China, Japan, Afghanistan In

That is good news.

Afghanistan has been granted membership, whereas China and Japan have been granted observer status. Somewhere down the line Burma should be invited in.

SAARC sure is moving.

Federalism: Litmus Test For Pahadi Chauvinism

I doubt the political credentials of all Madhesis who are not strongly for federalism at this juncture of history. There has to come a point in life when you finally ditch your mental slavery. This is as good a time as any.

All Pahadis against federalism are exhibiting Pahadi chauvinism.

There is no democracy without federalism, period.

My Role In The Democracy Movement

I am the one with the best ideas, from the US to Nepal. Period. I have a proven track of leadership. I have a plan. I am plugged into a large network. I am right there at the center of it all.

But there are Pahadi pretenders to whom I am invisible. At a personal level I don't really care. They are largely irrelevant to my idea of who I am. But I do make a point to take offense on behalf of 13 million Madhesis.

Pyramid Of 10

Pyramid Of 10 In Kathmandu
Fundraising Among Nepalis In The US: Pyramid Of 10

I have finally made it simple as possible. If the seven party coalition will not come around to it now, they should prepare to take part in the municipal polls.

Madisey, Nigger

The word madisey is the same as the word nigger. And everyone who uses it knows that. Say it and face the consequences.

Teraiwasi

When I go to Kathmandu, I do not become a Newar or a Pahadi, I am still a Madhesi. Similarly Pahadi Bahuns living in the Terai are still Bahuns. I guess they could call themselves Teraiwasi Bahuns.

But what they call themselves is a decision they have to make. I don't have time for such pleasantries.

An Anti Madhesi King

There is only a token Madhesi and a token Muslim in his cabinet. He has been shifting administrative headquarters from the Terai towns up into the hills. He has plans to seal the Nepal India border, he is already doing it. An open border is the Madhesi lifestyle. The border can not be sealed. 4 million Madhesis have been denied citizenship certificates. The limited democracy for which many Madhesis died has been hijacked by this king.

Where Does A Madhesi Belong

When you are in Nepal, they make you feel fundamentally unwelcome. You leave the country.

There is a democracy movement. You participate. They do their best to ignore and marginalize.

You take steps to get involved in US politics. Then they preach you go to Nepal.

Pahadis have an attitude problem.

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Pyramid Of 10 In Kathmandu

10*10*10*10*10 = 100,000

Quietly build a pyramid of 10 in Kathmandu, and also in all other towns. Perhaps in other towns it will be only 4 deep, and not 5 deep. The fundraising effort in the US needs to be only 3 deep.

5-4-3.

Do not come out into the streets unless you already have 100,000 people at the ready.

Come out in support of the 3 point program.

1. Seven party interim government.
2. Peace talks with the Maoists.
3. Constituent Assembly.
   

The committee of 10 at the top of the pyramid will decide when and where to show up. It could be Tundikhel, or New Road or some place else. Decide at around 8 PM if you are going to come out at 8 AM the following morning. See if you can make it the same time, same day nationwide.

After you come out in full force, you are not going to leave unless the country has an interim government. It could be a week, it could be 4 weeks. If it is more than a week, increase the mass size. Keep increasing it week after week. Let it snowball. After about 4 weeks will be the time to unilaterally declare an interim government.

It would be a good idea for people to have replacements, and have shifts. So you do your 12 hours shift, your replacement does the other 12 hours shift.

This is war with communications technology. As many leaders as possible on the team should be carrying mobile phones. Have as many digital cameras and camcorders as possible. Arrange for the cameras to not leave the grounds. There should be "porters" who secretly carry the memory disks from the protest site to undisclosed home locations with broadband internet access where all the uploading takes place and make sure all camerapeople in the field always have plenty of memory disks and batteries. Maximum coverage is the goal. We are trying to sway global opinion.

Upload hundreds of hours of video on Google Video.

Avoid confrontations with the police as much as possible. Stay away from the restricted areas. Do not attempt to cross the police lines. Have a large team of smooth talkers at the front lines. Engage the police officers in small talk. Get to know their names. Become friends with them. Make sure they understand you are not interested in crossing the police line or going over to the restricted areas.

Despite that if there are physical attacks from the police - in the form of tear gas shells, baton charges, unlawful arrests - document each such incident. People giving orders for all such acts will be tracked down and punished by the interim government.

Right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental human right. This or any regime may not take it away. Ordinances can not be passed to counter the human rights charter.

Get creative. There should be mini cultural performances all over the protest site. Come up with a theme song for the movement that the entire crowd sings about every three hours.

Arrange to have maximal media exposure. Have a special team to take care of just that one detail.

This is winter. Have plenty of blankets around.

You can not be singing or sloganeering all the time. Let the leaders organize ice-breaking and team building games inside the groups, and across groups. Hold mini seminars in small groups on different aspects of democracy. Hold corner meetings at the site. Let there be mini speeches.

The original idea is for a 24/7 protest. That is still my preference. But it can be modified to make it a 12 hour thing. As in 8 AM to 8 PM every day. That way we could still have all the protest soldiers in bed each night, and they could have meals at home before and after, and we would only be concerned about one snack during the day, and water all through the day. And we would not have to worry about shifts and replacements. And we need daylight hours for the cameras anyway.

Fundraising Among Nepalis In The US: Pyramid Of 10