Sometime back one of the functionaries of the UCPN(M), in an interview, talked of resuming insurgency. On the other hand, Prachanda is everyday talking of pulling down the incumbent government and installing a new one under his/his party's leadership. But it's just not working. The mass protest programme despite considerable organised strength has remained just that; it has no way graduated to remotely close to another "jan andolan" - a spontaneous outburst of massive popular protests, which had unseated the monarchy.
So these bombasts jostles with promises for greater "flexibility". And, at times, such tightrope walking - constant switching between radical noises and promises of, and readiness for, compromise as long as it gets the "chair" back - makes you look utterly silly. Not any more "legitimate". In any case, what Prachanda (the Fierce one) has reportedly said, to his credit, is pretty original. No known precedent for that. (The permission will be sought from the UNSC or UNGA? Let's wait for the (pretty unlikely) petition. That would be great fun.) Sukla On 9/20/09, alanb1000 <[email protected]> wrote: > Sukla Sen wrote: >> QuoteDahal further said, his party will seek permission from the >> United Nations for revolt since the UN charter has clearly mentioned > >> about people's rights for revolt, and claimed the world body will >> extend support to his party's movement. >> Unquote >> >> Is that a some sort of joke? > > Seeking propagandistic "legitimacy" by referring to bourgeois sources is > nothing new. > > It's like using the chatter in the US Declaration of Independence about > "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" to justify a revolution. > > Of course the UN isn't likely to "extend support" to the Nepalese Maoists, > but at least they might make some propagandistically useful noises. > > Alan B > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
