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Dear Guys,
all of you must have noticesd the protests which began from April 6 in Kathmandu and across the country. It shows us how (un)popular the present king of Nepal is. I think a strong majority of people think our dear king's steps have totally failed to bring consensus and peace in this country. His post February 1 program has FAILED. The country itself is becoming a failed state.

Nepal needs new inclusive political setu p where democracy and fundamental rights are guaranteed. We nned to bury feudalism once and for all in this country. Feudalism, sycophancy, nepotism, corruption, mediocrity are some of the key problems afflicting Nepal at present.

Beleive me, the present royal government cannot solve these problems. Just forget that it can persuade Maoists to give up arms and join the mainstream. No military solution can bring end to the ongoing conflict. Root causes like poverty, over-centralization, unemployment, under educated masses have to be squarely dealt with.

Its not easy to hit the navil at one go but we alll can try to solve the problem if we are determined. Friends, South Asian economy is growing at the rate of 6-7 percent. But Nepal's growth rate was a pathetic 2 percent, according to ADB. Where is Nepal while the rest of the world moves up from the shackles of poverty. Just look at India and China.I am not asking you all to support the seven part alliance. It is your choice. You should give your trust and mandate to people whom you can trust. There are a lot of corrupt politicians who did absolutely nothing for the country between 1990-2002. But please don't blame democracy for it. It was the greedy individuals who are to blame. The best system is where people elect their leaders. No
autocracy whether it be monarchy or dictatorship can be a substitute for democrcacy.

Democracy has to be inclusive to address the problems of peoples of all walks of life including the backward, ethnic , dalits and the majority. It should be an equity based society. National wealth and economic opportunities should be fairly distributed to keep everyone happy. But communism advocated by Maoists and other communist parties would mean end to all freedom. Nepal needs foreign capital and investment to succeed. it has to attract investment the way China and India are doing. Nepal lacks domestic resources. Any new government should facilitate investment from abroad to such important sectors like water resources in order
to tap its benefits for the overall development of the country.So guys support democracy movement in Nepal. Let us all move towards enlightenment and freedom. Away with feudalism and backwardness.
PR (Wed, 12 Apr 2006)

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PR,
And who are the leaders we are opted for electing from. Supporting the current movement to me seems like bringing those rascals to power again and filling their pockets so that Nepal goes back another 10 years and 10 times poorer. Or is there any new movement you suggest of ?
Convince me that the 7party leaders (the obvious people whom we have to choosefrom in Democartic Nepal) have changed and they will perform better and I can support the current movement.

SP (Wed, 12 Apr 2006)

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Well spoken SP..

My views:
1. I believe in democracy but in order for democracy to work, we need candidates who have a feasible and progressive agenda for the country and the ability to execute the plans. Who are those candidates should be the question in our minds.

2. If we were to stand before a king, which of our heads would not bow down? The "king", as an institution, is a symbol of Nepali solidarity. The "king" is not our enemy. I still believe that the
king has the ability and the desire to modernize the politics as well as the leadership style in Nepal. Its good to know that the "people" are waking up, but the energy should be channeled towards resolution, not further conflict.

3. Maoist? who are they? what do they want? any ideas?

WOBBLYWORM (Wed, 12 Apr 2006)

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To me King is only a Guardian of the country.

If you and your siblings were fighting over the same seat in your living room......

what wrong would it be if your father took over that seat and putall of you aside...
what wrong would it be if he started locking you up, if you started burning the living room TV...
what wrong would it be if he disallowed all of you from the living room until you learnt to stay there together...
what wrong would it be if he beat you up because you brought in "Goonda"s to act against him

SP (Wed, 12 Apr 2006)

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Haha.. vivid imagination.. and interesting analogy too.

Well I see nothing wrong with the father. Its not the father or the seat that I'm worried about.. and neither am I worried about the fighting siblings.. Its the future of the children's children that
worry me.

