"What do you all guys think about Maoist's recent activities in kathmandu entering people's house forcefully and demanding for food and shelters? Whoever don't follow and do whatever they ask for, they will get a threat. Is that fair? " Shailendra - But they had to stop such activities because of public pressure. The Newa Liberation convention was canceled as a result. The thing about joining the mainstream is you can't get away with such blatant acts. Public opinion matters and the comrades had to bow to it. "All of the Maoists knows only how to loot and kill. They have been so used to with that.None of them has a good education. Do you guys think they will change????????" I don't know if they want to change but I think they are being forced to change. That is what this whole process is about. They have come a long way from the jungle. The acts of extortions and killings have already backfired and could probably affect them adversely in future elections if they don't stop them soon. One thing is pretty clear from this deal: Prachanda has been enjoying the limelight a lot and is not going back to the jungle. If he and his party want to live with the rest of society, they have got to play by some basic set of rules, which in this case are the agreements between them and the parties. I personally feel things could get worse before they get better. The CA elections, the issue of the monarchy and the first general elections under the new constitution will bring much friction to the surface. But the end result of that process looks promising. If the leaders continue to show this level of maturity, whether by choice or public pressure, I have every reason to believe we are headed for a new, and hopefully stable, system in the long run.