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Loren Pechtel · 02-01-2005, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Xoxarle

Perhaps we could light a fire - a fire in the minds of men. It could warm those who feel its power, it could burn those who fight its progress, and one day, this untamed fire of freedom could reach the darkest corners of our world.

Just a suggestion.

And that's supposed to accomplish something besides sound good?

Insurgencies like this are because someone wants it to happen. I strongly suspect China is behind it.

Ravon · 02-01-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by emphryio

Gyanendra is a little Hitler. He had his entire family machine gunned so he could become King. The King was just a figurehead the last 10 or so years until Gyanendra just happened to be out of town during the massacre supposedly committed by the Prince who then conveniently killed himself. Now he is attempting to amass as much power as possible. The resistance against him is winning though. So he's been arbitrarily picking up anyone that just might be in the resistance and having them tortured and killed.

Not a good time to visit Nepal. The US gov doesn't give a shit so much because Nepal is a poor country. The best way they (the US gov) can use the situation to their advantage is to let the "Maoists" get powerful so they can bring back red scare tactics as justification for future imperialistic forays.

I heard a professor from So Cal being interviewed on CBC this evening he reiterated many of the things in the article and pointed out that Bush doesn't want to see china's influence in the region to increase. This professor saw it as quite likely that the US would get involved.

DaMan121 · 02-01-2005, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by senor boogie woogie

Hola!

How did the current king of Nepal talk his nephew into killing his whole family, including his brother? Did he buy the boy the Jack Daniels and cocaine and stick a CIA like transmitter into his head telling him to "kill, kill, kill?"

From what I have read, the Nepalese disliked the current king, and his son (the next king) is a drunkard (not a sin in my book) who ran over a royal subject with his SUV and walked free without punishment (which is a sin).

Senor

Um, I think the theory is that somebody else killed them, then made it look like a suicide.

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Can you imagine what Nepal would be like if the Maoists won? Mass starvation. Nepal is desperately poor to begin with. Communists have never brought anything to a nation except death, disease, repression, starvation, and denial of human rights

Some argue that there never has been a communist state.

ashaktur · 02-01-2005, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DaMan121

Some argue that there never has been a communist state.

Well if there never has, then there never can be a communist state. Plenty of people have tried plenty hard. But less face it, if you need the proletariat to begin a "real" communist revolution then you are running out of time to find a country with enough people employed in the manufacturing sector to make it viable. Communists are a dying breed. The people who would have 50 years ago been communists are today becoming ... environmentalists.

So to all you maoists, commies etc - why not get on the green bandwagon.

emphryio · 02-01-2005, 09:11 PM

Of course Nepal was the only country Britain was unsuccessful at colonizing. The British were so impressed with the fighting of the Nepalese they made an agreement to get the Nepalese to fight as mercenaries for them. That was 200 years ago and the British still have Ghurkas.

So Nepal might literally be the last nation on earth that the US should attempt to invade.

Peoples Revolution · 02-01-2005, 09:15 PM

The communist forces in Nepal have been for several yrs waging a war against the corrupt monarchy. Hopefully the bougeois will be defeated and then the people will no longer be ruled a handfull of rich people.

Long live the revolution

ashaktur · 02-01-2005, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Peoples Revolution

Hopefully the bougeois will be defeated and then the people will no longer be ruled a handfull of rich people.

Instead they will be ruled by a handful of .... rich (but maoist) people. Just like China, USSR etc.

Peoples Revolution · 02-01-2005, 11:17 PM

Yeah, Mao was so rich that he wore the same kind of clothes every day. A true sign of a rich money loving person there.

Loren Pechtel · 02-02-2005, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Peoples Revolution

The communist forces in Nepal have been for several yrs waging a war against the corrupt monarchy. Hopefully the bougeois will be defeated and then the people will no longer be ruled a handfull of rich people.

Long live the revolution

Communist revolutions are about exchanging one group in charge for another. The average man isn't helped.

Loren Pechtel · 02-02-2005, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Peoples Revolution

Yeah, Mao was so rich that he wore the same kind of clothes every day. A true sign of a rich money loving person there.

So? True riches are measured in power. Mao had lots of that.

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02-01-2005, 09:11 PM	#15
emphryio Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: WV Posts: 4,369	Of course Nepal was the only country Britain was unsuccessful at colonizing. The British were so impressed with the fighting of the Nepalese they made an agreement to get the Nepalese to fight as mercenaries for them. That was 200 years ago and the British still have Ghurkas. So Nepal might literally be the last nation on earth that the US should attempt to invade.

02-01-2005, 09:15 PM	#16
Peoples Revolution Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 66	The communist forces in Nepal have been for several yrs waging a war against the corrupt monarchy. Hopefully the bougeois will be defeated and then the people will no longer be ruled a handfull of rich people. Long live the revolution

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Peoples Revolution Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 66	Yeah, Mao was so rich that he wore the same kind of clothes every day. A true sign of a rich money loving person there.

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