Udashi, I had argued relentlessly in favor of maoist about 2 months ago. And yes I got tiered of it as there wasn’t anyone like you who questioned why I was saying what I was, so I thought I’d make at least some hollow comments for what I believe in. I am not supporting maoist philosophy, but what they have done so far is a lot better than what the politicians had been trying to do. They have been trying to bring ‘justice’ to the community where there was need of a punisher. Of course, there can be instances of wrong doings from maoist sub-groups. When the group is so big, I think it’s wrong to even expect things to proceed without errors. 1. Are you Maoists sumpathizer or supporter if yes then why? I am Maoists sympathizer/supporter, because they have touched the root cause of the negative side of our society, i.e. caste system, jamindars (who had continued to loot both the country as well as the poors), monarchy, women issues. Basically the hierarchical society where the there is a head of the family who is ‘always’ right and then there is boss and boss’s boss…until it reaches the king. 2. What is your understanding about Maoists philosophy? I haven’t read the Maoist philosophy in depth, but I do have idea about basic communism and how it works. No, I don’t want my country to be like North Korea. I would have supported, just anyone who’d touch the negative factors of our society and actually ‘work’ on it too. So the name could’ve been anything, ‘abc’ or ‘bcd’. If ‘abc’ did what Maoists are doing right now, I’d have supported ‘abc’. I think it’s misunderstanding among people who think the Maoists will bring Maoism in Nepal. Because in this era, it is simply next to impossible to for ‘hard core communism’ to flourish and both prachanda and baburam seem to know about it. For example, prachanda had said in his one of his interviews that he was in favor of multiparty democracy. So now you can see that hardcore communism and multiparty democracy don’t go hand-in-hand. 3. From the start to till today what have Maoists done right to liberate the country from everything you said it. Maoists have brought the ill doers to justice! The people who thought they were the most powerful and thought they could do simply anything are now afraid of wrong doings. They have evoked the fear among people who’d do something wrong. That fear is always important for a civilized and fair society. That’s the reason for the creation of religion and the reason why people don’t dare to commit even the smallest crime in the US. It’s out of fear. But when there is no fear, when people just do whatever they want knowing that they can even feed the authority to work under them, then what happens? You answer me. And yes, that’s what had been happening in Nepal. 4. What do you think Maoists should have done to win the heart and mind of peoples like me. If you close your mind towards what Maoists have to say, then in no way will you be able to understand why they are doing what they are. When you have prejudice towards anyone, then it’s not easy to convince you. They have made ‘engineered road’ in a rural place in Nepal. They also want the country to progress like you and me. For someone who’d ask if violence was necessary to bring the changes: If there was other, why didn’t someone else bring it up? I don’t know what Maoists should have done to win hearts and minds of people like you. We as un-ignorant humans should try to understand the situation and not put everything in Maoists shoulder. It’s your responsibility to understand the unjust society. If you’re really into vipassena, then I’d suggest you to stay in ‘samata’ :D