Daily FT “Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you” – Marcus Aurelius Rumours, lies, and propaganda aren’t the normal kind of bad news. People understand that floods and fires happen, that bosses sometimes have personal problems. When you are confronted with rumours, lies, or propaganda, … Continue reading
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Sri Lankan politics: Erosion of dignity
Daily FT Political lies create new realities, just as print capitalism fostered a new form of nationalism in the early 20th century, so too have social and online media generated new forms of political community in the early 21st century, such as the uncivil society incited via outrageous rhetoric – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara … Continue reading
Sajith, rhetoric and oratory
ARIYAWANSA RANAWEERA (Island Opinion Page) Oratory is based upon the noble art of rhetoric, introduced by ancient Greeks. In fact, Aristotle (384-322 B.C) wrote an entire thesis on rhetoric. In the first century A.D., rhetoric was divided in to three categories – high, middle, and low. High rhetoric should convey deep, strong, feelings using sublime … Continue reading
The Presidential Poll was on the Day of Tolerance
By Mass L. Usuf Alarmed by the current rise in acts of intolerance, violence, terrorism, aggressive nationalism, racism, and discrimination directed against national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as well as acts of violence and intimidation committed against individuals exercising their freedom of opinion and expression – all of which threaten the consolidation of peace … Continue reading
Giving dignity to life
Island Our lives are worth more than the value of our bank accounts by Bhikkhu Bodhi TW’s Comment: Intellectuals in the calibre of this scholar monk should take over the Maha Sangha or at least become advisors to the government To ask what it means to live with dignity may sound strange in an age … Continue reading
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