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| Biswo |
Posted
on 02-Jun-02 05:47 PM
It has been a year since king Birendra was slain by his son. The son , Dipendra,
was an addict, who occasionally expressed disdain for democracy too if rumours
were to be believed, and a capricious prince.He killed Birendra with one of the most
sophisticated rifles available, his shots crushed the skulls of queen Aishwarya,
and he eventually shot himself.
But , what I see now, is a gross attempt to misconstrue that incident. Everybody
who is writing obituary/memory is criticizing leaders of multiparty democracy when
remembering the king. Even Tara Bdr Thapa is doing that. Tomorrow, probably
Sachin Samsher Thapa will do that. These dudes will even start bashing the whole
multiparty democracy one day.
These people are cowards. These people don't have any idea, and the only thing
they harbor is the grudge against new system, in which people can line up to cast
their vote and create a powerful government. These people don't know what
a broad liberal society needs to be. They are terrified at the new developments,
these people are vertiginious to see people actively participating in elections, and
even in their old age, they want to dismantle this system. The groundswell of
public support for late king has been their one major weapon and they want to
manipulate it.
Republicans consist of a major chunk of our population, whether we like them or
not. And Nepal's future is only in a tolerant and inclusive Nepal. Being republican
is not a shame. I support a constitutional monarchy, not a monarchy that supports
the elements whose lifelong goal is to undermine democracy, and I can only dismiss
the low standard obituaries like the one written by king's former assistant in the
recent "Nepal". These people, we all know, never loved multiparty democracy.
What the massacre of last year taught us was this: it taught us that
monarchy wasn't safe at the hands of some narrow minded generals of
Narayanhiti palace, monarchy wasn't safe at the hands of dullard and maniac
princes,and that monarchy needs to be at the scrutiny of people. It is not
democracy that will be at risk at the hands of Dipendra, Paras or Dhirendra.
Nobody could crush the will of people. It is monarchy that needs safety measures.
Because monarchy without principle is an obsolte institution. We again have the
same opaque structure at the palace,we again have a maniac prince,we again
have impuissant leaders who cower at the sight of king, and we again have
multitudes of toadeaters here and there who would do everything to misguide
monarchy for their personal benefits.By targetting at wrong people , even in the
annual memory day of the late king,these dull minded people have misfired at
people and their right. They don't know that plethora of opinions, diversity of life,
and freedom of expression are the most prized development of human civilization
and Nepali people will keep on enjoying it.
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I would like to mention this famous quotation again:
"King , save me from your followers."
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| Paschim |
Posted
on 02-Jun-02 08:38 PM
Good to see a rejuvenated Biswo return from his vacation. As for the content above, let me tell you, as always, you don't misfire!
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| NK |
Posted
on 02-Jun-02 09:26 PM
Biswo,
Welcome back. Honest, compact, and effective. A knock-out. Those dullards and cowards and yes the "toadeaters" are a bunch of laughing stock. Go ahead eulogize the dead king (nothing wrong with that), but why breathe fire against the infant democracy???
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| Nepe |
Posted
on 02-Jun-02 11:10 PM
Amazing !
Rajbhakta haru ko Shraddanzali haru sundaa sundaa yo kaan tattaai raheko thiyo, tapai ka ee shabda haru amrit-bachan jhai laagey.
Sadhubaad ! Sadhubaad !
Welcome home, Biswoji.
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 03-Jun-02 09:19 AM
Dear Paschim, NK and Nepeji:
Thanks, as always, for your kind words. I am glad that our opinion converges on
this issue.
I loved king Birendra very much. But he was not a god, and he comitted a lot
of mistakes. We will be better if we try to identify those mistakes, and safeguard
against such mistakes. But we will not be better if we let some toadeaters use the
memory of the late king for their personal benefits.
We know who these people who wrote eulogy for king Birendra simulateously
insinuating that the whole present system is useless. They try to separate king
Birendra from the democratic system of present Nepal. Yes, King was an autocrat
and he probably loved Panchayat more, but yet he decided to yield to popular
pressure in 2046, and didn't overreach his authority until his death. In other
words, he became a very good democrat a lot of us democrat can be proud of.
A man is made up of mistakes and virtues. If his virtues outweigh his mistakes, I
think he is successful. King Birendra, if judged by his last decade of throne, was
definitely a succesful king. May his soul be in peace.
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| one year gone |
Posted
on 03-Jun-02 09:36 AM
my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, survivors, their families and friends, and nepali people everywhere in this time of remembrance.
om, shanti
anonymous
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