Samudaya.org is discussing Nepal's future. Here are some excerpts; Let us know what you think at http://www.samudaya.org (Serious discussions only!) "Commentators in the media say that the Maoists are losing sympathy because of their brutal methods. That is, at best, a partial truth. Their method was violent since their inception. They have lost sympathy among Kathmandu?s vocal groups not because of their human rights violations, not because of their abductions of children, but because they have become a significant threat to those equipped with a voice, those who are, after all, the privileged of Nepal." "Whether it is because the women in my family are generally more political than others or it is because the conditions in Nepal make it easier for women to sympathize with other oppressed groups, their understanding of the insurgency was not so straightforward." "Many of us who will be reading this column and responding to it have interests that are threatened by this movement, and this is an important thing to acknowledge before we offer up an analysis of the Maoist movement and our reaction to it." "When Spotlight quoted the Prime Minister as having said, '..we should not delude ourselves in thinking that the current conflict is only between the 'haves' and 'have nots' and that it does not have any overtone of a political power grab/attempt, it is hard to tell whether this is an astounding of lack of understanding or the contrary.' http://www.samudaya.org :: breeding progressive thought