How One Powerful Family Destroyed A Country

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[@pansiluprabharsha5817]

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! ❤🙌

[@anurag9240]

More power to Sri Lanka! 🙌

[@lauralishes1]

I wish we'd do this in the UK. The corrupt Tories have ruined this country

[@thefirsttrillionaire2925]

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… 😒

[@moodhot]

stay safe mate

[@kasturipillay6626]

Go for a complete restuctured cabinet. Good luck. 🙏🙏

[@Avinash-xz7yn]

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

[@ereder1476]

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)

[@mfaizsyahmi]

@@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.

[@Avinash-xz7yn]

@@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

[@MandoMTL]

@@ereder1476 Shhh. Quiet simpleton.

[@TheBooban]

@@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.

[@udaysingh9_11]

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.

[@JohnYoo39]

I can only imagine their earning of foreign currency is crucial for keeping their family afloat at this point.

[@MMABeijing]

well of course

[@youtubeisB0ring]

But what's the point when u can't send that money into country, banks and everything is destroyed

[@richardlayfield8551]

@@MMABeijing oym

[@cosmoray9750]

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.

[@Sp_0755]

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

[@maneeshas]

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.

[@aavinabeydeera3363]

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

[@248harish]

As a teacher it's sad to see years of a student wasted. I hope things get well soon. 🇱🇰🇮🇳

[@libertinarey]

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

[@xavierjones6852]

@@libertinarey facts

[@freddywebb9645]

Good luck Aavin. And everyone else, we need it..

[@staylow2692]

Same here bro

[@coveringeternity]

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

[@skipper2594]

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

[@skipper2594]

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

[@vinu_veralu]

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

[@idongesitu_1_imuk]

How is the education sector coping with this?

[@groovyshiveyeshiz8143]

For all the Sri Lankans this video is worth it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmS9aJV8jcuAd7c

[@m4heshd]

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.

[@TATNThisAintThatNetwork]

You are 100 percent correct. This is a shell 🐚 game played all over the World. And I suspect the Bankers are at the root ✊🏿

[@ekoprasetyonugroho536]

wise choice is to terminate the whole rajapaksa family

[@theluckyegg3613]

I wish the people of Sri Lanka good luck and lots of courage to go after these thieves!

[@m4heshd]

@@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.

[@m4heshd]

@@theluckyegg3613 Thank you so much. ❤️

[@Itzakk98]

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]

They are cool guys but just elected govt on the basis of religion

[@vnzandroid]

@@HarshBatth religion based president is bullshit. my country did that too.

[@tharii314]

Thank you so much!

[@HarshBatth]

@@wallabygoose3943 may the almighty bless her

[@adithyasilva8675]

@@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.

[@flomccanuck8095]

While the title 'How One Powerful Family Destroyed A Country' oversimplifies a far more complex problem, you've produced a GREAT informative video! subscribed.

[@user-sg8qm7ow5n]

Welcome Flo ♥️

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[@Mememeep]

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!

[@jp3711nc1]

The global left destroyed it for there new green deal.

[@TheBolgerrard]

Good ppl of Sri Lanka deserve better. Hopefully they can get thru this tough time asap.

[@nipunavimu]

Much love ❤️🇱🇰

[@sebastianalexander5564]

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..

[@dubol07]

I love this!

[@jarnvag1564]

It’s scary how a few politicians can completely ruin a good country without ever even asking the people

[@WillC299]

It's happening in the U.S. right now.

[@radman6047]

@@WillC299 Yes it is.

[@Blackgriffonphoenixg]

@@WillC299 since Reagan!

[@claytonreeves150]

@@Blackgriffonphoenixg Since Nixon at least.

[@NoOne-sv5jx]

@@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

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[@Therealonepunch]

Like wised! Showing support

[@nishanraiden]

Thank you for doing this video. And praising for your hard work, research and time put together.

[@chartaiwan]

When you hear that “A Family” is in charge… that says it all. Democracy is not about families ruling a country

[@_afw_]

Tell that to the Clinton/Obama/Biden Mafia.

