Posted by: DC_Girl November 18, 2004
A paradox?
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When Girija Psd. Koirala was cornered by the Supreme Court, all Nepalese raised hell out of it. If he had been cornered by the King and put in jail, we would just sit quiet (ali ali khas khus hunthyo ani sabai chup). Like Deuba been sacked and reappointed. In England, with a similar system of monarchy, if the Court cornered Prime Minister Tony Blair for some reason, people would think its lawful and take it as normal. But if the Queen sacked the Prime Minister, people would raise hell out of it. There is no system and no respect for a lawful system in Nepal. Because 'we' including our leading comrades are still very feudal-minded, our concept of leadership, state and government (in this context) is camouflaged by predisposition towards feudalism. Hence the surprises we see in the streets of kathmandu...
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