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| Gariv_nepali |
Posted
on 04-Mar-02 12:20 PM
Indeed every discussion in this board is great. But in this adverse condition of Nepal, the question ( Why I am Maoist) raises by Comrade RaiderNation is very has its own significant. It shows why well educated people like Raider Nation has such deep sympathy towards Maoist.
I just wonder why Mr. Ashu is reluctant to participate in that particular and very important discussion.
Gariv Nepal ko aawaz
Gariv Nepali
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| ashu |
Posted
on 04-Mar-02 06:41 PM
Comrade Raider Nation has already announced that he is a Maoist.
Now, do I now who Comrade Raider Nation is?
No.
Do I know who Gariv_Nepali is?
No.
Compared to Comrade Raider Nation and Gariv_Nepali, do I have a real, living breathing identity on and off the Web?
Yes.
Do Maoists EVER value dissent, discussions and debates?
No.
And do I know how Maoists treat those who happen to disagree with them?
Yes.
And so, given all these, am I going to waste my time falling into probable
Maoist verbal traps on the Internet?
No.
Have a good day, sir.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| Gariv_nepali |
Posted
on 04-Mar-02 08:19 PM
Dear Ashu,
Actually my motive was not to be personal.I was just curious how do you take views of Raider Nation as I always love to read your meaningul postings. That's all.
You have a good night.
Gariv Nepali ko awaz
Gariv Nepali
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| ashu |
Posted
on 04-Mar-02 10:39 PM
Gariv_Nepali,
I was not being personal either.
I guess I am just getting a little tired of being one of the few ones here, that too using my own name, to be sticking out my neck opposing the Maoists all the time
or, if not that, then, once in a while, making justifiably critical comments re: the conduct of the Army and so on.
And I am NOT even a journalist or a writer with a publisher backing me up!!
As such, many of my very good friends (i.e. friends who have stuck by me through good times and bad times) have sent me a number of personal emails recently, saying that while they greatly appreciate reading my comments on sajha.com on various aspects of Nepal, I should also look out for my own
safety. Their concerns mean a lot to me.
The place I currently live and work -- my good friends from Canada, the USA, Australia and the UK remind me -- is NOT Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA,
but Kathmandu, Nepal (where the rule of law is khattam, where freedom of speech is jhoor, where arbitrary arrests and random violence are more likely to happen and all that.
I am all for taking calculated risks with certain judgmental safeguards in place;
but I have absolutely no desire to be some saheed for sajha.com
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| HahooGuru |
Posted
on 04-Mar-02 11:35 PM
Ashu: I have absolutely no desire to be some saheed for sajha.com
.
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After all, we Sajha.com do not want you to be Saheed, and our Sajha.com
finally die because of missing of Ashu's posting forever. Well, I remember
a guy who took revenge on me forcing to resign privately and publicly
he wrote a comment "your valuable contribution is apprecaited, but,
for us organization is important than a person and we approve your
resignation". But, I will say for each organization to grow to a recognizable
size, and finally, turning out to be a self sustainable org, there is always at least
one person, if not a group of persons, without whose dedications, time
and effort, the organization would never have appeared. In this Sajha.com
at least in my understanding, Ashu is one of the important person without
whom Sajha.com has no meaning at least for some more time, and there
is another person i.e. San, I have hardly found any Nepali Programmer
(web master) building website, who listens to its readers and surfers.
If there are some more to be listed they are here:
Name of the person: wt./imp. without his/her presence
...................................Sajha.com will become less interesting.
1. Ashu ................................. 40%
2. Biswo.................................20%
3. NK ....................................10%
4. ANepaliKT, Sunkhari, Sally.........10%
5. Nepe ..................................5%
6. Paschim................................4%
6. HahooGuru ...........................1%
7. All other posters .....................10%
So, Ashu, take care of your health, life and future of Sajha.com
Maoist problem will not be solved because we talk here, but,
there are many other things we can get benefit of you postings
on topics other than Maoist issue. As Biswo and NK said that
Prachanda do read the thread started by Paschim. Maoist
problem discussion in Sajha.com is like Kag Karaudai chha
Pina Sukdaichha. So, all Kaags in this forum should not turn
their throat dry.
