Hi Nepe - A very astute analysis there. Loved this part "And to keep that sharp-edged, it will have to save it from two degenerative diseases: apathy and paranoia, the later being the type abundant -- in loudness if not in quality and quantity-- in Sajha." I thank my stars everyday that as inept as they maybe, it is still the politicians of Nepal -even those I dont agree with, and not the people of Sajha of the type you mention, running the country. Not to say there arent sensible people on Sajha - of course there are - from Royalists to Maoists - it's just that their voices get drowned out in the cacophony of what passes here for a political discussion. :) BTW, interesting link there. Someone once described it as "stretcher diplomacy" :P