can completely ruin a good country without ever even asking the people
It's happening in the U.S. right now.
@@WillC299 Yes it is.
@@WillC299 since Reagan!
@@Blackgriffonphoenixg Since Nixon at least.
@@claytonreeves150 the U.S? Ruin? It’s like someone steals one slice of your pizza and you say the whole pizza is ruined
My friend trust compared to the rest of world, the UN is in a very good state as it always has been
Like my country India now that would be a befitting example
Income is low and population is high these are hard times
Man, this sucks. I visited Sri Lanka in 2017. I was there for a month and it was my favourite country I've been too. The people are so kind, the culture is amazing, the landscape incredible and the wildlife majestic. I hope they recover from this disaster
They appear to be a beautiful people both inside and out.
Economic destruction is the plan for all nations to implement a world communist government.
I don't think this generation of srilanka can ever recover easily.
Agreed... such beautiful people and a beautiful country. It was one of my favorite places.
i live in sri lanka. its ok now i think becouse a new president is coming
While the title 'How One Powerful Family Destroyed A Country' oversimplifies a far more complex problem, you've produced a GREAT informative video! subscribed.
Welcome Flo ♥️
In Sri Lanka, just over 1/4th of the population works in agriculture. That's compared to less than 1% in the United States. When your government is dumb enough to ban fertilizer imports, and massively decrease crop yields, things are going to get very ugly! And that's before the debt, tourism drop, and food and energy prices skyrocketed.
God that's so sad but true
Wow
Praying for Sri Lanka 🙏
That's mad
my guy the country didnt collapse because they banned ferilizer imports stop pushing that narrative it was already going downhill way before that
As a Greek, this hits close to home. Much love and support to the Sri Lankan people, may you stay strong in adversity and see your beautiful country bloom again 🇱🇰 ❤️
How is the Greek economy now?
@@KNByam unfortunately Greece is selling a lot of its assets to foreign interests.
@@KNByam a step behind being a complete joke.
Thanks for the sentiments. We, too have the Greek connections via a Greek princess from Northern India whose children founded our kingdoms in the distant past. And our ancient city Anuradha pura bears the name of one of her children.
Μπορεί όλη η υφήλιος να καταντήσει να "φλέγεται", όπως συνέβη στην Σρι Λάνκα και εμείς εδώ να περιμένουμε το επόμενο κουπόνι μπας και πληρώσουμε το ρεύμα και το φαγητό. Σαν λαός έχουμε στο αίμα μας τόσο την "επανάσταση " όσο και τον "ραγιαδισμο 400 χρόνων" όπως έχει ειπωθεί τόσες φορες
This video gives a good account of most of what happened. The corruption and disappearance of the funds wasn't clearly addressed and if you are planning to do a sequel please cover these areas as well. I'm a Sri Lankan citizen and experienced this crisis firsthand. Thank you for properly giving the accounts of things that happened here unlike most international media outlets which distorted the narrative for a sensationalized headline.
Im actually visiting Sri lanka right now!
Good luck manura I wish you and your people the best
the WEF is part to blame too
i really hope this doesn't happen in America in the next 30 - 50 years due to wealth inequality
Wait you still have the money to use internet?
I first discovered ColdFusion 5 years ago! Been a fan ever since. The love for this kind of content made me want to do my own thing, and now finally invested in the right gear and I am progressing step by step!
Thanks for the inspiration! And keep the amazing work up!
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As this is mostly economic educational channel, I’m really happy to see alot of Sri Lankans are already been your subscriber for a long time. That’s shows how educated Sri Lankans are. Thank you for your video and hope to see another video from you how Sri Lankans beat this crisis soon, that’s what everyone wants to see 💪🇱🇰
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Lmao nerd
Im 100% sure, SL will rise back, good luck and god bless SL, I still remember when SL won cricket world cup and i met a SL family in Singapore, when i congratulated them for their win, both were beeming. I want you guys come back and win WC again. - wishes from India 🙏
Educated?
Being a subscriber isn't a condition to watch and comment on a video it gets suggested to everyone interested in politics.
Couple of corrections: Tourism collapsed in 2019 (before covid) with the targeting of tourists in the Easter Bombings.
Secondly, Russia invaded in 2022 not 2021 as stated in the video (5m20s).
I noticed that too
@@oskarejsmont Ukraine invaded in 2014....
@@singular9 Belarus invaded in 2077
@@singular9 ...
@@singular9 joe mama invaded yesterday
When you hear that “A Family” is in charge… that says it all. Democracy is not about families ruling a country
Tell that to the Clinton/Obama/Biden Mafia.
We have the same problem in Canada with Trudeau's
Democracy doesn’t exist
Yeah well who put this family in power for so long? There's a large degree of personal responsibility here... the Sri Lankan people were not forced to keep repeatedly voting him in for so many years, but they kept on doing it.
@@PerfectSense77 They'll have to learn the hard way. Nobody wants to admit they voted for the problem. They just want to blame "corruption" like it's some supernatural occurrence.
As a student from Sri Lanka, I'll give it to you this is a great video and I can tell you've done a lot of research. Thank you so much for bringing light onto our situation
How is the education sector coping with this?
For all the Sri Lankans this video is worth it ruclips.net/video/H3Z7bFXfMAU/видео.html
As a Sri Lankan, seeing all of this unfold over the months is just scary. I have family over there and knowing that they're suffering like this hurts. I live in New York so I will never truly know how they feel, but I know it's really bad. I hope the situation improves and a new government is established to help Sri Lanka rise again. I pray for the good citizens and my family in Sri Lanka.
So you didn't understand the point of this.
You are living in a country that is on the verge of this exact problem.
I suggest you get out of the city and into a place where you can easily access the basics of life without depending on a extremely corrupt government.
New York is 3 meals away to what's happening to Sri Lanka
Go back and help them.
that's what happen when people seek out of the problem and head towards easy life.....this is a trend going on in SAARC countries...going to Canada, USA, Australia, etc.
@IRON V8 but I'm not from Sri Lanka. So i have no business going there. If my Country was in trouble, yes I would go back to help. That's just the type of person I am. Not a coward like you.
Cold Fuzion in 15 minutes made more sense out of this situation for me then every main stream media outlet has over the past year. Thank you.
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I couldn't have said it better myself - amazing job #ColdFusion !
This video is like a summarization of the past news, and it's helpful for anyone to digest the basic info of what has caused the country to fall.
Visited Sri Lanka few years back, right after the bombings happened. Was about to cancel my trip but holiday agency said they are struggling with tourism due to the bombings and it would be great if i didnt cancel my trip. I followed what the agency said and can say that it was pretty good trip. The hospitality from our chauffer, hotel staff, shop owners and restaurant owners was very welcoming, they were so happy to see tourists and can say Nuwara Eliya was my favt spot. Covered 5-6 cities in a week time and can undoubtedly say people in Sri Lanka are one of the best i ve seen globally. Beautiful country with rich history. Prayers and thoughts with you all, m sure u will rise again and once things are stable will surely come back to see all the happy faces. long live Sri Lanka
I always hear that these dying countries have best people in the world but somehow they cant make country best in the world. They just show you their second face. Main face of srilankan people is their country - its collapsing
@@sajuente8235 I personally have experience with a corrupt government, and the main problem is in today's modern world politicians are more about taking advantage of the citizens, people who genuinely trust their government are cheated out of the most basic human necessities for the greed of these politicians
Its more about what makes a good and caring citizen, these politicians are corrupt because they were once ordinary people who tasted the luxury of the modern age and craved it more than anyone else, meanwhile a farmer becomes humble because although he may wish to have a taste he has been taught to work hard for it and even like that he still appreciates the things he has no matter how little
its also bc of the president
@@angelor9211
>Trust the government
See, that's your first mistake.
