Posted by: gunyucholi April 21, 2008
Prachanda and Gyanendra's meeting
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all better? not quite yet. we nepalese never focus on big important changes instead we prefer  non-significant ones; we change the name of royal nepalese army to nepal army, the national carrier to nepal airlines , the national anthem and what not. except incurring additional costs what other purpose do they solve?? people are the same, internal structures are as intact as before.

 " hajur" or "tapai/timi" it's merely a protocol. languages do not necessarily imply social inequality. their choices have consequences, however. one cold evening one cannot just walk two blocks down the Buckingham palace and scream on the intercom " hey Liz, let's go out and grab a pint". one cannot knock on Vatican’s door and ask Pope  "Hey Jose let's skate in the St.Peters Square tonight." protocols exist and they have to be observed in, especially in politics .besides, you cannot introduce " You" overnight to the layered language system in the country like ours. btw , if you don't agree with this, there is an old adage in urdu  that may make you feel better " Kabhi Kabhi Gadhe ko bhi baap kehna padta hai". for that matter, Mr. Prachanda may be luring the royal cat with his sweet-talk .

no matter what, be it mao, or tao or jhao, there's not going to be much difference. of course, major player changes but minor player will remain the same. only this time major players have huge appetite since they have to nourish their ten/fifteen years of starvation.

the survival mantra in new nepal  is to be the minor player and give donations to  major players(as always). read baburam's line.. .king G can be businessman and commoner , he can have cultural rights .yeah, they want him to be minor player and  if king G plays it right, he can have a good future , a very good one in fact. let the hyenas howl, the royal cat is already on the prowl .wait and watch, quite a political spectacle it’s going to be.

 

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