[@Ben-so4te]

We have the same problem in Canada with Trudeau's

[@MyWifesSon69]

Democracy doesn’t exist

[@PerfectSense77]

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.

[@JustinL614]

@@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.

[@j4mm3d]

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).

[@RCinginSC]

I noticed that too

[@singular9]

@@ansgaryeysymontt7155 Ukraine invaded in 2014....

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

@@singular9 Belarus invaded in 2077

[@cumknightgael9505]

@@singular9 ...

[@soko45]

@@singular9 joe mama invaded yesterday

[@danielreed5199]

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 :)

[@danielreed5199]

@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.

[@MUHAMMADIMRAN-jp4zx]

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[@DMp-xp6mj]

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 🇱🇰 ❤️

[@KNByam]

How is the Greek economy now?

[@tpop3723]

@@KNByam unfortunately Greece is selling a lot of its assets to foreign interests.

[@raza2594]

@@KNByam a step behind being a complete joke.

[@aloysiushettiarachchi4523]

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.

[@immsozGr]

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

[@sh115067]

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

[@3941602]

They appear to be a beautiful people both inside and out.

[@markedgette5463]

Economic destruction is the plan for all nations to implement a world communist government.

[@prrithwirajbarman8389]

I don't think this generation of srilanka can ever recover easily.

[@TheMowgus]

Agreed... such beautiful people and a beautiful country. It was one of my favorite places.

[@Nithila_Atapattu]

i live in sri lanka. its ok now i think becouse a new president is coming

[@pocobull]

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.

[@-Kuru-Reichtangle-Historian-]

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.

[@MrKIMBO345]

As a Filipino, this is frightening because Philippines has another political established family.

[@mcfireballs3491]

Yes, very sad. It's the big hand of the CCP thats ultimately to blame for this

[@sb782]

@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

[@Thinkofwhat]

US Fingerprints Found Behind Sri Lanka Unrest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6TcZ6Sojc5jo5I,,,

[@ArreSidu]

Same insecurity in most developing countries.

[@kevinxsavagegm]

We literally have multiple of them in every region and province. FeelsWeirdChamp

[@bad_money]

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.

[@unnamed3893]

God that's so sad but true

[@winchester289]

Wow

[@khaledfareed5081]

Praying for Sri Lanka 🙏

[@valoranttv1856]

That's mad

[@dominikjakaj1999]

my guy the country didnt collapse because they banned ferilizer imports stop pushing that narrative it was already going downhill way before that

[@chengliu872]

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.

[@wolathomas]

I feel deeply sad about this. Even sadder that it’s almost inevitable that my country, Nigeria is headed this way.

[@yaaadutwumwaa7974]

Ghana too😂

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

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.

[@paradigmshift5054]

Especially when military takes over... I think

[@innacrisis6991]

@@paradigmshift5054 Usually not the military itself, but people with control/influence over the military

[@200wonmoreexpensivesalt9]

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.

[@Waggabagaboo]

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.

[@sarabrown7488]

ABSOLUTELY

[@IsuruTi]

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 💪🇱🇰

[@Tresure41]

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[@isubtothebest6020]

Lmao nerd

[@medasbabu]

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 🙏

[@yvesnux7264]

Educated?

[@ehmadll8163]

Being a subscriber isn't a condition to watch and comment on a video it gets suggested to everyone interested in politics.

[@billodi]

Thank you for spreading awareness about this situation ❤🔥

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[@9sheri9]

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.

[@islandlife756]

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.

[@annabellethepitty]

When the people fear the government there is tyranny. When the government fears the people there is liberty.

[@homeperson11244]

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.

[@Mic_Glow]

Sadly people don't learn... If they did, they wouldn't vote for populists.

[@1vygail]

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

[@manurapeiris5871]

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.

[@MemeMonke551]

Im actually visiting Sri lanka right now!

[@williamarens7073]

Good luck manura I wish you and your people the best

[@bowdlerise]

the WEF is part to blame too

[@neltins5308]

i really hope this doesn't happen in America in the next 30 - 50 years due to wealth inequality

[@propheticguidance7842]

Wait you still have the money to use internet?

