Posted on 07/09/2022 8:50:51 AM PDT by Nextrush
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP)-Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office.
Thousands of people had surrounded the leader's home to demand his resignation, blaming government mismanagement for a downturn that has subjected this island nation's 22 million people to months of bitter hardship.
As the crowd surged the gates of the presidential palace, troops guarding the compound fired in the air to hold them back until Rajapaksa was safely removed...
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> No gasoline, no food. The story in Sri Lanka. <
And perhaps coming to a country near you. But no worries. It will reduce our carbon footprint. And evidently that’s all that really matters.
VIDEO: Sri Lankan protesters after storming the President house are swimming in president’s pool
https://rumble.com/v1bnh05-sri-lankan-protesters-after-storming-the-president-house-are-swimming-in-pr.html?mref=3z0st&mrefc=5
Is this an “Insurrection?”
Ban more fertilizer!
This is what happens when there is no food.
Wilmington is in Delaware 🤪
Yes, get ready for July 9th hearing in Sri Lanka parliament.
It would be televised for months!
Almost enough to make you think this might have been a test case...
Now it’s on fire, no more swimming I guess
VIDEO: Protestors set Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s residence on fire
https://rumble.com/v1bnhlj-protestors-set-sri-lankan-prime-minister-ranil-wickremesinghes-residence-on.html?mref=3z0st&mrefc=6
I’m jealous.
Yes,
The situation started when the Government decided to go full speed green.
So boys and girls.
Blame it all on Global Warming!
From what I have read, the Sri Lankan economy has been driven into collapse. This was probably overdue.
Lots of photos here.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/asia/gallery/sri-lanka-crisis-protests/index.html
Was it like the pool scene in Caddyshack?
When times get hard enough people find courage they never knew they had.
The European Union has manure (fertilizer) limits and the Dutch farmers are having that put on them on top of the cow gas rules they are already protesting.
No way in hell would I jump in Biden’s pool.
What will the US government do when millions of well armed citizens revolt?
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