tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26190340.post114727281251829282..comments2023-11-05T02:10:52.922-08:00Comments on Love Nepal: Democracy is not Merely a BrandNepali Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396273867135575096noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26190340.post-1147906285904207632006-05-17T15:51:00.000-07:002006-05-17T15:51:00.000-07:00If you feel I was whining, that’s your opinion. An...If you feel I was whining, that’s your opinion. <BR/><BR/>And, technically, I still haven’t “heard” anything. I’ve just read what you posted. As far as the actions go, I see the same old faces running the same old show. Do you think they have the guts to incorporate a clause of “remorse, self-restraint, integrity and accountability” in the “historic” house proclamation? Or are they so busy chanting democratic slogans that these words do not figure in their agenda?Nepali Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396273867135575096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26190340.post-1147903902654028712006-05-17T15:11:00.000-07:002006-05-17T15:11:00.000-07:00Well 2:34, if points 7 and 12 of the understanding...Well 2:34, if points 7 and 12 of the understanding is enough, then why all this talk about punishing the guilty of "royal" excesses or this or that? So if Kamal Thapa issues a statement that expresses <I>"commitment not to repeat the mistakes of the past which were committed while in parliament and in government,"</I> that's it?<BR/><BR/>Or how about the fact that king Gyanendra repeatedly expressed his commitment to multi-party democracy? Words are not enough. We need to see concrete actions and so far we have only seen a big blame game unfolding.<BR/><BR/>One should not forget that had the leaders done their jobs right, we'd not be in this mess today. And to blame all that on the king and royalists is only shying away from following a path based on integrity and accountability.Nepali Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396273867135575096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26190340.post-1147437338645423612006-05-12T05:35:00.000-07:002006-05-12T05:35:00.000-07:00As impossible and unrealistic as it may sound, we ...As impossible and unrealistic as it may sound, we need reason to prevail in Nepal. The current "path" that is being followed seems to be helping only one faction of conflict ridden Nepal--the Maoists. And all this is happening in the name of democracy. The political elite in Nepal have never had the skills to analyze the ground realities and act per the aspirations of the people. It is ironical that the Maoists are now claiming to do just that--invoking the people's movement in every step of the way. All this while the mainstream political parties are busy fighting once agiain for who gets what post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26190340.post-1147322615722898112006-05-10T21:43:00.000-07:002006-05-10T21:43:00.000-07:00Right on brother! I think people like us have much...Right on brother! I think people like us have much to do, especially now. I have read it in Blogdai that there is an effort in setting up a platform, lets do it. We should have two distinct wing ( I hope you know what I mean). This is because time calls for it.<BR/><BR/>I see reason does not have much to do with what is happening in Nepal. It is purely a power play. Just heard Maoist have opened up their shop in Dillibazar ( gov't is releasing Two Maoist,lifers for the Killing of IGP Krishna Mohan Shrestha and his wife), is this rational? It means total amnesty for the murders, loot and mayhem done by the maoist? Is this government trustworthy- it shows that maoist have the rein and whip is with the SPA and Jantas are the sacrificial goat ( Please STOP saying people's movement)<BR/><BR/>I am a democrat, thru and thru, but I also understand when situation requires we should not hesitate to do whatever is necessary.<BR/><BR/>I cannot make sense of people saying once Maoist are in the main stream all will be fine. What do they take them for? Gandhi on non-violence march. Give me a break.<BR/><BR/>Indians have their own agenda, Americans have theirs and for them Nepal is just a place to experiment. Bullshit. Now, time has come to set our own agenda and commit ourselves to achieve that with any means possible.<BR/><BR/>I am becoming what I do not want to be- but increasingly I see it as a necessary step. I find no solace in just typing or sending my views on blogs- time calls for action but majority of people are nonchalant. Lets not wait till another Pillar of our society is compromised in a pretext to include Maoist in the main stream. It will be too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26190340.post-1147281605519207332006-05-10T10:20:00.000-07:002006-05-10T10:20:00.000-07:00This is good stuff, saati. Could it be that you a...This is good stuff, saati. <BR/>Could it be that you and others like you are starting to turn the corner on public sentiment towards bothe the takeover and the recent protests? <BR/><BR/>Keep it up. <BR/><BR/>-=blogdaiblogdaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141660998828238745noreply@blogger.com