[@melere777]

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.

[@TimothyGrabarczyk]

Most disappointing is how official media never shows fault on the side of those in power.

[@localnyraccoon]

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.

[@christinebuckingham2480]

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.

[@divizionx]

New York is 3 meals away to what's happening to Sri Lanka

[@starsfalldown1234567]

Go back and help them.

[@Mr_Trafalgar]

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.

[@starsfalldown1234567]

@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.

[@DerekDominoes]

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.

[@BravoTangoWhiskey07]

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.

[@brandon152lee]

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

[@hallaisback]

China.

[@johnnamkeh1290]

@@brandon152lee This has nothing to do with your WEF conspiracy

[@faithlesshound5621]

@@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.

[@ujwval]

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 ❤️

[@hotstitch1]

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.

[@iagomota4649]

I'm not happy that they're going through this, but seeing politicians being hunted does put a smile on my face.

[@mannyechaluce3814]

Americans did that just not recently, but the Democrats stump it down.

[@brayerkh]

@@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.

[@Mr.DISRESPECT]

@@mannyechaluce3814 Thats cool, but who asked?? NO ONE

[@woyajud6757]

@@Mr.DISRESPECT ok anime avi

[@Mr.DISRESPECT]

@@woyajud6757 ok avi

[@MrMihindu]

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.

[@seeingisbelieving8519]

Majority population only wanted to teach minority a lesson.. That why u voted for rajapakshe

[@salmanahmed6042]

Go under chinese administration. Chinese are best.

[@evant4194]

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.

[@phuckpootube6231]

I don't care what the country does, just point the boats in the direction of India.

[@cadennevah7248]

@@phuckpootube6231 WHAT?

[@Az-ov1ti]

Any sri lankan reading this, stay strong

[@barrydarrie8661]

I have been using his signal services, and nfts projects for over a year now, and I must say they are truly top notch dm

[@AllocatorsAsia]

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 🙏

[@JK-gu3tl]

That would require a massive cut in govt, adopting gold standard, and a free market.

[@Thinkofwhat]

US Fingerprints Found Behind Sri Lanka Unrest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6TcZ6Sojc5jo5I...

[@DeeGeemedia]

💙💙

[@0uttaS1TE]

The country deserves better, and I hope the people get better

[@MrGunnar69]

@@JK-gu3tl Or new central planners and even more credit.

[@meghpatel0303]

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

[@sajuente8235]

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

[@angelor9211]

@@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

[@satanramirezramos8367]

its also bc of the president

[@ivansyomkin2156]

@@angelor9211 >Trust the government See, that's your first mistake.

[@arunroy9997]

Look who is talking.... India one of most corrupt nation Talking about Karnataka how corrupted it is

[@EricJ0hansson]

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.

[@Neteater]

to solve this, we can press esc button then restart. and press that handicap button before restart for additional option

[@aidensnow5017]

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.

[@Tresure41]

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[@weishenmejames]

I couldn't have said it better myself - amazing job #ColdFusion !

[@jathebest2835]

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.

[@isuruwijesuriya4232]

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

[@nc8186]

He said russia and Ukraine went to war in 2021 lol

[@CJ-re7bx]

I hope so. The world feels like it is spiraling out of control at the moment.

[@isuruwijesuriya4232]

@@nc8186 It’s not about the current crisis in SL, isn’t it

[@myhnea92]

Although it's 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, not 2021.

[@isuruwijesuriya4232]

@@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.

[@nicolaslaino7504]

Love and support to all Sri Lankan's from Argentina. Hope you are safe and get out of this situation soon.

[@gabebravo9069]

Thank you for making me aware of Other news that the current media isn't looking into. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@riaadhoosain]

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 :(

[@sheilanclarke2810]

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.

[@aubreydebeer8568]

@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.

[@alidabotes5587]

We have already been on this verge for a few years. Now one spark will blow up the whole vat of gunpowder.

