Posted by: Poonte March 29, 2005
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On the issue of Sherpas at the rally: As vested Nepali citizens, of course they have every right to take ANY sides on issues pertaining to Nepal. I am not questioning that. My only concern was that since more than half of the participants at the rally were Sherpas, and since three consecutive Sherpas responding to my querries did not express explicit support for the King, I was just wondering if they were merely being exploited by the organizers to muster a certain number of people at the rally, rather than respectfully inviting them to partake in the rally as per their genuine support for the king. That's all. Any other distortions by GORKHALI-X is evil.
On peace and the king: Let us not lose focus here: PEACE is what we all desire, regardless of our respective political leanings -- our only differences are on how to achieve it, not in our common goal to achieve peace. Therefore, the idea that supporting the notion of peace automaticaly translates into support for the King is absurd -- King is only ONE of the way that some people believe is the path towards peace; and others, like myself, hold different beliefs. I do not deem it necessary to indulge in a legthy explanation as to why I think the King's way is not the way to peace, on which I have said enough on other threads. In a nutshell, all I can say right now is that the very institution that has been at the helm of INEQUALITY -- which is the root to violence -- as it stands today, without seeking profound transformation, CANNOT act as an instrument of peace in Nepal.
Finally, your thoughtless gibberish on the freedom of press/opinions is not even worthy of lengthy response. WHAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER CRAPPY JOURNALISM IS TACKLED APPROPRIATELY (IN DEMOCRACY) BY COUNTER ARGUMENTS THROUGH THE PRESS ITSELF, THORUGH FREEDOM TO EXPRESS OPPOSING VIEWS, NOT BY BANNING IT.
If you'd kindly respond, if you must, with civility and sound reasonings, then I shall consider further response if needed. Or else, this is the last time you'll hear from me on these issues.