Posted by: lootekukur May 14, 2008
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mcmxc,
nothing much man. how is it hanging?
appreciate your input. took me a while to dig in through
, but at least you came up with some reasonings unlike some whiners in this thread. 
anyways, let's cut my long story short. here's what i think:
don't want to sound like great lincoln, but i think that nepal is yet to see a full-fledged democracy that works for the people and by the people and here's why:
1) 2007 revolution simply handed over the regime from Ranas to Shahs. One form of autocracy ended but another rose in the outset, especially after 2017 BS.
2) In 2046 BS, people revolted and thought they won democracy as a big prize only to realize later that it entailed nothing but transformation of power from Shahs to Koiralas/Makunes. I believe that Nepali congress is another form of monarchy we have in Nepal. And other parties are following suit.
3) The recent revolution(2006/07), I believe, is the most crucial of all. I sincerely hope that this is the transformation that's gonna give us people the 'democracy' we're craving for centuries and I hope it does not turn out to be another mere handing over of power from Koiralas/Shah to the ultra-leftists/leftists camps. In other words, I hope that no other extremism rises in Nepal in the name of communism and that the true voices of people are heard and theirs wants implemented.
From its making, it looks like we're heading towards the right direction. And the reason for my optimism is for that very reason. Social disparity and dominance of class that's plaguing our nation for eons have been addressed as national issues for the first time in Nepal. A new constitution via proportional representatives will be drafted soon. From there on, if nothing tragic happens, we are only going to get better.
People's power is the strongest of all. No true Nepali wants his/her country to be manipulated by burlesque Indian politics. As long as voices of commoners are heard and respected in Nepal, India would not be able to impose their hegemony on Nepal. That much I am very confident about.
nothing much man. how is it hanging?
appreciate your input. took me a while to dig in through
, but at least you came up with some reasonings unlike some whiners in this thread. anyways, let's cut my long story short. here's what i think:
don't want to sound like great lincoln, but i think that nepal is yet to see a full-fledged democracy that works for the people and by the people and here's why:
1) 2007 revolution simply handed over the regime from Ranas to Shahs. One form of autocracy ended but another rose in the outset, especially after 2017 BS.
2) In 2046 BS, people revolted and thought they won democracy as a big prize only to realize later that it entailed nothing but transformation of power from Shahs to Koiralas/Makunes. I believe that Nepali congress is another form of monarchy we have in Nepal. And other parties are following suit.
3) The recent revolution(2006/07), I believe, is the most crucial of all. I sincerely hope that this is the transformation that's gonna give us people the 'democracy' we're craving for centuries and I hope it does not turn out to be another mere handing over of power from Koiralas/Shah to the ultra-leftists/leftists camps. In other words, I hope that no other extremism rises in Nepal in the name of communism and that the true voices of people are heard and theirs wants implemented.
From its making, it looks like we're heading towards the right direction. And the reason for my optimism is for that very reason. Social disparity and dominance of class that's plaguing our nation for eons have been addressed as national issues for the first time in Nepal. A new constitution via proportional representatives will be drafted soon. From there on, if nothing tragic happens, we are only going to get better.
People's power is the strongest of all. No true Nepali wants his/her country to be manipulated by burlesque Indian politics. As long as voices of commoners are heard and respected in Nepal, India would not be able to impose their hegemony on Nepal. That much I am very confident about.