Rebellion and Civil War

When reading The Wall Street Journal today, I came across an article discussing the civil unrest in Sri Lanka and the rebellions that have taken place there since the 1970s. The country has been secularized and there has been discrimination against certain groups, mainly the Tamil, that has increased tension. Currently they are working to find the "Tiger" or Tamil group leader in the jungle and end this war that has killed tens of thousands of people. Civilians are looking to the government to exert their power over the land and end this war. The civil war in Sri Lanka connects to our agency and oppression unit because of its connection to the civil war in America. When a country becomes secularized and divided, tension and aggression rises and discrimination becomes more prominent. 

Differences in opinions of large issues causes unrest...and ultimately the dire need for a solution. America was fighting over westward expansion of slavery and the ultimate idea of slavery. The south made a statement to succeed from the Union. And now, the Tamil group in Sri Lanka is making a statement to not be discriminated against. However, the tactic behind how they choose to handle the situation is with violence, and that needs to end. The "Tigers" or the Tamil group have opened fire at hospitals, bombed territories and killed innocent civilians because of deeper anger that has lasted for over a quarter of a century. This current event really goes to show that modern day societies have the many of the same deep-rooted issues that need to be solved or war and violence will break out as what they believe is an immediate answer.