[@askvideos1]

@Gurlmoo Crabs no, Jim

[@AG-fg1uk]

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

[@CoolCowSuperSheep]

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.

[@2ndTooth]

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.

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

He mentioned it in the intro at least, one of the first things he did in the video

[@yuudesu]

I don't think they are protesting "peacefully" they are just destroying their own national property.

[@brightibezim1486]

Sorry for what you guys are going through. In Nigeria we stay in total black out for weeks. I understand you very well.

[@2ndAmendmenttime]

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!

[@bark_dnnnn8938]

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.

[@mikeohawk95]

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

[@SAM-vw4mx]

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.

[@mikeohawk95]

@@SAM-vw4mx yet a portion of the ople whom want to fix things, there is hope left, juts need to let it blossom!!!

[@official_noob156]

@@SAM-vw4mx yeah im really not interested in our country anymore im planning on living in other place when i get old maybe singapore

[@joshg9986]

@@official_noob156 you do none cuz you cannot do Sht how can you move to diff country ur broke as fk

[@annirb2658]

I'm from the Philippines I'm so sad to hear what happened in your country and I salute the people of SriLankan!!!!! People Power!!!!!

[@sayantanidutta2174]

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.

[@speedking7224]

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.

[@sayantanidutta2174]

@@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]

Was there similar amounts of corruption and kleptocracy?

[@sayantanidutta2174]

@@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....

[@pr0n5tar]

Sounds like 🇯🇲

[@thenukadamsilu2517]

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...

[@ADerpyReality]

Have you been learning via the internet?

[@onlyounesse]

Stay strong little guy , you will become a champion ! You are awesome , god bless you ! 😊🙏

[@chrism4008]

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

[@onlyounesse]

@@soulofocean4709 dont listen to this guy , and dont get help from any stranger online. Ever ! You can find classes online , on KZbin 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

[@c3dev280]

@@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.

[@thephuntastics2920]

universe calking . Your video style is great ,

[@aurorejonesTV]

Great info as usual

[@StefhanJKR]

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.

[@trebledc]

Basically, back on ground Zero and in a deep shite situation.

[@barbeeska]

Yeah one of those Tamil muslims came to my country and set half a dozen people, including children on fire

[@huudielbo728]

I remember (1), the Tamils surrendered & gave up their weapons then were murdered. They banned the 'Press' but truth always comes out.

[@mathu8973]

100% true

[@evajon6738]

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 💪🏻

[@imdadood5705]

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! 🔥🇱🇰

[@anandsuralkar2947]

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]

Biden is the same.

[@JuannyRum23]

@@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

[@RexGalilae]

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

[@nickarvas9566]

@@RexGalilae blind hatred of India is fuelling your beliefs

[@bmaharjan2829]

Nepalese people love Sri Lankan people. We are very sorry for your condition. We pray for your speedy recovery from inflation. I even personally care and love people of Sri Lanka. NEPAL LOVE SRI LANKA ❤️

[@AD-30000]

Hi Dagogo! Are you thinking to make a video about Myanmar?

[@joaoserra3839]

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

[@CheeseOfMasters]

Damn I wish the media wasn't so corrupt and would accurately blame this crisis at the WEF and their conspirators.

[@stevenrn6640]

@Henzo8i8 Along with "Stake Holder Capitalism".

[@markvanwalsem3201]

You won't own anything and still be happy🤡

[@AdriandeMorcerf]

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.

[@Jim26D]

This is what the global small hat does

[@nash3364]

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

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

How about all the idiots that only vote for corrupt, rich families?

[@bvl98]

Good luck.

[@electronresonator8882]

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

[@ny3683syr]

Many people from all over the world are watching. I pray for justice for your people.

[@nggaknormal]

Singapores is what you call corrupt leaders retirement home

[@thatsmiley14]

Corruption - highly contagious since ancient times until now and also in the future.

[@obrien8228]

talk about what motivated the fertalizer move this was passed over a bit

[@EnoshAppuhamy]

As a Sri Lankan it’s heartbreaking to watch the video. I do hope everything will be settled and return to normalcy soon.

