@CheDJay Because it is also great at organizing and motivating people to do many things otherwise they wouldnt have done: hence very easy and natural to use it as a political tool.
@KiriKopiNeko Jvp were maoist btw and wijewira was expelled from ussr because he criticized the party, even today jvp is much more aligned with china than with russia or with soviet communism for that matter
@notpoos We always knew we are better than india somehow its news to the indians. My guess is us having to turn to then at the height of the crisis has made them think we are a underdeveloped country compared to india