Even a cursory glance at the presidential and parliamentary elections of 2024 will amply demonstrate that the earth has well and truly moved under our feet
Politics is the art of the possible. And more often than not, the gradual erosion of the political soil by the dirt and debris of decades makes the seemingly impossible also come to pass.
The way we vote
Despite the depredations of decades laid at the polity’s feet by the so-called mainstream parties, the electorate has repeatedly reverted to one of two major power blocs to meet their sociopolitical and economic needs.
The way we think
Therefore it behoves those of us who are prone to dismiss the JVP-led coalition’s landslide victory as a black swan event to consider that there may be more to what has come to pass than the natural or organic swing of the pendulum.
The way we work
Therefore again, the way we think about politics as traditionally being the art of the possible can, must, could and should change.
The way we trust
If it eventuates that AKD’s appeal was not much more than a savvy political manipulator’s attempt to deceive the electorate, so what…
The way we invest
A seismic shift took place twice over in as many months with an un-ignorable segment of the voter base islandwide departing from custom.