Wednesday, October 12, 2005

The King's February 2006, April 2007 Offensive


The king has gone on the offensive.

Muncipal polls in February 2006, and parliamentary polls in April 2007.

He is seizing the initiative.

The seven party alliance is in disarray. The UML is going ahead with its own programs. Amik Sherchan's People's Front is doing the same. Girija's idiotic House revival stance is pushing the seven party alliance to a breaking point.

The seven party alliance should be holding joint programs. And if they are not, that shows they are refusing to come together and agree on a common platform.

If you can not even come together for democracy, what can you come together for?

Reagan claimed he increased the defense expenditures so much, the Soviet Union imploded. It is possible the king might say that about the Maoists. And take credit for it.

On the other hand, what if the Maoists call the king's bluff? They have already vowed to actively disrupt the polls.

If democracy is about elections, as it is, why will the king instead not opt for elections to a constituent assembly? That will end the civil war.

The seven party alliance has the option to get together and:
  • Formally elect a leader.
  • Create a five or a ten point political platform.
  • Launch joint nationwide protest programs.
Or forget the idea that you will bring hundreds of thousands out into the streets.

But so far they have been unwilling to come around to it. Beats me. The king has a clear action plan. The seven party alliance does not. Even the Maoists have more clarity.

JFK made that point in his college thesis: Why England Slept?

That democracies are less prone to respond well to an impending threat like the Nazis were.

The seven party alliance is making no attempts at clarity. They are still trying to "convince" the king to revive the House. They are banging their head against the wall.

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