Posted by: JagaltayBhoot February 19, 2005
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When fighting with the Nationalists in China, the real Maoists more or less adhered to some principles as follows:
speakingn politely
paying fairly what they bought
returning everything they borrowed
paying for any damage
not hitting or swearing at ordinary people
not to damage crops etc etc
( i read it in some book which i could not recall now)
The above tactics were useful in winning the hearts and minds of peasants. Otherwise how could they have defeated the nationalists that were so strong before (and after) the war with Japan.
In our case, the so-called Maoists are doing the opposite of teh above rules. May be its their Nepali-mato-suhaudo version, I dont know. Time will tell how far they will go, if they go any further at all, but for now, f*** them.