[@wkskdnam]

Dont worry my friend you reap what you sow.

[@weiSane]

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

[@Cecil_Augus]

Normalcy has led to it, why would someone want to go back to this state?

[@BitcoinerPhilippines]

Any money they get from now won’t reach any citizen yet. Will definitely take a lot of time.

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

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.

[@kevinexev9923]

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.

[@kathypear2540]

Thanks for the clarification! I didn’t think they were that wild 😅

[@massaadjabbour8342]

Hi can u make a video about such crisis in history like the crisis in lebanon it means the world to me thank you!!!

[@jahneduibekwelu4021]

If I didn't know this was Sri Lanka, I'd have sworn it was Nigeria. From the depletion of the foreign reserves to the fall of the naira to the growing foreign debt. Currently, the Nigerian government borrow to pay salaries. It's just a matter of time before Nigeria gets here.

[@pathumsameera1788]

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

[@Cecil_Augus]

Seems like a country back in north america that I know of...

[@orppranator5230]

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.

[@DrTiwade]

Like America. No rules or regulations in America. Politicians are corrupt as hell.

[@DrTiwade]

@@Cecil_Augus Exactly. USA Politicians most corrupt on the planet. Insider trading, bribes, etc

[@floradu2001]

May God deliver your nation from harm!

[@IUSTITA]

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.

[@luiswin]

What is an ERG score. Can't find any info on Google.

[@breastmilkgaming]

@@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

[@doodmayne7535]

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.

[@Thiiink]

@@breastmilkgaming lol

[@samuelbhagothiparsad3882]

Amazing that we are so far ahead of them in south Africa yet so close behind all at the same time

[@junglelibrary4630]

He won the war at the cost of about 60000 innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. Entire families whole villages disapeared from satellite photos.

[@zainabfahim8714]

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.

[@kenyizsu]

These are very wise advices. Stay safe, my man!

[@SK_1337]

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/KZbin motivation guru? if then you're going on the right path.

[@srwla2501]

Thank you. Most positive post I have seen from a Sri Lankan, yet.

[@zainabfahim8714]

@@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

[@ziggystardust7888]

The Whole World is FALLING !!! GREAT POVERTY !!!! Planned !!!

[@RoadTripTravel]

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.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

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.

[@pritidodhia5059]

Cold fusion. Beautifully described

[@chandanpawar1539]

You didn't mention about the deceiving deal of Humbuntota port.

[@Fauzan1812]

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

[@islandlife756]

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.

[@Tresure41]

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[@gamechip06]

Except the rajakspas or whatever they're called

[@greengamerguy623]

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.

[@arnavrawat9864]

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

[@achindrajayasuriya9292]

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 ✊🇱🇰

[@dannydaw59]

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?

[@paulone805]

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[@davidz1681]

Biden is destroying our country too. Soon we will all be in the same boat.

[@achindrajayasuriya9292]

@@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

[@leontaylor3721]

Best of luck to you and your country brother

[@JaromeMatthew]

A very well done video regarding this terrible and very important situation in the world. Over 70 countries in the world are at risk of this happening to them if the perfect storm of economic conditions are reached such as what happened in Sri Lanka. The video contains an important message regarding this, leaders, your people are coming for you if you take advantage of them and do not have everyones best interest above and beyond your own! It's good to see justice done, too many are suffering under poor and corrupt leadership. Now let's help Sri Lanka get back on their feet!

[@xdahid22]

Great video as usual, but is it not spelled "Heroes"? Saw this twice in the video.

[@Benjamin-ti1sd]

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.

[@Gizziiusa]

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.

[@fd4511]

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.

[@Khazar321]

@Over Educated sp current? I think you're some decades off there.

[@caralho5237]

@@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.

[@fd4511]

@@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.

[@GratefulPrimate]

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?

[@DrSamIAm]

Sounds like a great idea with the best of intentions...

[@marilyntonelli8832]

Wake up it’s the GND and ESG goals

[@veger5872]

Sounds like the USA with the Biden Family getting away with robbing the country blind!

