Russians staying in Sri Lanka have showed their gratitude by creating a number of โwhites only" night clubs, denying access to local Sri Lankans. So Sri Lankan authorities now decided to help the racists by telling all 288,000 Russians in Sri Lanka to take the next flight back to good old Moscow, where the average skin color is more to their liking.
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@pjw @randahl i dont think you understand the sensitivity of a "whites only" club being launched in #SriLanka again.
British Colonization ended less than a century ago, horrifying stories of how locals were treated at the hands of the Racist White Colonials are still widely known.
This is an under-reaction if any. If it were #India or #Pakistan, its very likely mobs would be stirring to punish the 're-colonials'.
Sri Lankan Gov is trying an incredible balancing act.
If its a necessary decision to prevent an outbreak of racialized violence, fair enough.
My only objection was to @randahl's tone of joy and celebration at the suffering of normal Russians, as though they are somehow responsible and deserve to be punished for the actions of Putin.
Randahl Fink
a preston
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