Look who is talking.... India one of most corrupt nation
Talking about Karnataka how corrupted it is
Top quality content! I'm happy that Nebula is getting more educational creators. I'm a teacher and I can't tell you how valuable a resource it and Curiosity Stream have been to my school community, and I know I'm not alone! Having a place of curated educational content that we can share with households is so valuable. You're doing fantastic work!
What worries me is that historically, in situations like these the ones that come to power after the political chaos are often far worse than the original tyrants.
Especially when military takes over... I think
@@paradigmshift5054 Usually not the military itself, but people with control/influence over the military
The Philippines is a prime example.
The former dictator was a genius but he could not control peoples sentiments against him. This is all die to media manipulation ate the time.
It is a 20+ year dictatorship yes, but the country is in continuous progress.
After the dictator was kicked out of power by the people who thought they were doing the right thing,
The flagbearers of the revolution made many affiliated businesses very happy and rich. The rapid growth of the country halted.
Farmers are killed secretly, funds taken,
The very first nuclear power project that was about to be completed was stopped making billions of investments lost to thin air.
Infrastructure projects turned into family monument buildingprojects etc.
The conclusion is, the family that succeeded the “Throne” was no better or even worse that the “Evil” that the people were trying to defeat.
Fascism or communism are like fevers, they attempt to destroy what is ailing the nation with extreme measures. Like a human body, a nation cannot be under a fever for very long either.
ABSOLUTELY
I expect scenarios like this to become more and more common around the world. The facts brought up in this video show that (despite the title) this situation was brought about by more than just the doings of one powerful family.
Agreed. It's a multifaceted failure that started on a positive path with hope, promise and initial success. I pray for the Sri Lankan population at large.
That’s right… the “green” agricultural push from the World Economic Forum has caused many Sri Lankan deaths from starvation and desperation. And this is just getting started
China.
@@brandon152lee This has nothing to do with your WEF conspiracy
@@BravoTangoWhiskey07 It started with hope and promise? It started with the majority ethnic group winning a civil war against the minority. That's "peace" of sorts, but not hope, in a land where politics has centred around ethnic and religious strife for the best part of a century.
Everyone everywhere needs to watch this, pay attention, be aware of corruption, authoritarianism, & nepotism within government. Strength & peace to the people of Sri Lanka and people of the world who suffer under these regimes.
That is so true! Democracy and the rule of law need to be nurtured and improved everywhere. Right now we have several examples of countries where this has been declining. By working together we can help each other overcome the crises and challenges that are faced. I'm from New Zealand and we have close links with Sri Lanka, a Commonwealth country, with many Sri Lankans living here. We are thinking of them all, and in other countries like Ukraine, Syria, and Somalia to name just a few.
When the people fear the government there is tyranny. When the government fears the people there is liberty.
Nepotism practices were pretty much stayed no matter where you'd go. Even in huge companies you would see a family member running up the business. And it's not bad, as long that family member are very credible and experienced enough to take over the business and/or governing.
Sadly people don't learn... If they did, they wouldn't vote for populists.
democracy here in ph is now dead after the former dictator's son was elected president by majority through social media trolls and fake news peddling. people will attack me for this comment surely. i mean, ask them to sue all international media who covered the same thing during marcos regime. its history and its true. #neveragain
Your videos are addicting because of the level of research you do, the clarity with which you present the facts, and also that you don't present them from any particular political bias. It's so refreshing to watch these kind of videos, without being inundated with the presenters political views. Thanks.
I am genuinely happy that other people internationally also get to see what has happened over here.
I'm just 14 and haven't gone to school for over 3 years now( I know many students here can relate)
The only time we are told to come to school is when we have an examination
I just really hope things get better cause I don't know if there are more ways this could get worse...
Have you been learning via the internet?
Stay strong little guy , you will become a champion ! You are awesome , god bless you ! 😊🙏
Keep your head down and live long enough to fight when you are an adult.
I am afraid this is coming to most of the world, but hopefully brave citizens everywhere can stand up and finally crush the elite who enslave us once and for all
@@crochet-and-coffee dont listen to this guy , and dont get help from any stranger online. Ever ! You can find classes online , on RUclips etc but please dont ever tell your age online and dont accept help from strangers online. It's a cold world out there kid , stay strong
@@onlyounesse although he might be a good guy who just wants to help, but you’re absolutely right. He should check out online academic institutions.
Never thought Coldfusion would do a documentary on Sri Lanka. All the information regarding the current crisis was spot on.
We will overcome this crisis and build SL back
He said russia and Ukraine went to war in 2021 lol
I hope so. The world feels like it is spiraling out of control at the moment.
@@nc8186 It’s not about the current crisis in SL, isn’t it
Although it's 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, not 2021.
@@CJ-re7bx unfortunately at the moment it is definitely like that. It’s because people doesn’t trust the political class now. Once an all party government is formed, hopefully this will be under control.
As a Filipino, this is frightening because Philippines has another political established family.
Yes, very sad. It's the big hand of the CCP thats ultimately to blame for this
@UCGqxdNeb7Txo6Uk8xB2_IXA a eye for a eye makes the whole world blind, the innocent people that didn’t vote for a new monarch don’t deserve it
US Fingerprints Found Behind Sri Lanka Unrest. ruclips.net/video/Ysy6qrXi0m0/видео.html,,,
Same insecurity in most developing countries.
We literally have multiple of them in every region and province. FeelsWeirdChamp
In 2018 December, I had visited Sri Lanka. I went to Colombo, Kandy, Willpattu, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Pinnewala, Negombo .... what I beautiful contry...soo greenary wonderful people, wonderful food, famous tea and coffee plantations......so many historical places, so enriched culture.... Being an Indian I feel proud that we share so many common things we Sri Lanka from time immemorial from the time of great Lankan King Raavana.... and Sigiriya ..uff My dream come true...such a fascinating place the architecture the concept.... its unimaginable...
..In those days I had seen massive construction was going on with Chinese Aid...even I have seen Chinese labours working there. what caught my attention was huge Banner hanging down from the top of such tall buildings written in Chinese language only... It was awkward as ..if you are doing something in collaboration with another country at their soil with their labour ... atleast in the advertisement you mention their native language...but it was ONLY Chinese... The owner of our Hotel in Sigiriya became a good friend of mine I express this to him and said Sri Lanka should be carefull about China and their policy.... because historically China is a dictatorial nation...
...and today you see ... they have just ruined this beautiful country..... During our stay in Negombo, we used to go a nearby restaurant, just 5 mints walk from our staying hotel, for meals.Their continental dishes were splendid... The restaurant was run by a family.. Chief owner a single mother Lady, her little daughter and her old parents.... that little daughter became a good friend of my child and the use to play together...the owner lady was good friend of my wife.... They all wish a goodbye on the final day and said "Come back again..." ...It still echo within us..
I feel so disheartened for Sri Lanka..
Love from an Indian
I knew you r an indian before read at least few stanzas.😂.dont lie, Huge chinese banners? , only chinese?.so many chinese aid buildings ?.
did you time traveled?.Chinese buildings will be built in future at port city.there arent that much chinese influence in colombo.i dont say chinese arent there , there are some chinese companies doing business there , but have never seen large banners with chinese stuff in colombo for these 17 years.thereare few
And sri lanka never get the side of india , cuz your people insult all the neighborhood countries and acting like best.your overpride is the only reason why sri lankans nepalis and bangladeshis dont like you.but chinese are well behaved people
As a Sri Lankan who has been warning my fellow country men for over 15 years on what supporting corrupt family can bring us, the only solution I see is the drastic changes in the attitude by the people of Sri Lanka to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards corruption. All Sri Lankans are now paying the price of complacency and not speaking out in the face of corruption. Increasing amounts of people are resorting to petty theft for survival. Education of an entire generation has been ruined. But these hardships have made us strong and resilient and we will keep working to recover the economy of this country and also save it's soul.
Majority population only wanted to teach minority a lesson.. That why u voted for rajapakshe
Go under chinese administration. Chinese are best.