[@imaafrikaaner4669]

South africa has done the same with the anc.

[@swaggervitamins]

For real. They did it to themselves

[@TuPhonez4Free]

Yo you have your own online streaming service?

[@oatandhoney5338]

I always said... If people get together, they can turn things around.

[@alec6948]

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."

[@danlinnell9359]

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.

[@srikrishna2561]

Terrorists ???

[@erismana2105]

Meanwhile in the U.S a dangerous group of people think words are psychical violence..

[@nats20001]

Wow how ignorant he is! I grew up in the same war… this is far worse. Your friend is quite simply.. ignorant!

[@LadyCoyKoi]

@@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. 🤔

[@vazyachocoorchidas6246]

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!

[@hyderyuszenthyderyyoshikaw373]

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]

I second this. The 1998 monetary crisis (or Krismon as we called it) was a huge blow. But we pulled through, more or less.

[@coffeelink943]

Pakistan can save them

[@hyderyuszenthyderyyoshikaw373]

@@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.

[@satanramirezramos8367]

this was what rajapaksha family was doing from the beginning. now i feel like the civil war also a lie but no proof

[@Filmproplus]

I feel sorry for them. In 2002 I worked as a part time car washer in Sydney Australia. There are some Sri Lankans and some Bangladesh workers as well. They are good people. At first I was afraid of their appearance but as I get to know them, they are super hard working, honest and They never hesitate to share food or drinks at break time.

[@HappyBunnyMonkey1]

you were afraid of their....appearance?

[@kenyanbee753]

@@HappyBunnyMonkey1 like what?

[@jerryzhang5032]

@@HappyBunnyMonkey1 at least he admits he once was. YOU? youve likely judged people subconciously and conciously without ever admitting it. Shut up

[@mr.chickennuggets1088]

How can you be afraid of someone's appearance? Are you... racist?

[@LIONTAMER3D]

You left out a CRITICAL detail: withdrawal limits on bank deposits.

[@DeanMackenziebelldmb]

People actually come together when they are forced to, when there is one enemy. Quite inspiring

[@hombreg1]

People often hunger for a purpose, I think.

[@Cecil_Augus]

This says a lot about what's going to happen in stronger economies in the near future.

[@AGMI9]

@@hombreg1 more like literal hunger drives people to a purpose

[@spaceman5734]

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!!

[@shadowsintox9]

Its honestly sad. The only way people truly unite is when theres a huge threat or extreme common enemy.

[@PsychoSavager289]

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.

[@durkio1536]

Lol you better hurry

[@mastercommander4535]

It was a jewel when it was called Ceylon . They wanted independence….what a joke .

[@dusknt]

Green card child?

[@weneedpeace92]

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

[@maybeiamunique.69yrsago]

Your father is still buying milk.😂😂

[@johnswanson217]

When one society falls down, it's always about corruption gone too far. Majority people always work hard and struggle to innovate, while small portion of sociopaths decieving everyone into disaster.

[@HotGammiris]

0:15 country or dot ? Capital:Colombo in the Sea

[@millionaireboy2125]

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 🇺🇬

[@muhammedor8705]

Very true, are you from the north? Acholi?

[@beedebawng2556]

"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.

[@chicago1680]

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]

I dont know. if Uganda works this newly discovered massive amount of precious gems right, you all might be in the clear..

[@mylandvibes7314]

@@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.

[@Tom-xk1zi]

Nice video. You might have to do Argentina next. Cheers.

[@cryptot1mes]

Thank you for the video. Peace and Love to all SL people out there. I am from Ukraine. Visited your beautiful country in 2017, it was amazing. Really sorry to see all of this now... @Curiosity: can you make a similar video explaining the situation in Ukraine? Thank you.

[@Gojira_Wins]

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.

[@mal2ksc]

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. 🤣

[@PK-se2jh]

lol soooo truee XD

[@groovyshiveyeshiz8143]

For all the Sri Lankans this video is worth it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmS9aJV8jcuAd7c