Posted by: lakhe June 29, 2009
let's B!tch slap any educated person who thinks ethnic federalism can work!!! why?
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I realize there could be many Newars who do not care about a Newa Pradesh because either they are already well off than many of their brethrens or do not understand the issue well. It could also be true that many of them do not want to dwell on this issue considering it be a sensitive one which could easily spark an emotional debate. I also know a few Limbus who do not care about the Limbuwan, and --for the same reason,  Tamangs for Tamsaling, Tharus for Tharuhaat, Magars for Magarat, Gurungs for Tamuwan, and so on.


-> I'm neither well off and I don't think that I understand issue less than these self-proclaimed ethnic leaders.


 


With the dawn of a republic and with it, newly charged spreading conscious and awakening in Nepal, everyone has the right to want to live with dignity and right to self determination.


-> Absolutely. With this agenda, noone can have their hidden agenda of depriving the rights for any groups and promoting the equal representations and blah blah blah communist agendas.


 


If you look at the current situation with composition of bureaucracy, judiciary and army, many of the ethnic groups, particularly the marginalized ones, do not see their future with the status quo or merely cosmetic changes in the government system. It requires a radical change in overall form of government. Hence, the demand of local self government.  


-> I'm not convinced that local self government can clean the mess. It is another form of mirage shown to thirsty people.


 


If you do not want to look further, take the example of Nepal Embassy in Washington DC and Nepali Mission in New York. Why only the people belonging to one caste rule the roost from top to bottom? A fair minded Nepali will and must ask these questions, "Are there no other people in Nepal to represent our  Mission abroad other than one or two particular castes? Did the government not prepare preople from other groups as well to represent their country in a Nepali Mission abroad even after so many years of so called democracy?. Therein lies a key part of the answer to those who question on the need for an ethnicity based federal system. 


-> Right observations, but ethnicity based or whatever federal system is going to make the issues worst than before. Now, at least there is a system how corrupted it might be; under the federal system, the criteria we're going to create for employing these will be the wars among the ethnicities or whatever divisions they're going to create in the name of federalism.


 


I can only say that there is lot more danger to dividing the country by not fulfilling the demands of marginalized ethnic groups than from an ethnicity based federalism. Because these marginalized groups have been deceived several times by empty promises in the past, there is every likelihood that they will be left behind again. Therefore, the answer therefore lies in the demand for an ethnicity based federalism.


-> what makes you think that they're not deceiving this time. They're deceiving even bigger this time.


 


 


Let it be known that the people are wary and tired of the tactics like empty promises and leap services and they won’t work anymore. The new slogan of new Nepal should be “samridha pradesh, sushasit desh, sukhi janata . Jai Nepal .


-> We've had enough slogans. With this, we just will be multiplying the corrupted politicians.


 


dude, I understand your frustrations and appreciate your seriousness. But I feel sorry that you're falling for their trap.

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