Comments on: There is no such thing as a homeland! http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/07/03/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-homeland/ Lankaweb.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:14:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ariya http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2009/07/03/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-homeland/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Ariya Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:46:30 +0000 http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/?p=1883#comment-229 Homeland is a country, where all its citizens are loyal to it, whatever calamity come by. The Tamils, brainwashed or otherwise, who took arms against Sri Lanka must prove that they are loyal to Sri Lanka unconditionally! That goes to ALL Sri Lankans! All Sri Lankans must declare their loyalty to the motherland, and do that without anyone demanding that! Sri Lanka is the homeland of ALL loyal citizens of Sri Lanka, period! ------------------- You see, I was born in the dominion of the British 'Empire' called Ceylon. and I detested that feeling. Then we became a republic. Good! We were not under the British crown anymore! Then we became a 'Democratic Socialist" Republic, and that was not good, for nothing socialist can be ever democratic. But, finally Sri Lanka became free with our men and women sacrificing their lives and limbs for this freedom, and that Pride should make us much more loyal to our motherland, even if we have dual citizenship in another country! I say 'much more', because this loyalty has many shades of grey... ------------------------------------------------------- For sometime, I was thinking on a certain matter; Sri Lanka stopped being Ceylon and the citizens had stopped being 'subjects' of the British Queen, and whenever a Sri Lankan becomes an Australian, a Canadian, an Irish, a New Zealand and a British citizen, he/she must acknowledge an Oath of Allegiance to the British Queen, and how he/she does that is with a clear conscience?! Is it worth to sell one's soul for a citizenship of another country and be loyal to the British Queen? ------------------------------------ I am a dual citizen, but I haven't ever taken an oath, but its understood that I will be loyal to the people of both countries, and keep the dignity of the country. ------------------------------------------------------------ Homeland is a country, where all its citizens are loyal to it, whatever calamity come by.
The Tamils, brainwashed or otherwise, who took arms against Sri Lanka must prove that they are loyal to Sri Lanka unconditionally! That goes to ALL Sri Lankans!

All Sri Lankans must declare their loyalty to the motherland, and do that without anyone demanding that! Sri Lanka is the homeland of ALL loyal citizens of Sri Lanka, period!

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You see, I was born in the dominion of the British ‘Empire’ called Ceylon. and I detested that feeling. Then we became a republic. Good! We were not under the British crown anymore! Then we became a ‘Democratic Socialist” Republic, and that was not good, for nothing socialist can be ever democratic.

But, finally Sri Lanka became free with our men and women sacrificing their lives and limbs for this freedom, and that Pride should make us much more loyal to our motherland, even if we have dual citizenship in another country!

I say ‘much more’, because this loyalty has many shades of grey…
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For sometime, I was thinking on a certain matter; Sri Lanka stopped being Ceylon and the citizens had stopped being ’subjects’ of the British Queen, and whenever a Sri Lankan becomes an Australian, a Canadian, an Irish, a New Zealand and a British citizen, he/she must acknowledge an Oath of Allegiance to the British Queen, and how he/she does that is with a clear conscience?!

Is it worth to sell one’s soul for a citizenship of another country and be loyal to the British Queen?
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I am a dual citizen, but I haven’t ever taken an oath, but its understood that I will be loyal to the people of both countries, and keep the dignity of the country.
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