It is truly sad what has happened in your country, my only question is who will take over and how do you make sure that this new leader remains accountable? Many times in history this cycle occurs where the new guy is even worse than the previous. I truly hope that this is not the same for your country. Will keep Sri Lanka in my prayers.
I don't care what the country does, just point the boats in the direction of India.
@@phuckpootube6231 WHAT?
As a Sri Lankan it’s heartbreaking to watch the video. I do hope everything will be settled and return to normalcy soon.
Dont worry my friend you reap what you sow.
It will take years for things to be normal... just as it took years for things to get to how bad they are right now
Normalcy has led to it, why would someone want to go back to this state?
Any money they get from now won’t reach any citizen yet. Will definitely take a lot of time.
As a Sri Lankan immigrant it is tragic what is happening, friends were in the protests and family on empty stomachs. It is terrible what the Rajapakshas have done to the country and I hope that the next leaders will learn from the mistakes of them.
As a South African, and painstakingly watching our country implode financially due to corruption and greedy politicians- this is a stark reality of what could very easily unfold here :(
As scary as it is, I think it's needed. What else can we do? I work in civil society and trust me, we shouldn't rely on NGOs to call for wide change. I also don't want to wait until the 2024 general elections. We need drastic change now.
@Gurlmoo Crabs It is a knife edge. It is not really improving. Our power parastatal Eskom is in crises. We have load-shading, our towns and cities has mandatory periods of power cuts to insure the whole systems doesn’t completely crashes.
There is no strong leadership not even in our opposition parties.
We have already been on this verge for a few years. Now one spark will blow up the whole vat of gunpowder.
@Gurlmoo Crabs no, Jim
Apparently there's a civil war coming to South Africa. Zuma and his faction in the ANC won't go down without a fight. The ANC was once a promising political party, now they are running the country to the ground. The June/July 2021 unrest were only a precursor to the damage that they will unleash. #PrayForSouthAfrica
I feel deeply sad about this. Even sadder that it’s almost inevitable that my country, Nigeria is headed this way.
Ghana too😂
I'm not happy that they're going through this, but seeing politicians being hunted does put a smile on my face.
Americans did that just not recently, but the Democrats stump it down.
@@mannyechaluce3814 to overturn an election with no proof of that election being illegitimate. Completely different than what’s happening here. Still, I do think we need a change in America, as politicians from both the right and left have their bases at each other’s throats and they’re making bank from it. Republicans and Democrats are both for the rich and I wish more realized that.
@@mannyechaluce3814 Thats cool, but who asked?? NO ONE
@@Mr.DISRESPECT ok anime avi
@@woyajud6757 ok avi
Im from Sri Lanka
Gotabaya fled to Singapore just now and handed his resignation, situation is still grim but we haven't given up the fight to make sure everyone who brought in this situation is held accountable and work together to turn this situation
Thank you all for the wishes
How about all the idiots that only vote for corrupt, rich families?
Good luck.
oh really, I really want to know how much power your people have, when negotiating with Singaporeans, those people really look down on people in your country situation
Many people from all over the world are watching. I pray for justice for your people.
Singapores is what you call corrupt leaders retirement home
This is what happens when a country doesn't have national policies and the politicians are above the law. Great vid as always, I can vouch for the accuracy from first hand experience. Pray for us
Seems like a country back in north america that I know of...
National policies?
This never would have happened without national restrictions on the government- not “national policies”. Ifthey had a less centralized government, it would not have gotten to this point.
Like America. No rules or regulations in America. Politicians are corrupt as hell.
@@Cecil_Augus Exactly. USA Politicians most corrupt on the planet. Insider trading, bribes, etc
May God deliver your nation from harm!
For me this just drives home the fact you shouldn't take your country's stability for granted. I feel like a lot of people just expect things to be peaceful forever when it's not a given. Hopefully things will turn around for the Sri Lankan people, they deserve better. For the rest of us, I hope we're all reminded not to take peacetime for granted.
I’m living in Sri Lanka in this very moment. And you forgot to mention about the daily power cut, intervals of 1-2hours, 2-3times a day across the whole island, this is nuts. Peoples living standards have dropped massively over the month yet people of Sri Lanka still shown resilience and protesting peacefully, but we dunno if it’s how much longer it’s gonna last if food runs out in the country.
He did mention the rolling blackouts briefly at the beginning of the video in the intro. He should've gone into detail though about how much of an effect they have. Refrigerated food, medicine, machinery, life saving medical equipment etc. Every time they turn the power off to save money they have to start a countdown on much bigger problems.
He mentioned it in the intro at least, one of the first things he did in the video
I don't think they are protesting "peacefully" they are just destroying their own national property.
Sorry for what you guys are going through. In Nigeria we stay in total black out for weeks. I understand you very well.
Of course he didnt mentioned it. Notice how when they shifted for Environmental crap it help boast the collapse of the country plus the corrupted pissant Politions!
I feel so badly for my friends in Sri Lanka. I left there in mid-March. I spent a month there, it's a beautiful country with wonderful people. I now feel like I left in the nick of time. The gas lines were already insanely long and the tension was palpable. Political corruption is running rampant around the world. I fear the future looks bleak.
Stupid voters deserve stupid outcomes. Maybe next time they vote for someone not from an insanely corrupt family. And instead a decent human working class person. If not, I have no sympathy, they shall choke on their own stupidity.
Sri Lanka is Iceland after 2008. Very very very similar story. Once a small country starts depending too much on external investments and debt borrowing for growth, it is marked for failure.
Governments must realise that the world Bank and IMF are the tools of the western governments used in order to enslave the poorer countries, relying on them is never going to work out.
@@speedking7224 yeah!! They are not exactly bailouts, rather traps... Extensive long term traps. Sri Lanka is done for if they don't get a strong leader. Pray to lord that does happen. So many citizens and they were never really at fault right!
Was there similar amounts of corruption and kleptocracy?
@@triton62674 yeah the government was. The officials basically offered the banks ease of operating internationally so as to attract foreign investments in the country. I mean in simple terms the politicians and the bankers were in bed together big time and the country failed due to corrupt management. Now Iceland had its tourism to save itself much like Sri Lanka but unfortunately Russian war has hampered that too. Sri Lanka's future literally gives me goosebumps... Inflation, unemployment, no tourism, negligible source of revenue, lack of government, people at riots, it's a mini apocalypse....
Sounds like 🇯🇲
Any sri lankan reading this, stay strong
Hoping Sri Lanka is able to recover quickly. Got some good mates over there and overall the people I’ve met have been beyond friendly 🙏
That would require a massive cut in govt, adopting gold standard, and a free market.
US Fingerprints Found Behind Sri Lanka Unrest. ruclips.net/video/Ysy6qrXi0m0/видео.html...
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The country deserves better, and I hope the people get better
@@JK-gu3tl Or new central planners and even more credit.
Love how the WEF immediately took down the PM's article about how he was gonna make Sri Lanka an economic power by just borrowing a bunch of money from the international banking cartel :) totally didn't blow up in his face people need to recognize that international banks benefit from convincing countries to put themselves in deep debt and they do this deliberately.
Nobody should be allowed to put their entire country in debt without express permission from their people for each and every loan. The biggest problem with modern economics is that PMs are given a blank cheque and told to just spend whatever they feel like because public debt will cover it, it's irresponsible it's theft and it's just morally wrong on all aspects we wouldn't allow anybody else to get away with this, why do we allow the governments? You're just BEGGING for corruption in the current system
Damn I wish the media wasn't so corrupt and would accurately blame this crisis at the WEF and their conspirators.
@Henzo8i8 Along with "Stake Holder Capitalism".
You won't own anything and still be happy🤡
You're very ignorant if you have this opinion on debt in general.
Debt is a powerful tool and idiotic people's wrongdoings shouldn't be pinned on others (banks, wef and whatnot).
Regarding loans and voting - generally speaking, voter turnout is kind of at an all time low, do you really expect this yo change?