Take care.
hGxP
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| ashu |
Posted
on 05-Mar-02 03:57 AM
Hi Hahoo Guru,
You are absolutely right about San's prompt and dedicated 'customer service', which has helped create, nurture and sustain a feeling of "this is our site"
among many visitors here. San's swift and unparalleled service is one reason
why many of us -- of various school, social, ethnic, geographical and
ideological backgrounds -- are loyal to this site. We are all lucky to have him
as such a resourceful Web master.
That said, I once knew a person in Boston, who always started his day by solving a logic puzzle from one of those puzzle magazines. Asked why, he replied that that was his way of keeping himself mentally agile/fit for the rest of the day.
On a similar note, I have discovered that I too use this site to draw on the
energy it provides. My experience here is that: after I post something here, I sense a tremedous burst of energy being released, and I then sort of coast along the crest of that energy-wave to go on to tackle my other works.
OK, I know, to some cynics, this may sound like a fancy excuse to avoid work,
but, hey, as long as one is meeting one's commitments and deadlines and is keeping one's co-workers and bosses happy, this approach can be a valid one.
And that is one reason why I come here and post stuff: to shore up energy, to draw inspiration, to stimulate grey cells, and to get all pumped up/psyched up
for other non-Internet kaam.
Finally, I think you overestimate my contributions to sajha.com.
Then again, quite frankly, over the years, I have benefitted a lot by
often being overestimated by many people :-)
In the silvery glow of any juneli raat up on one's kaushi, it's fun to smile and laugh at my own many, many acts of sheer stupidity :-) :-)
oohi
"shoring up energy"
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| Nepe |
Posted
on 05-Mar-02 10:53 AM
I admire Ashu’s honest reply to Gariv_Nepali’s curiosity. To be honest, I was myself curious and, I am sure, many other fellow sajha.comers were equally so, as any discussion on serious subjects like Maoists looks incomplete without contribution from one of the most dominant (in positive sense) posters in the Sajha world. Gariv-Nepali’s curiosity simply represents the recognition of great contribution Ashu has made in Sajha Chautari. Don’t you agree, Sajha.vasi ho ?
I think Ashu’s four small paragraphs tell a volume about how much the situation in Nepal has deteriorated. It is crystal clear to me that now TERROR reigns Nepal. Two kind of terrors- unconstitutional terror of Maoists and the constitutional terror of the state. It is a great irony, but these two terrors justify each other in Nepal today. Recent hot debate on ‘why I support vs. why I hate Maoists’ in Sajha chautari, to my best judgement, reflects how much of our faculty of reasoning has been taken over by ‘thou justify me’ reasoning. My great disappointment was to see so much energy (arguably from the best minds of the country) used up for hate, but nobody bothering to think about a viable solution to the problem. I see Nepalis, both at home and abroad, slowly being divided into two warring factions with the thirst of blood of each other. To me, this is a shree ganeshaya namah of a long and painful civil war in Nepal. God, save Nepal.
Those who had thought or hoped for a quick and decisive victory over Maoists must be realizing now that they are not dealing with a weak enemy they thought. Good or bad, Maoists can not be dismissed just like that. I think the only solution is a compromise. If Maoists accept Democracy and Freedom as never-negotiable bases of the state, all the rest, including monarchy, can be negotiated, in my view.
If you find the answer by educating us that Maoists are future Stalin and Pol Pot of Nepal, do it by all means. But I think the best answer is the one that makes Maoists a party running for the election, participating in the massive social reform of the country, respecting the popular mandate and so on. Maoists won’t do that unless monarchy is gone.
If I were the king, I could see that this is the finest moment in the history of Nepal to make monarchy immortal by sacrificing itself for the country. Gyanendra can make the brightest history of Nepal by letting it free from the chain of monarchy and resolving the political deadlock Nepal is in. If he has guts and wisdom, he will be able to see that this is an once-in-a-lifetime chance for him to earn ‘dharma’ so big that all his ancestors and one descendant will be cleaned up of any sin commited against the people in their lives. If Gyanendra has a genuine love for the country, this is the moment to prove it.
Throughout the history of Nepal, it has given its kings everything they wanted. Its time for the king to give something to the country. Give Nepal a democratic republic state, the greatest thing Monarchy can give to a country of 21st century.
Nepe
Hopeful against all odds
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