Posted by: lootekukur April 12, 2008
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interesting thread this, amid cynicism, blaming game, bickering and whining --the most recent trend adopted by some in sajha-- after the initial results of election. And i agree with everyone here who are intelligently alarmed but hopeful, supportive and optimistic.
one thing that i have found or rather reconfirmed i should say is that we might be one of the poorest nation and our people might be, in majority, uneducated or illiterate for that matter, but we are politically very much aware and hence very smart voters. we are considerate yet unforgiving when needed to be. one of the reasons of this large range of characters, as i see, is because we are enthusiastic and emotional people--the voters turn out in not only this but in all elections so far is an indication.
anyways, coming back to the considerate and unforgiving nature of ours, we are the same people who overwhelmingly supported NC back in the 1992 election and gave them our mandate and helped them win by majority. it took the winners less than three years to screw up themselves and the country when they dissolved the parliament and announced the mid-term election (thanks to Girija et. al.). However, we made sure they pay the price, result was obvious in the mid-term--UML became the largest party and NC was restricted to second. The scuffle for power and chair continued though amid maoists insurgency and the rest we all know is history.
By the end of 2002, we had become more unforgiving for the parties and maoists than considerate for the King. We happily let Gyanendra take over in 2003. It was Gyanendra's blunder to think what he thought and try to justify it but Nepal and the international community were not on the same page as they used to be in 2017 BS when Mahendra was able to murder democracy without much hassle (internal and external). Gyanendra failed miserably and was forced to step back because we, the people, had recognized the demon behind the mask. We were unforgiving again.
Now the initial results of CA have show-cased the same unforgiving nature of ours for seven parties--mostly for NC and UML---and the considerate and hopefulness towards the new force, maoists. Whether this new force is progressive for the development of nepal or not, only time will tell. But the voting pattern has given all the more reason for us to believe in ourselves and be optimistic and secure about our future regardless of who the leading party/ies gonna be -- be it Maoists, anyone else, or combination of them for that matter.
I know some of you may be thinking why am I reiterating the stuffs which most or all of you already know but I just want us to see the pattern, believe in ourselves and try to be optimistic for the future. Maoists, if they are intelligent which I personally think they are, will not commit the same blunder that Gyanedra did, will not fight for the same damn kursi and lose faith of people like seven parties did. Understand that they don't need to impose any autocracies in Nepal and I will tell you why:
1) There is no need of it when the majority of Nepalese have given the verdict in their favor already.
2) History is the greatest teacher of all. As Einstein(I think) said: "It's imperative to learn from the mistakes of others, coz life is too short to commit all those mistakes by yourself and learn from them". Maoists should make sure they don't commit the same mistakes that other parties and the king did which were: being overtly selfish and tyrannical.
3) It will only bring their own downfall and in a quicker time than they can ever imagine of, if they don't confine and grow themselves within the norms and periphery of the multi-party democratic framework.
In democracy, as a supporter or a follower, it's imperative that no matter how close you are, emotionally, ideology-wise or otherwise, to your party, you must have guts, honesty and fairness to punish them when they deserve to be punished. Supporting a party even when they are committing mistakes upon mistakes is nothing but a tyranny in itself. Democracy cannot flourish if the democratic forces don't punish themselves for their mistakes and learn from them.
one thing that i have found or rather reconfirmed i should say is that we might be one of the poorest nation and our people might be, in majority, uneducated or illiterate for that matter, but we are politically very much aware and hence very smart voters. we are considerate yet unforgiving when needed to be. one of the reasons of this large range of characters, as i see, is because we are enthusiastic and emotional people--the voters turn out in not only this but in all elections so far is an indication.
anyways, coming back to the considerate and unforgiving nature of ours, we are the same people who overwhelmingly supported NC back in the 1992 election and gave them our mandate and helped them win by majority. it took the winners less than three years to screw up themselves and the country when they dissolved the parliament and announced the mid-term election (thanks to Girija et. al.). However, we made sure they pay the price, result was obvious in the mid-term--UML became the largest party and NC was restricted to second. The scuffle for power and chair continued though amid maoists insurgency and the rest we all know is history.
By the end of 2002, we had become more unforgiving for the parties and maoists than considerate for the King. We happily let Gyanendra take over in 2003. It was Gyanendra's blunder to think what he thought and try to justify it but Nepal and the international community were not on the same page as they used to be in 2017 BS when Mahendra was able to murder democracy without much hassle (internal and external). Gyanendra failed miserably and was forced to step back because we, the people, had recognized the demon behind the mask. We were unforgiving again.
Now the initial results of CA have show-cased the same unforgiving nature of ours for seven parties--mostly for NC and UML---and the considerate and hopefulness towards the new force, maoists. Whether this new force is progressive for the development of nepal or not, only time will tell. But the voting pattern has given all the more reason for us to believe in ourselves and be optimistic and secure about our future regardless of who the leading party/ies gonna be -- be it Maoists, anyone else, or combination of them for that matter.
I know some of you may be thinking why am I reiterating the stuffs which most or all of you already know but I just want us to see the pattern, believe in ourselves and try to be optimistic for the future. Maoists, if they are intelligent which I personally think they are, will not commit the same blunder that Gyanedra did, will not fight for the same damn kursi and lose faith of people like seven parties did. Understand that they don't need to impose any autocracies in Nepal and I will tell you why:
1) There is no need of it when the majority of Nepalese have given the verdict in their favor already.
2) History is the greatest teacher of all. As Einstein(I think) said: "It's imperative to learn from the mistakes of others, coz life is too short to commit all those mistakes by yourself and learn from them". Maoists should make sure they don't commit the same mistakes that other parties and the king did which were: being overtly selfish and tyrannical.
3) It will only bring their own downfall and in a quicker time than they can ever imagine of, if they don't confine and grow themselves within the norms and periphery of the multi-party democratic framework.
In democracy, as a supporter or a follower, it's imperative that no matter how close you are, emotionally, ideology-wise or otherwise, to your party, you must have guts, honesty and fairness to punish them when they deserve to be punished. Supporting a party even when they are committing mistakes upon mistakes is nothing but a tyranny in itself. Democracy cannot flourish if the democratic forces don't punish themselves for their mistakes and learn from them.
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