Either vote for the right people or you yourself become that.
This is what the global small hat does
It breaks my heart. I've been many times to Sri Lanka and fell in love with the country, its people, culture, nature, cuisine and so on. All power lies with the people. No government should ever forget this. And the people should never forget, that you can't trust a single government. They all need to be checked and held responsible.
Thats BS wishful thinking. All power lies with the plutocrats, and oligarchs. aka the families that have the $$$$.
and if/when shite goes wrong, they bail and arent held responsible. you are thinking too ideolistically, and not realistically (as in, how the world really works).
"The rich will always f*ck over the poor, always have, always will" from the movie "Platoon" spoken by some African American Seargent.
Civics classes for all participants and free speech guarantee can't be replaced with raw enthusiasm and sentiment by followers. We saw what that did to Egypt, etc. This type of frustration is the result of favoritism, cronyism and tribalism. That's not democracy.
@Over Educated sp current? I think you're some decades off there.
@@fd4511 Democracy is flawed by nature. There's no need to elect rulers or representatives. All economical calculation happens at the individual level, we dont need them.
@@caralho5237 Perhaps one day when everyone is enlightened and elects to interact exclusively in cooperative interpersonal relationships... For sheer survival under the current circumstances, you need a modern civilization with delegated expertise. Otherwise, you will be colonized by ruthless foreign rulers who don't care about your philosophy. Just see what happened to various American First Nations who were pretty enlightened and self-sufficient but did not prepare themselves for the invasion of European powers who had centuries of modern warfare experience, and deadly bugs on their bodies. They failed to send out spies back to Europe to report back on enemy capacity to wage war, or establish weapons trade. Some enslaved natives returned to Indian territories and reported on what they saw. Perhaps that frightened some tribes to not join into the resistance. In any case, without a modern society, you are a sitting duck to be picked by whatever ruthless power happens to be interested in taking whatever you've got.
Most disappointing is how official media never shows fault on the side of those in power.
1:16 FYI that is not alcohol. It is a sweet syrup made using coconut which is used with sweet food. Something like Maple syrup. And yes the Rajapakshe family has done so much irreversible damages to the Sri Lankan economy and to the people.
Thanks for the clarification! I didn’t think they were that wild 😅
I'm from the UK, but my father (who I never got the chance to meet) was born in Sri Lanka. I've wanted to go there my whole life to see the place he called home for the first years of his life. When the civil war ended in 2009, I thought Sri Lanka would continue its progress into stability and prosperity. Seeing this is heartbreaking, and it may be many years before the country recovers. I hope the people of Sri Lanka can survive this and come out stronger than before. I'm still waiting to meet you all some day.
Lol you better hurry
It was a jewel when it was called Ceylon . They wanted independence….what a joke .
Green card child?
you should go there with out being delay your travel it is full of beautiful historical places and rich in nature you should know your root why you being late to fulfil one of your dreams
Your father is still buying milk.😂😂
As an Indonesian, I feel for my brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. We’ve been there too when Soeharto controlled our nation for 32 years in power. This country became and still is a mess because of the corruption, nepotism, and collusion that he had done with his family. But I believe that we can get throught this as nations!
stop making the similarity of happening in sri lanka & indonesia, sri lanka purely mismanage country while indonesia is came from outsider include indonesian politican to overtrhow soeharto just because US Democratic propaganda & some of revenge plot by past political power.
I second this. The 1998 monetary crisis (or Krismon as we called it) was a huge blow. But we pulled through, more or less.
Pakistan can save them
@@ekowidyasmoro6375 indonesian monetary Crisis started in 97 when china & Korea did inflation followed World Trade inflation in 96 but the majority victim around that time is China, Korea, Japan, and mostly South East Asian included Indonesia.
even after soeharto dismissal, mr. Habibie did reducing the effect but not that much Impact the Impact comes when mr. Gus Dur Presidential followed Megawati did Selling National Industry.
Soeharto dismissal Campagin started in 95 (before monetary crisis) by Megawati & Amien Rais. half of the reason soeharto dismissal maybe true but the Actual mission it doesn't.
this was what rajapaksha family was doing from the beginning. now i feel like the civil war also a lie but no proof
I am so glad this video exists. I am from Sri Lanka and looking on the news about Sri Lanka is such a painful act. This is why the Rajapaksha family must go, especially admirers { like Ranil }
I hope we get out of this crisis, get the money back, and change the way of life in the island country before another war rips out.
It's so good to see this channel getting good views like this, you've been so consistent in creating quality videos like this for years!
As a Sri Lankan im happy there are so many views so people can see whats happening.
Absolutely heartwarming to know that the citizens even cook foods and do sing-a-longs inside the residency to boost morale. Godspeed to everyone on Sri Lanka
That caught my eye too, the sing-along. I hope that when Sri Lanka is back on the path to prosperity and peace, that the new leaders hold public musical events at the residence to commemorate the moment. People power works.
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Except the rajakspas or whatever they're called
There are no good police Statism is the worlds most dangerous religion and police are simply the modern knight templar. Democide more people have died at the hands of their own governments than all wars and genocides combined. Remember they are not good people no good people work for the government and even worse people enforce their will on us.
We must end it all before its too late.
That's because a mob is a simple minded creature.
It does whatever will sate it's animalistic hunger. Even if that's having fun in the middle of the crisis.
In the first place storming into the palace is a meaningless action since the rajpaksha had already fled.
What they were doing was for distraction so they don't have to face the harsh reality outside
Thank you for doing this video. And praising for your hard work, research and time put together.
I am a 18 year old Sri Lankan still living in Sri Lanka. It is absolutely appalling to see what this family has done to our beautiful nation. Seeing people staying for days in queues with some even dying just breaks my heart as well as thinking of the number of people who don’t have money to provide for themselves and their families. While we can celebrate for a short time now that Gotabaya has resigned now the next step is to slowly rebuild this nation which involves the role of the interim president Ranil Wickramasinghe who is known to be quite crude. I pray for my nation and all the people to one day come back to where we used to be when we had fuel and supplies such as food and when our currency wasn’t in the state it is now. Stay strong Sri Lanka ✊🇱🇰
Does the government subsidize fuel for the citizens? There shouldn't be fuel shortages if the citizens are paying 100% of the cost. Why is the government the middleman?
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Biden is destroying our country too. Soon we will all be in the same boat.
@@dannydaw59 because they have used and stolen our tax money to buy expensive houses and our imports are greater than our exports so they don’t have enough money to buy fuel
Best of luck to you and your country brother
One of my best friends is from Sri Lanka. I asked him last week what was going on and he was pretty nonchalant about it. I asked him why so chill, and he said "we all grew up in the middle of a civil war brother, terrorists would bomb our schools and execute people often. This doesn't seem all that bad."
Puts things back in perspective straight away. You wouldn't be able to help but be hardened to events like that growing up. Although a bullet is sometimes preferable to a death by hunger.
Terrorists ???
Meanwhile in the U.S a dangerous group of people think words are psychical violence..
Wow how ignorant he is! I grew up in the same war… this is far worse. Your friend is quite simply.. ignorant!
@@erismana2105 Can't blame them really... it only took words from an angry drop out art student to form one of the most racist groups in world history and the most infamous genocides to occur... or did you skipped 10th Grade and never visited The Holocaust memorial? Everything starts with words. 🤔
As a Sri Lankan I feel conflicted watching videos like this because on the one hand I want the story to go out, on the other hand I know some details will be wrong or missing. I appreciate you shining the spotlight but here is my list of ammendments to your story:
1. The end of the war included many war crimes against the Tamil people of the North and East. All foreign journalists were cleared from the war zone before the final stages of the war to remove witnesses.
2. The majority of economic growth in Sri Lanka was as a result of the war ending and a lot of foreign investment happening in the country.
