Mansion, I agree with you. Maoism is an ideology which prospers in the fertile ground of poverty, discrimination and social unjustice. I-me-myself, "But what I am scared most about Maoist is that they are smart bunch of people with hardline ideologies-- a very lethal combination for rise of yet another dictatorship." Good observation. Prachanda, Baburam and Ram Bahadur are amibitious, cunningly clever and academically brilliant. It is still unknown how much united or divided these three leaders are (keep in mind, Baburam and Ram Bahadur were suspended/demoted at least once). What worries me even more is that - will their cadres at district level will stop violence, if the leaders asked them to do so. I am anxious to see the outcome of Summit talks which will begin tomorrow. Among many possible outcomes, I would like to remain optimistic about Nepal's future.