About historic mistreatment of minorities and other atrocities. Hindu zealots march on and destroy a many century old mosque. This based on a belief that the site originally was a such and such Hindu structure. Has anyone realized that the subsequent archaeological investigations were unable to decisively verify such a claim? Subsequently, that there was insufficient political will, but more tellingly, lack of social conscience to publicly acknowledge this? If were go down that path, the world can be lit up in flames over every historical injustice, real or imagined. Thatýs the point I was making with reference of Jefferson and the Spanish conquests. Apparently, I failed to present it in a manner such that readers could grasp the concept. Those Nepalis of Muslim heritage are not Johnny come lately wild-eyed zealots. They are our people. They are one of us, as they are people who lived in harmony with our forbears for centuries whilst making useful contributions to society. But now, suddenly, their credentials as true citizens are being questioned? They are not true Nepali, is that it? Close to one millennia of living in the land is not long enough? So when is the cut off date? Two thousand years? The last ice age? Heck, lets move the qualification date back to the first hour after the Big Bang. That ought to do it. It is this kind of narrow-minded bigotry that lead to the killing of the Iraqi 12. Except, here, it is cloaked in prose. So some are Catholic than the Pope, eh?