The country saw very little benefit from the Chinese loans and investment projects. All projects funded through Chinese loans were overpriced with a huge proportion of the money being embezzled by corrupt politicians. A lot of the projects like the Matale airport, Hambantota port, Lotus Theatre and Lotus Tower have no benefit to the people they are projects commissioned solely to embezzle money.
3. In 2015 the Rajapaksas were voted out of power, because despite the outward growth, and 'beautification' of the country, the cost of living to the average Sri Lankan was increasing.
4. However, the government that took over had many scandals and public foibles. Then in 2018 the Rajapaksas through other agents began a campaign of anti-muslim racism, leading to incidents of mob violence and the destruction of muslim businesses. This campaign allowed them to win local government elections. Seeing this upswell of support Mahinda Rajapaksa tried to stage a coup in 2018 but after 40 days had to give it up and resign.
5. The anti-muslim campaigns culminated in the ostensibly Isis led Easter bombings of 2019 which most Sri Lankans believe the Rajapaksas, working with Maithreepala Sirisena the then president, allowed to happen. This incident was the first big blow to Sri Lankan tourism and led the Rajapaksas, who are seen as strong anti-terrorism, milataristic and anti-muslim candidates to win the 2019 elections.
6. In late 2021 the Sri Lankan government began printing currency at an enormous rate while simoultaneously fixing the exchange rate that the banks were allowed to trade under. This led to the majority of foreign currency earners and businesses exchanging foreign currency on the black market where the exchange rate was fairer than what the banks were forced to offer. This accelerated the government's shortage of foreign currency reserved dramatically.
7. I don't know where this 130% inflation rate comes from. The cost of fuel when available increased by 400%, the cost of gas increased by 300%, the cost of food by 300%, the cost of electronics by 250%, and we are only 6 months into the year.
8. More than 60 people have died waiting in queues for fuel, gas and other essential items. More people have died because of a lack of essential medicines or petrol for ambulances. Over 20 Sri Lankans have died in the protests.
Basically, back on ground Zero and in a deep shite situation.
Yeah one of those Tamil muslims came to my country and set half a dozen people, including children on fire
I remember (1), the Tamils surrendered & gave up their weapons then were murdered. They banned the 'Press' but truth always comes out.
100% true
Thank you for interesting explanation.. I admire and praying for Sri Lankan people and your beautiful country . This is a global affair what is going on in the world we need to unite and stay strong together against the globalists 💪🏻
Thanks
I am crying while watching this. I am a Sri Lankan.
Let’s not forget about the Easter Bombing which claimed 250+ lives. Most of the parliamentarians at that time were guard dogs for the Rajapakses. We got intel from India about the attacks. We could’ve prevented the attack. But this family used this tragedy for garnering votes.
They used the attack to incite hatred against Muslims. They were claiming how they ended a civil war and if they were in charge, this wouldn’t have happened. Majority of the people of the country sadly fell for this trap. They voted for this corrupt family.
Thank you, Cold Fusion. This gave chills.
Aragalayata Jaya! 🔥🇱🇰
wtf thats messed up man i hope things get better.
i am broke and student but as soon as i get job i would like to donate for sri lankan crisis and i think we should make some donation medium so people can help.
Biden is the same.
@@darbyheavey406 The Trump family was trying to do this same garbage - looks at how his older kids and spouses were involved - all sucking money from the taxpayer
Muslim minorities have proven to be the most effective fuel for politics in India with the current right wing regime
My money's on the Indian government giving the rajapaksas the idea in the first place
@@RexGalilae blind hatred of India is fuelling your beliefs
You missed some of the most important parts like the involvement of the WEF and the fact that Sri Lanka had the world's highest ERG scores.
What is an ERG score. Can't find any info on Google.
@@luiswin ESG scores*
Its about Environment Sustainability i think. Sri Lanka had the highest ESG score, even Greta Thuneberg praised it.
Basically the Sri Lankan government destroyed their agriculture to get a post from Greta Thuneberg 😂😂
Also they listened to an pseudoscience peddling environmentalists named Vandana Shiva and she STILL thinks Sri Lanka did a great job by banning pesticides
Exactly. This video missed this which is without a doubt the big issue. Disappointed the video highlights the government aka the puppets but not the puppet masters.
@@breastmilkgaming lol
I just found out about this now, sad that this isn't much more mainstream. Made me think about my old Sri Lankan English teacher, he was the best in all aspects and will always be my favourite teacher. Hope him and his family are doing well.
Thats because the mainstream manufactured this crisis, and its coming to a country near you soon
For all the Sri Lankans this video is worth it ruclips.net/video/H3Z7bFXfMAU/видео.html
The fuel shortage reminds me of when I lived in NYC after hurricane Sandy. The fuel was short for a while and lines at the few gas stations that were open were close to a mile long each. One person tried to cut a line and was murdered.
I have never been so invested in world affairs until I stumbled upon this video. It would be great if you could make more contents like this. It will help spread awareness.
There's a good independent channel. "Redacted" saw there about Canadian truckers, now Dutch farmers, China, Sri Lanka etc. It's a good channel...
My go-to recommendation for geopolitics is "The Duran" channel. It's not as polished as this, just livestreams, but the people running the show are exceedingly insightful.
Grayzone also do fantastic reporting on world affairs, even though they're left wing haha. You should be watching Grayzone.
If you want more recommendations I've got plenty, but it should go without saying that the mass media is all lies.
You should be. These are predictive countries. They fall first to let us know we're next.
Same
Oh youre aware now? Good for you. Fucking "spreading awareness". Just a bunch of ppl watching stuff n getting more and more desensitized to it. But oh, were aware now 😑
We must stop the insider trading, entitlements, and kick backs enjoyed by our civil servants. All democracies must immediately create real-time financial transparency for all senior and elected government employees, their family, and business associates! Those found guilty of corruption should have all of their assets seized, put on trial for treason, and have their families exiled from the country or barred from politics for 2 generations.
dream on
That’s why the fight the 2nd amendment in the US
Sins of the Father and all that. Bar any corrupt politicians and any coconspirators from politics for life, but don't punish the innocent.
Yeah Dream O ! "...insider trading, entitlements, and kick backs enjoyed by our civil servants." Sounds like the US Congress too
People in power will never allow something like this though some really great ideas. Also people saying this is too harsh and innocent family members shouldn't be barred and all.. Punishments are supposed to discourage people from doing the crimes anyway and if you don't stop family members from Participating in politics they'll just be Puppets Happens all the time in India.
Found this in my algorithm. How have I not heard of this channel? Great writing, very factual, amazing story telling. SUBSCRIBED!
Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos, you are a man with his hand on the chest of the world feeling it's heart beating then translating the beats into understandable content. Thank you :)
@erog hau Only if they are idiotic enough to make it illegal to grow non-organic crops. Most Western Democracies are not as nepotism based as Sri Lanka either which is also a major factor to their issues.
If I had the choice to choose between my family to run a country or a bunch of experts, I would opt for the experts.
Most western countries are not islands either which was another problem that just made the situation worse.
It probably will happen to other countries but as the video says, other governments should really be learning from this. They all have access to the correct information it is just down to them whether or not they believe then use it properly.
I send lots of prayer to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. As a Ugandan, I feel we are bound to a similar destiny. When Museveni took over in 1986, the economy became a family business. All decision making lies in their hands. As of today, we are badly in debt and borrowing seems to be on the rise. Fuel prices have skyrocketed, there’s suppression of free speech and hundreds losing their lives to famine in North of Uganda 🇺🇬. It’s saddening and all we do these days is pray and hope God makes a way 🇺🇬
Very true, are you from the north? Acholi?
"God" won't make a way for a situation that man created. Prayers do nothing. Better to understand the situation and formulate a plan that involves the entire nation than to pray empty prayers.
