Echos, If education before democracy is not your word then i am completely wrong to understand your point. Can i say that you are just skeptic about the future of free nepal because of illiteracy? I don't agree that illiteracy would ruin the country.But, without freedom, education and the opportunity to make informed decisions are doomed. Without freedom we are blocking the flow of information, we are hiding a side of the coin. Instead of just making them able to search for the complete picture, why don't we just give an access to that. >>> The only thing I'm afraid of is that people like you, who think only one-dimensional, will end up occupying the powerful posts again and not give enough emphasis on educating the poor and disfranchised. >>>> That's the situation right now and people are more educated now than they were in 1990 . My conservative education was not complete and I always think of myself as the better blood, better class. I always condescend poor and uneducated people. And now they want to kick my butt. And they won't spare you too if you say "well guys, you are not educated enough so you are not prepared for the complete freedom. It would be a nariwal in your hand. Someday you all will be educated - out of nowhere - and that would be the time you can benefit from democracy". forgive my rant