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#SriLankaProtests illustrate results when bigoted policy intersects economic incompetence.

Bodu Bala Sena appropriated non-violent Buddhism to fuel majoritarianism in #SriLanka. Various Hindutva elements appropriate syncretic Hinduism to drive supremacist nationalism in India... Image
The Rajapaksa clan patronized the BBS.

#GotabayaRajapaksa inaugurated their "Buddhist Leadership Academy" in 2013, saying it's of "timely importance” & "they are engaged in a nationally important task & should not be feared or doubted by anyone"...
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The monks who lead the BBS have been accused of hate speech, instigating riots, leading vigilante attacks.

Sounds familiar?...
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Skyrocketing #global #foodprices, panicked low income and poorer fringes of the population facing severe #hardship, struggling #emergingmarkets and #SriLanka on the verge of #anarchy - all wrapped up in a massive #market sell-off: what is happening 🌎 ❓
Things did not improve in April on #food prices:
the #FAO Food Price Index fell 0.8% month-over-month to 158.5 points in April 2022, but still remained close to the all-time high of 159.7 points in March.
#vegetableoil prices declined significantly (-5.7%) after hitting an all-time high in March under pressure from #palm, #sunflower and #soybean #oils.

In addition, #grain prices fell slightly (-0.4%), after also rising to all-time highs in March.
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