red alert: well said. i had been thinking the same but you said it simply and precisely. i too am for democracy, and can't stand gyane's guts but the situation is not straightforward. nepali man: instead of resorting to name calling and labeling, can you address red alert's main point? suppose that the monarchy is done away with, and we have a democratic free and fair election. what's to stop the maoists (viz. self titled SUPREMO "Mr ego personified" Prachanda) from threatening and/or killing off elected and appointed members of the government. btw, this is something that hte maoists have done in the past. remember how mayors and other elected officials were issued death threats by the maoists? You said "ha Maoist has aleready shown their committement towards multi party system and rule of law.They will come in multiparty system." Please provide evidence of this. Back your claim (instead of blowing hot air). thopa: if we are to choose either the maoists or gyane based simply on the number of people killed, then gyane wins hands down. remember how many hundreds and thousands of innocent people the maoists have butchered (sometimes in front of their family members) in the name of their movement? And btw, the maoists are for a republic all right. But it will be a communist republic, not a democratic republic. So the million dollar question: how do we establish about a democratic form of government in nepal. Let's get some interesting ideas here. (No labelling and name calling please)