IF, सुर्यग्रहणले त के छुन्थ्यो मलाई, बरु देशमा बढ्दै गएको राजग्रहणले पो हो कि ? राजभक्तहरुको नैतिक कन्तबिजोग देखेर करुणा उत्पन्न भयो कि, के बेर ? पराजित शत्रुप्रति करुणा भनेको विजेता-मनोविज्ञानको एउटा पक्ष हो भन्छन् जो । *** *** *** *** अलिक समय भएको थियो, आशु के के न लिएर आए भनेको त पुरानै ढर्राको थाङ्ने कुरा पो बोकेर आएछन् । ए बाबा, कमलाजीको पत्रिकामा आएको प्रमाणिक फटाहा कुरा (verifiable lies) को आलोचना गर्नु कसरी persecution भयो ? Ashu can keep on defending Kamala-jee's right [to promote lies] if he wants, however, here is a shocking news to Ashu. Kamala-jee not only has removed the disputed article from her website, but also has APOLOGIZED for it and have promised to publish a formal apology in her magazine ! Now, what is Ashu going to say ? "Well, I was not SPECIFICALLY defending that article, my defense was rather a GENERAL one to defend her general right to political views and expression" ? Let me show how थाङ्ने कुरा that will be. Defending somebody's right makes sense when the person is DEPRIVED OF medium, podium, voice, pen, typewriter or computer keyboard. Is that is what happening with Kamala-jee ? Nope. What is happening with Kamala-jee here (I am responsible to my postings only !) is some CRITICISM about her magazine and to some extent her pro-king activism. Now, if Ashu wants to defend pro-king activism out of his political conviction, fine. No further question. However, if he is pretending to defend it on a basis of democratic principle, then here is a million dollar question- why does Ashu stops at Kamala's right ? Why does he not go up to defend Ram Bhadur's right to criticize the moral basis of Kamala's alleged support to the King as well ? If Ashu is doing that too, then what the hell is left for him to be pissed off the way he is acting ? So here is democracy 101 for Ashu. Criticism is a part of democratic rights. And here is ethics 101: You have no right to criticize the criticism for being a criticism per se, otherwise that will be a self-contradiction. *** *** *** *** Some more unhappy news about 'Peacejournalism'. Citing differences with the way PJ is running after Feb 1, the following gentlemen have decided to dissociate themselves from PJ (advisory board). Dr. Shyam Karki Dr. Shiva Gautam Roger Adhikari Gaury Adhikary Much earlier, three other gentlemen including Prof. Alok Bohora had done the same. Still, others who have non-political (literary) association with Kamala-jee are contemplating about PJ's political bias. More lonely journey for PJ ahead unless more rajbhakta like Dr. Khagendra Thapa come to fill the space.