WOBBLYWORM (Wed, 12 Apr 2006)


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take away the tv so the kids have nothing to fight about. just a stupid comment :) in all seriousness, hope the kids and the dad will find some way to work out a deal so that none of them sit on the seat and give it up for mom.

SS (13 Apr 2006)

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Who would be the Mom in Nepal's context?

SP (13 Apr 2006)

Re. : desh ko sthiti

This is what I received from the list:

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Bro ......

Nepal is another link in a chain of unstable countries encircling India.

RS


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WOBBLYWORM, communism is a beautiful system of equality. I would never stopdreaming of living in such a society. The problem is in its reality.It funnels all power to a single man. "Almost" always. And then,"power corrupts".

I like your theory of royalty having to stay back. But the veryroyalty will be the greatest impediment to our development. The lureof power is far too enticing.

I agree, no matter what, for this country to "rise" up will take a lotof time. Until then, a lot of ppl will have corrupted themselves andpained the nation through their deceptive acts. But a system which atleast frees everyone to eat, shit and comment over how smelly the shitwas, is, in my opinion, the best amongst available choices.

Do not forget (you first made me notice sadism in children), a kidwhen he falls down on hard floor by himself does not show an ounce ofpain. Let the country be that child.

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I want to live mylife now and if the king steps aside, the people have only two tofight, down from three.

SR

desh ko sthiti

hi guys...

attached is an email i wrote recently... i wanted to share with the solidarity email list..

pls pass comments.. and hav a wonderful new year BS 2063.

Best wishes,
WOBBLYWORM.

--- WOBBLYWORM wrote:
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XYZ le bhane jastai loktantra ati-awasyak chha.. jaba samma janatale afai aware bhayera afno representative haru through desh chalaundaina.. taba samma desh ko halaat sudhrindaina. mero bicharma raja Gyanendra hamro desh lai ajhai chahinchha kinaki janata le ajhai bujheko chhaina.. aile raja Gyanendra le chhodyo bhane feri neta harule maan pari desh lutna thalchha.. baaru raja bhayo bhane desh lutindaina (raja ek janale matra khanchha compared to dherai lobhi politicians). I believe that a new generation of leaders is necessary.. purano netagiri dekhisakyo.. i dont think the pattern will change. janata le bujhnu parchha ki drastic change lyaunu parchha.. ra yo change lyauna only raja le sakchha.. kinabhane raja hamro sanskar ho ra hamro unnati ko sajilo direction ho. otherwise desh uthal puthal hunchha.. opportunists harule matra faida garchha.. haami jasto sojho janata bhenda haru jastai bali ma chadhinchha.

yasto ideal raja kahan painchha bhanera ta bhanna sakinna... but aileko laagi raja Gyanendra le nai yo position liyos jasto lagchha.. only raja can make the drastic change. maubadi problem pani raja le nai suljhauna sakchha jasto lagchha kinabhane aile ayera ko maubadi.. ko haina bhannai gahro bhaisakyo.. sabai ta Nepali dajubhai ho jasto lagchha.. yasto problem aru desh ma pani nabhayeko haina.. Thailand ma pani peacefully suljhiyeko thiyo.. this is a solvable problem and a smaller problem than political leaders in terms of solution.

in conclsion, desh ma tin wota problem chha, in order of priority, and with their solutions:
1. purano politics and leadership style hataunu parchha (raja ko haat ma chha)
2. janata aware hunu parchha (will take 20+ years)
3. maubadi problem (raja ko hath ma chha)

as an afterthought, janata jagaruk bhayeko ta nikai ramro ho.. but hamro target raja haina.. afnai lack of understanding ho.. I put the blame on the leadership styles, which must be eliminated by the King. as an intellectual, and as a well-wisher of Nepal, I wish to plead the "institution" of the King of Kingdom of Nepal to "modernize" the political environment of Nepal.

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Best wishes, WOBBLYWORM