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Divisive Politics in Sri Lanka – By Oscar E V Fernando A divisive issue if stated or persisted upon-causes disagreement or conflict between two or more persons in say, a show of bar room bravado that may lead to fisticuffs or battle and may even end up in war. Politics is defined as the science or business of government and divisive politics may be said to be the major cause of problems in the world as it often starts within society. Governing themselves within a group when found to be too burdensome, people decide to hand over governance to a leader or leaders-and this is done through politics. What is divisive politics? When two or more Wie to be thus elected, they form into different factions to woo the voters-and this is often done pitching one faction over the other on the basis of-race religion-sex or any other oppressive reason-society ...