Capitalism as an economic system is a failure – JVP
The JVP says the COVID-19 pandemic has proven that capitalism as an economic system is a complete failure.
Speaking at Labour Day celebrations held today, Chief Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva while expressing his views on coronavirus mitigation efforts said leaders have emerged with no vision in a capitalist system.
He said the President pledged to reduce the price of a canned fish and a kilogram of dhal, adding that a month later prices have risen.
He further drew attention to the prediction by the Minister of Health that the coronavirus epidemic in the country would be mitigated by the 19th of April, reiterating calls for Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi to resign in light of such irresponsible comments.
The JVP Chief Secretary also noted the issue with plunging fuel prices in the global market, adding that petrol and diesel prices in Sri Lanka were not reduced, citing some Ministers as saying that if prices were reduced the people would begin to loiter and travel unnecessarily.
Silva therefore claimed that capitalism created cheap leaders.
Tilvin Silva meanwhile charged that military personnel contracted COVID-19 due to the government’s carelessness, adding that Army and Navy personnel were not provided necessary protective equipment and directives to effectively and safely engage in duties.
He charged that this resulted in dedicated forces personnel contracting the virus, adding it was also the responsibility of the government that personnel who were granted leave returned to their homes carrying the virus.
Silva stressed measures should have been taken to test forces personnel or prevent them from leaving.
He claimed that as a result people began to mistrust Navy personnel fearing they may be carrying the virus.
(Source: News Radio)
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How can you say that. look at the development in Russia, China and all former USSR states developed after leaving communism and achieving capitalism. Why did people in Communist east Berlin risk their life to cross over to Capitalist South Berlin and Still under developed Communist North Koreans are trying to immigrate to Capitalist South Korea.
You look like a scruffy school boy and don’t remind us the mayhem you imposed in 1970 and 1980.
Tilvin Hunny Buncho,
Sure capitalism is not perfect, but if Sri Lanka had adopted your brand of socialism/communism (let’s say by a sheer ungodly misfortune that befell upon our nation), today we would be worse than back in the stone age! Anyway hunny, why are you shooting your mouth off…..because we the Sri Lankan voters reject you at every turn and we sure gave you a whack on your bum at the last Prez election!
In my view what this COVID-19 has taught us, just looking at the USA today, is to NEVER give into Federalism as that is what has devastated the US – with the Washington Feds pulling in one way and the individual federal states pulling in all different ways that they please, but all are allowed to cross the state borders freely by foot, vehicle, boat, or airline with no restriction whatsoever! No wonder we see the horror we see in the USA today – i.e. it is not a failure of Capitalism, but rather an undisputed failure of Federalism!
In SL we still have Tamil eelamist-separatists who are goading for Federalism in Sri Lanka (of course, we know that its only a stepping stone for eventual bifurcation of the nation along racial lines) and this is a very good lesson for all our present and future leaders – i.e. to just laugh-off these vile vermin and get on with our lives!
I cannot agree even the soviet union is hampered by corona
Don’t worry Tilvin,
We are not only Capitalists but also provide safe haven for money launderers.
“Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said Sri Lankans maintaining accounts in a foreign country, expatriate Sri Lankans and local or foreign investors could deposit any amount of foreign currencies including ‘BLACK MONEY’ in the Special Deposit Account (SDA) in any approved commercial bank in Sri Lanka”.