Posted by: commando November 22, 2010
Anuradha Koirala may be disqualified
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I agree that voting just because someone is from Nepal shows we are biased. Is it unethical? Is it unethical to support someone, who is bringing changes in your community? We are not a developed country like America, nor are we as large - both factors contributing to a greater sense of community in us. Obviously, we and the Americans think differently - they make fun of their nationality, not most of us - we take this seriously. You say this is unethical? 

Media should be unbiased in their reporting, but advertisements - not too many unbiased advertisements out there! You know that the Nytimes officially endorses a candidate for the post of the President of the US, right? Is there a significant difference between asking people to vote for someone, or saying that you endorse someone? I think there would have been a bitter complaint and resentment if these media had actually failed to do that - their very Nepaliness would have been questioned. I do not find it unethical for Nepali media to support a Nepali candidate and ask people to vote for her. 

Do you also find it unethical that when some Nepali dies in the US, a lot of Nepali people come forward and donate money to send the body back to Nepal, but we do not do that for so other non-Nepalis that die here? 

Speaking of the much ethical media of the West, do you also find it ethical for the continuous coverage when Daniel Pearl was beheaded in Afghanistan, or two French in Iraq *not sure about this one* but then there wasn't much coverage when 13 Nepalis were brutally beheaded in Iraq?

I think that after we come to the US we *not all, for clarification* think of our society as backward, uncivilized, etc, haha, and then complain that there are gangsters, violence, etc. back home, when in fact it's present almost everywhere..  

Oh, and btw, I supported Anuradha Koirala, but didn't vote for her. Refraining from the privilege of voting for time indefinite... I guess I would have been truly sad if Anuradha Koirala had lost by 1 vote, and would have blamed myself, but then I posted the stuff about her on my fb page and guess got some votes for her!
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