ISO, You still havn't come up with SPECFICS as to why you have so much faith in: "King's rule=> stability => economic development=> rule of law and civil society => democracy." [This is still rhetoric.] Just to give you an example, allow me to offer you specifics on why I do not have an iota of faith in the INSTITUTION of monarchy in Nepal, and King Gyanendra as an INDIVIDUAL. Insitutionally: 1. The root of most of Nepal's ills is feudalistic, repressive and hierarchical system that has given precedence to INEQUALITY in Nepali society. Monarchy in Nepal stands at the centre of this system. 2. We have seen autocratic rules of one form or the other for 220 years and they ALL have not only failed us miserably on almost EVERY front, but have promoted and perpetuated elements that guarantee failure. 3. 30 YEARS of Panchayat is no exception to #2. 4. Monarchy has NEVER had faith in the people -- they have placed their utmost faith on the Royal Nepal Army, rather than on the people at large. Therefore, they give higher priority to FORCE and COERSION rather than to the WILL OF THE PEOPLE. 5. They have served to do well ONLY to a particular class of people -- those close to the Royal circle. All this while almost COMPLETELY ignoring the vast majority who are the poor and the needy. 6. Their heavy reliance on hierarchical system that promotes and perpetuates prejudice based BOTH on caste and class has been the major source of INSTABILITY in Nepal. Coerced stability can only go so far and do so much that it actually brews reasons for instability in the long run. 7. Paticularly the Panchayati era had little respect for ethnic and linguistic diversity in Nepal. In the name of nationalism, forced homegenity based on ONE language and ONE religion exemplifies their utter disrespect for vast majority of the population. This, again, has been a major source of tension among the people, therefore inevitable instability in the long run. 8. Absolute monarchy in Nepal has exausted all the resources, time and energy in consoloditating it's ownpower, which has left very little to be utilized towards developemnt and empoerment of the people. (I am sure there are more...) Individually: 1. There is NOTHING in KingG's past or present that supports his claim that he believes in democracy and empowerment of the people. 2. Has instituted a cabinet that is full of vision-deprived indiduals who herald form the old school who also do not have any faith in the governed. 3. Has implemented (or trying to) social and political orders that only reflect the return to Panchayat. 4. Does not have a firm strategy at hand as to HOW he would like to resolve the Maoist crisis. In an interview with the TIME, he said something along the lines of, "Well, this coup was a not something that was planned...it just happened..." LOL If he did not know what he was doing then, how can we believbe he knows what he is doing now? Absolutely no sense of vision and strategy, with regards to initiation, implementation and exit. 5. Aba, sarkaar hajur ka uttaraadhikaari Paras ko ta kurai nagaram... (Again, I am sure there are many more...)