I love when people say hopes and prayers. Basically you are saying fuck you and you don't care but hey let me send a generic message that means and does nothing. You wanna help send them money not hopes and prayers moron. Before you ask me what I have done ill tell you. NOTHING and plan to do nothing I have my own family to worry about. So basically I said hope and prayers too and it was a blunt FU like hopes and prayers. I hope and pray you have a good day. Aka I don't give a shit
I dont know. if Uganda works this newly discovered massive amount of precious gems right, you all might be in the clear..
@@creedlang419 Uganda certainly doesn't work the same way, being landlocked and full of fresh water. The issues in the north seem tribal and geological. It is less fertile and close to Sudan. PPl close to the Nile are not doing as badly as the OP suggests, and most Ugandans think that everyone must have the same wealth. There are homeless ppl in Hollywood too.
People actually come together when they are forced to, when there is one enemy. Quite inspiring
People often hunger for a purpose, I think.
This says a lot about what's going to happen in stronger economies in the near future.
@@hombreg1 more like literal hunger drives people to a purpose
Religions and Governments have enslaved people mentally, financially and physically for Centuries to the point where people are convinced THEY NEED Money, Gods and Governments to lead them NO!! YOU DONT!!! The power is within each person and even more so if you all come together in consciousness and for fk sakes, USE YOUR BRaINS!!! Wake up!!! You dont need gods and governments and money.
Mother Nature has everything covered for you.
So dont blame anyone else for what is happening to you. Grow up!!
Its honestly sad.
The only way people truly unite is when theres a huge threat or extreme common enemy.
Idea : Give ALL power within a country to a single family, with zero checks & balances, zero accountability and zero transparency.
What could possibly go wrong?
Sounds like a great idea with the best of intentions...
Wake up it’s the GND and ESG goals
Sounds like the USA with the Biden Family getting away with robbing the country blind!
South africa has done the same with the anc.
For real. They did it to themselves
Their miserable situation heavily reminds me of my country Philippines thirty six years ago but Sri Lanka now was even in a much worse state than ours back then.
I just couldn't imagine what Sri Lanka would be in 3 decades from today where the Rajapaksas, they were now treated as the greatest family to lead their country thus with aton of people just plainly minding of their incredible🤡 legacy instead of also reminiscing the horrible things they've caused because it's unjust or pathetic to do they say and whereas the protesters are the ones who ruined their own nation, in addition to a long, massive misinformation rave using several outlets to execute it so the moment you attempted to drop such facts by a little, you will just be mostly labeled by the whole bunch of their fanatics as an "anti" or a "hater" that spreads lies and fakery intentionally made by the opposing side and etc.
Our citizens generally sucks tbh.
Also in us and each nations debts increased Vivian the IMF worldwide and need new miracles with los cost managing to get every nations out of debt permintly even solve the Covid-19 and climate chrisis
Fr bro. Our countrymen chose to side with hearsay rather than facts, now we have marcos back as the president. So sad because the pain and suffering people experienced back then during his father's time are now useless and forgotten. I have no hope left for our country to rise when its people are naive and stupid.
@@SAM-vw4mx yet a portion of the ople whom want to fix things, there is hope left, juts need to let it blossom!!!
@@SAM-vw4mx yeah im really not interested in our country anymore im planning on living in other place when i get old maybe singapore
@@official_noob156 you do none cuz you cannot do Sht how can you move to diff country ur broke as fk
I would really like to see this expanded to a series; there are a number of countries that have defaulted over the course of the last year. Largely, the reasons (excuses) have been the same. A series like this - in my opinion - will be a giant wake-up call the "entitled" so desperately need. "I sip champagne today, but tomorrow I may starve". Great work Mr. Altraide. PS: No-one can deny Sir David's voice, but I would say that I could listen to your voice - you have that unique quality too.
There were actually quite unique default reasons this year in case of Russia/Belarus. They defaulted not because they didn't have the money to pay back on the debt but because the banks throu which they borrowed refused to take their money due to sanctions. As far as I know this is the first time in history something like this happened and this is fascinating.
Marcoses of the Philippines should be featured too. That family bankrupted even the country's own central bank.
Have you watched the movie "2012"?
We will see a lot more defaulting as the us is starting to implement debr reducing programs like in reasing the power of the usd (almost 20% already) thus goods that are needed from the us will be 20% more expensive. Also a lot of debt is to be paid back in usd.
With a pretty high inflation and this move the us can de facto reduce a lot of the 6 trillion debt.
If you havent already leave the bond market and get ready for a rise in commodities, which will furthermore cripple a lot of countries.
There are only a few good leaders on this whole mf Globe that care enough about the people , dont be blind , i trust names and caracters , not companies , multinacionals .... big difference
shit hits hard having sri lankan parents, they settled in the uk after a civil war nearing the end of the 20th century.
all i can say is that im glad theyve been outed for who they truly are and what their nation's money has gone towards.
we move, sri lanka!
my uncle was actually fighting amongst the tamil tigers wanting to serve the interests of the people, and he went missing some time before the tigers dissolved. i never knew what had happened to him
Sorry to hear about your uncle. Tamil Tigers and civil wars-wars, in general-are a great loss and even greater tragedy, no matter the side you stand or the side that wins. I hope you and your family are doing okay and wish for your nation's best in the coming time.
Karma.
@@___GM___ what kind of karma is happening to Ukrainians then?
@@___GM___ well winner tell the story
@@sahanmendis3369 that's not karma, that's evil.
It’s absolutely heartbreaking, I hope they can recover as a country
I have come back after months in your channel and let me tell you man i absolutely love your style of telling the story. ♥️♥️♥️
I come from Argentina, a country that experienced economic collapse in 2001. I have to say that there might be some contributing external factors to these crises, but the main thing is how democracy reflects the state of a society, its priorities and idiosyncrasies, its systemic maladies. Sri Lanka clearly has a political class problem and there must be systemic corruption, even on a daily basis for the common person. If the common person cannot behave honourably, you can't expect the political class to do so- they are you. Pity that change comes from destruction and collapse.
I Would like to visite Argentina to see/ understand how people can survive in high inflation.
@@synewparadigm what hurts the most about living with high inflation is that changes in your lifestyle happen slowly and sadly you become used to be every day a little bit poorer. When I was a kid (about 20 years ago) I remember saving a few bucks to buy Magic:The Gathering booster packs that cost about 14 dollars. Those were a bit expensive, but I could buy even as a kid a few ones once every few months. For my 15 YO birthday my dad got me a 700$ Jackson guitar. Not the best one around, but still a great guitar for a kid. Nowadays, 14 dollars hurt a lot even as an adult when the average income is less than 500$. Most Argentinian families cannot buy their kids stuff like we got 20 years ago and that hurts. Knowing that your kids will live a poor childhood (compared to yours) sucks.
Everyone I know wants to move to other countries, but to do so you need to save A LOT (for us).
Current situation in Argentina is a time-ticking bomb. I honestly dont know if it is a matter of days, weeks, months or maybe years till our goverment collapses like Sri Lanka.
Hey. I'm extremely sorry for asking this but this is from my deep curiosity. You guys have the best football player in the world. Do they have concern in economic situation that happen in your country. Do they have any some aid or whatsoever. Again, i am sorry for asking this🙏
@@chettonex I think that the same is happening in Europe and at few states in the US, as California but at a slower pace. Sometimes kicking the bucket and restarting from scratch is the best solution. Do people use foreign currency on daily transactions?, do people barter? do people keep money at their bank account? are people mad?...
in political science the question is : "Does the attitude create the structure, or does the structure create the attitude"??
This is literally what happens when someone not familiar with Tropico plays a Tropico game. You take out a fuck load of debt to make exports higher. Raise wages for everyone to attract workers, work on military reinforcements to sqush shanties and rebels, then when your resources don't make enough money to pay back your debt, you watch as your citizens revolt due to lack of fuel, medicine, food and safety. Then you get foreign militaries who start asking for their money back or they attack. Then you lose because another country destroys you.
Really sad to see this not play out in a game but instead in real life.
