Wobblyworm heats up After HoR reinstatement

Dear all,

Continuing with my previous argument that the so called Andolan II will cause greater disparity among the masses because only the king has been victimized when in fact the politicians and the mauists should also have been controlled by an "aware" people.

Girija and his team have done a good job with taking the powers of the King. Does it really represent the people's voice? is the question now. And the answer to this question will determine the degree to which the people will be segregated into hard-lined factions.

With a pessimistic outlook, I hope that the "people" will realize the deeper chaos they are in. The current HoR proclamations have stripped of the power from the King, but as we all know, power cannot just disappear.. it has to belong to somebody and who is that somebody? ... right, the politicians. some might even say that the "people" have jumped from a frying pan into the fire. Now the prolbem is who will control the politicians and Mauists? Is there any device that will aid the masses to control them? Civil war will be the worse curse for Nepal... God forbid.

On an optimistic note, yes, these steps are in the direction towards a mature democracy. But even then, we have to remember that the countries in which democracy has sustained is where resources are plentiful and people can afford the time and energy to learn and improve. But in countries where people are "unaware" and lack resources, it might be difficult to mature with only democracy at our disposal. We need more than just democracy.. we need sanskar to help
us persevere through the growing pains.. and its sad that we have just sacrificed it. Therefore awareness should be our agenda.. to be aware ourselves and help our compatriots understand. Let awareness be the mission.

Also something to think about is whether the king will simmer down quietly or come back with a vengeance. Who knows. But deep inside I am hoping that the so called "peoples' voice" that ousted the king from power will bring him back to respectability, not because the King deserves it, but because the people deserve to maintain a sense of culture, to preserve solidarity.

May Pashupatinath be with the people.

Thats all folks, WOBBLYWORM