Nepe, My point was simple: Just as you have every right to go run your politically charged julus in any peaceful manner, others (who hold diametrically opposite views) too have every right to do their rallies and julus in a peaceful manner. Democracy, of which you wish to be a champion, is all about learning to tolerate people who hold views that "disappoint" and may even "offend" you (without your resorting to, say, kill them.) Personally, I am not surprised that you hid behind someone else's stupid writing to score your political point . . . so that when push came to shove, you knew that you'd be able turn around and say, "Look, it wasn't me, I am only the messenger", and get away with that flimsy an excuse. which you did. But, let's face it, that's a nice trick, and the trouble is with it is that most people can see throught it right away!! You have characterized the rally as a "pro-coup" rally. Such a label serves YOUR purpose in a narrow black-and-white sense, but does not do justice to the apparently DIVERSE motivations of the participants. Some went there to cheer for the King (doing so is neither criminal nor illegal!); others wanted to push for better law and order situation; still, others joined for peace, while a few might have gone for purely social reasons, and so on and on. This is just one example. But when you insist on (REPEATEDLY) spraying those who offend your (apparently very fragile) sense of politics with the same colour, all that does at the end is NOT inspire much confidence in your professed pro-democracy stance. Tetti ho kura. ****** Personally and honestly, had I been in DC, I would NOT have gone to that rally for the SIMPLE reason that such rallies -- no matter whose sides they are on -- are no more than 'beauty contests' for certain groups of Nepalis in America to show one another who's more democratic than the other . . . Such 'beauty contests' may be good for individuals' ego, but they achieve nothing of substance in Nepal. oohi ashu