Too bad there isn't some exploit like in Tropico. If there was, The Spiffing Brit would probably forget why he was exploiting and end up giving them all the money. 🤣
lol soooo truee XD
For all the Sri Lankans this video is worth it ruclips.net/video/H3Z7bFXfMAU/видео.html
Thank you Dagogo. I have always been impressed and in reverence to Sri Lanka, being a multi religion country with tons of Buddhist history. The culture, architecture, and more of the country is amazing, and I hope to visit eventually. I hate when these types of things happen, and spreading the word is extremely important.
Love and support to all Sri Lankan's from Argentina. Hope you are safe and get out of this situation soon.
Big fan from Sri Lanka, thank you so much for shining light on the problems caused by this corrupt family
Come to america
@@jaqthedragon6657come to america why? so they can get kicked back out again by the christian fascists ripping the social fabric apart?
Don't u think Sri Lanka woke little bit late.
Thank you for making a well detailed documentary about Sri Lanka. Actually more than 14 people died in cars and three wheelers due to heat stroke while waiting for fuel.
Pick up your cross and follow Jesus! The world is quickly headed for destruction, and sooner or later you will have to sit at the judgement seat and give an account for your actions. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life! - Revelation 3:20.
Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho.
Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
@@benc589 wtf
This is karma from the war us too many innocent Tamils were killed this is what srilankan deserves
I'm a Sri Lankan CS student. Aside from the economic crisis, unable to travel, the constant power cuts, the negativity that comes with the depressing situation of the country all due to greed, can result in a mental toll.
Here's my personal way of combating this challenge
1. Working out (it's just a 30 min workout, but the adrenaline pump, the power, and resilience brought through the after work out has definitely contributed to my sanity)
2. Move (since I'm on summer vacation, and almost all education is conducted remote, there is no actual reason to step outside. But take an ACTIVE choice to do so. Even if it's just walking on the pavements. My personal recommendation, if allowed, go for a sport, a badminton court, swimming pool, step out
If in curfew, as is right now, make sure to shift your workspace constantly, somewhere there is a dose of sunlight. Make sure you get a dose of a greenery sight as well)
3. Focus on what you can control (let's be real, this is a big big mess, and honestly it's not your fault. So try not to let it get to you. Yes you need to be aware, but don't dwell in that pit, try not to be consumed by the feedback loop. For example something that I've been focusing is my career. I've been working day and night on getting that remote internship and hopefully get some USD on the process. In that obsession I find little to no time to dwell in this misery. It may seem as if I live in a bubble, but if that bubble saves my sanity, I'd rather stay in it)
To all my Sri Lankan students, I know everything is so messed up. And I'm so proud for putting through this mess, and choosing to stay alive, I'm proud of you. And I hope everything gets better.
These are very wise advices. Stay safe, my man!
take care and everything. but...
1. working out in a food crisis seems kinda backwards.
2. same point as working out but with the word "move" for some reason.
3. stating the obvious.
are you trying to be a politician/RUclips motivation guru?
if then you're going on the right path.
Thank you. Most positive post I have seen from a Sri Lankan, yet.
@@Sen5325 I know this might seem cliché, but all you got to do is try to shift your mentality. And by no way it's easy. A few months back I had a major breakdown literally loosing my mind. And we need to acknowledge that happens. We need to accept that things like that happens. That desperation, hopelessness and whole bunch of negative emotions comes with it. And it's normal to feel like that. It truly is. Because this is messed up on so many ways.
I don't know how practical this might seem, but I've basically resolved to get an education (not depending on uni but self study, which is possible given my field in computer science) so spend my time studying and polishing my skills so I can get a remote job and earn atleast for myself, to give myself a better life.
This sounds materialistic, but I honestly can't control what happens around me, instead I can focus on first to lift myself and if that works then maybe lift another and another. But now my focus is to learn enough so I can get my skills all polished. My point being try to focus on what you can control. The few things you can control. Like your effort to try to be healthy, maybe learning a new skill (there's enough and more free content on the internet) , being kind to yourself and if it's within your reach maybe to another as well.
I remember in my orientation the principal told us a story. She said that when she was going to AL classes early morning she found that the streets were dark. Her father then said, don't look at the dark road ahead, focus on reaching the next light lamp.
The future is dim, may even be dark, but we need to take that extra effort to focus on what's coming ahead, the very next milestone. If you are in OLs then maybe getting through a good OL result and maybe learning few soft skills on the way, don't worry about university at that level. Take one step at a time. One breath at a time.
And remember taking one step forward is better than staying numb.
It's hard. Everything is messed up. And it's okay if you feel lost. It's okay to breakdown. It's okay to feel pain.
Feel that. Then take a deep breath and see what you can do next
The Whole World is FALLING !!!
GREAT POVERTY !!!! Planned !!!
I lived in Sri Lanka during the Civil War. The daily demonstration of spirituality by the people totally changed my life. I owe everything to their example.
This ugly situation is the situation for most countries of the world, structurally. Most countries are presently controlled by an interlocking group of inside investors/corporate owners/inter-married families. Sometimes the group of families is small, sometimes it's large. I say this as an American.
Exactly, UK is the same, corruption from top to bottom, just the ordinary people struggling it's barbaric here
Absolutely, Japan is the same. Then there's the incompetent like uk, Australia, Canada.
Terry Tapp. Please finish your sentence! "An American" what? Don't be afraid to speak your mind.
America is foreign-owned. The Fed is unelected and unaccountable.
also as an american, our country is nothing more than a corporatocracy being sold out to the highest bidders. the greed of the wealthy elite will destroy us and there is nothing we can do to stop it short of a full on violent revolution.
As a Sri Lankan, you have got almost all the facts right.
It breaks my heart to see a channel I used to look for tech stuff covering downfall of my country.
Keep up the good work !
First plan on the new world order Georgia Guidestones is for 93% of all people to be disappeared. (That includes blacks, whites, Mexicans, earlier inhabitors, Asians, Christians...and even most Democrats.)
Isaiah 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
@@TheBestLife2184 lol
@@Stoneface_ Lol? Uh oh, you might be one of the ones that doesn't comprehend it. Even most of the darkness people are scheduled to disappear. Stop letting yourself be tricked by the billionaires and their trickle-down brainwashing that trickles down through all large groups.
@@TheBestLife2184did you know that the Georgia guidestones got blown up.
@@moysesgaray8410 Yes I know but it's obvious their plan is still in action. Billionaires likely destroyed the Stones just like they destroyed other evidence. The billionaires' corporations pledged 1.7 billion dollars to BLM (Black Lives Matter / Billionaires Leading Minorities). BLM tore down a statue of Albert Pike. Pike was a confederate soldier but also the top Freemason Illuminati man who created the 33 levels of Freemasonry.
Such a beautiful country with wonderful people It's hard to see them go through such trouble, my prayers are with the people of Sri Lanka.
Thnx ❤️from🇱🇰🥺
It's a 3rd world country what do you expect?
@@chicago1680 America is on its way. This is what happens when you promise everything to everyone.
@@jimmydean123123 oh I know it. I mentioned earlier it's coming
Was too late to know about this, situation looks pretty worse. Hopefully every nation shud be doing something helpful in the coming months and Sri Lanka might be able to rise back stronger than ever. Keep working hard my brothers and sisters... Love from India ❤️
I think it's really important to note that this is only the beginning of these kinds of things happening in countries across the world. Just because it started in Sri Lanka does not mean that it will stay there. Things are getting pretty dire out there, be safe.
"not any citizen of any nations deserves what has happened in Sri Lanka"
Weird because in Greece there is a saying "Nations have the government they deserve"
doesn't sound that absurd once you realize that these are the people who elect their own government and isn't something that they have been imposed upon them to deal with
Well it's oddly true ig.
Most of the Sri Lankan protesters and rioters who are against the Rajapakshas are the exact people who voted for him. 3/4th of the voters have voted for Gotabaya, which means more than half of the Sri Lankan population have voted for him to take 3/4th of the power in the parliament.
