" So, I would think that the right thing to say the Maoists is this: "So long as you do not denounce violence and give it up altogether and even stop calling yourselves Maoists , you are NOT a political force of any sort. A political ideology with an obviously wrong practice cannot be a right ideology at all. You are just a destructive force. Don't fool yourself and don't fool us." " Good observation. A corollary to above statement: As long as the king doesn’t stop ruling and being the commander-in-chief, people have every right to rebel against him. Maoists’ right to take up guns to oppose tyranny can’t be questioned.