It took the Second World War, the deadliest in human history to end all wars in Europe for three generations and usher in a peace that has lasted now for eight decades. Similarly, the complete and utter failure of the current Government and the seeming inability of the Sri Lankan State to overcome the current impasse has offered a unique opportunity to realise system-wide change that has been long elusive. As Sri Lanka teeters at the precipice of economic collapse, there is a genuine sense and desire, at least among the general public, to correct the many wrongs that have brought the country t…