Not saying that Sri Lanka deserved the ciris, but when your voting for two brothers which one of them previously tried to bring their family into the parliament, you kinda atleats had to expect the disasters that might happen.
@@nkj9726 that's a lie . you disregard that people seated in position of power can manipulate the people. They can control the educational attainment to keep the masses dumb and they can silence the media and create their own narrative.
So no, it's unfair to say that Sri Lankans deserves this. They just didn't know any better. Ignorance shouldn't be enough to condemn these people
MEME MEME rioters are aligned with the JVP and are infiltrating the protests like Antifa infiltrated BLM protests in US. Also the trend occurred where the protests escalated to violence which persisted until Ranil was made PM, then suddenly stopped. Then protests began again and escalated to violence and the presidential palace takeover and persisted until Gota resigned and Ranil became acting president, then suddenly stopped. In a few weeks expect protests to ramp up and violence occur as parliament convenes and determines wether Ranil becomes official president or not. But Ranil may use an ace card- he just released Ranjav from prison. Parliament may select Ranjav to which Ranjav makes Ranil PM resulting in a Shadow government similar to Cheney controlling the US policy while Bush was president. Oh and a protestor wearing a fist symbol shirt raided the news recently, the fist is the rebranded for the World Revolutionary Movment, which the JVP is a proxy to. Before the Civil War, JVP led a Communist Revolution in the 60’s to forcefully take control. An estimated 50,000 died as a result. What we are seeing now is another page to a conflict riddled chapter in Sri Lankan history.
Didnt greece also had a debt crisis and economic tumble during the 2000s.
They had the EU to bail them out, Sri lanka doesnt as Pakistan and india is partially to blame in the rise of the tamil tigers.
To conclude the story Gotabhaya Rajapaksha fled the country and finally gave his official resignation few hours ago. Next comes the difficult part of electing an interim president and stabilizing the government.
Most outside news media didn't get the full story correct and were trying to fit the situation to their own narratives. But this was a pretty accurate summary. Kudos on the research Dagogo
Will they have general elections to form a completely new government?
@@tabby73 Not at the moment since our country can't afford an election at the moment. The president and prime minister would be elected by a parliament election.
@@ushansajeew7496 I understand. Would take too long also I guess? Hopefully the remaining government can stabilize and improve the situation quickly now!
Beware of the power void you are ripe for communism to move in
@@tabby73 Well, the bad news is that the acting president which is very unpopular among the public has the highest odds of winning the parliamentary election since the acting president is a friend of exiled previous president. And 2/3 of the current parliament members are from the exiled president's party. There are still odds of him losing. Yet , if he would win, civil unrest would begin again.
0:15 country or dot ? Capital:Colombo in the Sea
A good summary of Sri Lanka's economic crisis. Depressing to see how the country has been mismanaged by corrupt leaders. I visited Sri Lanka a few years ago and loved my trip there: a beautiful nation, with warm and kind-hearted people. I pray they're able to recover from this disaster soon.
The signs were there a decade ago. War criminals, responsible for the slaughter of 40,000 innocent Tamil people at the end of the civil war in 2009. Yet the singalese majority voted this corrupt Rajpapska family back in again and again, based on Chinese billion dollar loans.
I'm concerned how they can recover, because their foreign trade most of the time are in negative, and most of income came from tourism. So unless the unrest calmed down and the tourism restarted, I can't see "easy" (means not / less affecting the people) way to recover. I hope they stay strong in life and monitor the new government closer than before.
Lack of domestic fertilizer was a ticking time bomb for an economy that prioritized agriculture for domestic consumption. No food exports means less foreign currency appearing in the bank. Importing fertilizer means more foreign currency leaves Sri Lanka. Depending on tourism to cover this up doesn't helps since tourism isn't a necessity for the tourist customers .
India will give a helping hand
@@pnyhmsmx So we can blames the Greens, the Global Warming environmentalist wackos, Putin and a strange affair between a Pangolin and a Bat.
@@princeo15 yea, I hope they wont sell their souls to china. Would be tragi
Farming but I think a lot of people now doesn't see farming as a way of living..
One you tuber interviewed a guy who was queuing for cooking gas.
This guy left the que and insisted he got him a cup of tea.
It left me in tears as it showed the true humility and hospitality of Sri Lankans.
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I was in Sri Lanka in 2018 and it was one of the most beautiful friendly places I've been to. The country seemed to be moving into a much more stable and economically lush time, but it seems that it was only short-lived due to this tragic mismanaging
It was beautiful because of the economic expansion and the fact the country was not in a civil war when you visited. Which was the good thing the government did.
Sadly they had no long term view, thinking free money lasts for forever
For all the Sri Lankans this video is worth it ruclips.net/video/H3Z7bFXfMAU/видео.html
The comment's sections isn't enough to express my feelings about my country💔. But with the recent unity within our people working for a common goal, I'm happy to say that I'm proud to be a Sri Lankan
I’m in communist Canada and I stand with you and your people! There is global evilness!
We Chinese got you in debt EZZZZZ LOL
Why has the west not stopped in? With all the money we spend on war, 55 billion is nothing. Bill Gates is worth 122 billion, several billionaires could hand that to Sri Lanka and this suffering would end.
I know that you country suffered under Islamic terror, too.
I am so sorry this is happening, why are we doing nothing to help in the west, I am ashamed.
@@bunnylarese2161 haha don’t you guys hate the west?
This is Chinas plan
Borrow Sri Lanka money to build port or airport
Sri Lanka in debt
And they take over
No one talks about it because they are blind
@@ladyjade6446 cringe
I have been to Sri Lanka twice in my 20s it is such a gem of a country. Beautiful, cheap, and the people are super nice. I hope they recover.
I'm a "digital nomad" (hate the term...) that lives in Sri Lanka at the moment and have been here before. One thing that's worrying me is that it seems a lot of people are investing in different ponzi and pyramid schemes online. People take loans with 20%+ interest rates to invest in these schemes, and when they crash (which they will) I'm worried how all those people will manage and what will happen. Sri Lanka is a wonderful country. Nature is fantastic, the people are nice, the food is awesome. I keep hoping it will be a popular tourist destination soon but just as things are looking to get better something happens, like the terrorist attack, or covid, or the topics of this video and in the future maybe all those in debth because of these schemes. They just can't seem to catch a break.
I see what a family or a man can do to a country by the first hand. As a Turkish citizen I'm seeing the same disasters happening in my country. Devalued own currency, questionable non-logical over night decisions by goverment and so on. The stories of Sri Lanka and Turkey are terrifyngly similar actually. I think main difference is geography and population. Hope they can get back up with the new regime and I really hope we don't see the same days either.
Stay strong Sri Lanka. You managed to get rid of the problem. Now it is time to restructure the country.
I never wanted to believe these rumors about these situations goin on in Turkey but guess it's actually true 😔 Hope that Sri Lanka gain its power again and become normal ❤️ Same goes to Turkey, hope it stays normal and things don't get much worse ❤️ Lots of love to you and everyone in Turkey from Pakistan 💜🇵🇰
That is why globalist scumbags from IMF should never be trusted... They get you in debt and then fook your economy.
I studied in Turkey for six years and i moved back to South Africa a year and half ago. I have been following the news from here and what Tayyip is doing with that beautiful country is unbelievably sad. I hope you and all level headed Turks can vote that tyrant out of Parliament next year.
These problems are growing in Mexico, Ghana, Indonesia and elsewhere. The real question is: why is the debt more important than the lives destroyed?
Rich countries cancel debts among themselves all the time, yet a poor country must starve their citizens to extract as much money as possible. Even when the loan is made to a corrupt leader who has fled the country.
It's happening all over the world. The US television stations do NOT ever air these things. Our people are sick, poor, uneducated, brainwashed, and unable to make a good decision. They refuse to snap out of it. Even if we are all broke, eating bugs, and under attack people will still support this madness.