(Courtesy: Professor BB)
April 21st 2006, Los Angeles Times
“The U.S. must side with foes of the king, even though they include Maoist rebels.
Kanak Dixit and I began drafting this article three weeks ago to try to draw attention to the disaster unfolding in Nepal, where a corrupt, absolute monarch has spent four years pushing the hands on the democracy clock back toward midnight.
Unfortunately, Kanak, one of the finest journalists in Nepal, wasn't able to approve the final draft. On April 8, this gentle man with a sly sense of humor was abruptly tossed in jail. About 200 other Nepalese journalists also have been rounded up in the last two weeks, either for attending demonstrations demanding democracy and freedom of the press or for covering such demonstrations, which have erupted in the capital, Katmandu, as the king's rule has become ever more repressive.”
Professor BB loves humor but un-intentional humor gets him rolling with these two budding stand-ups.
John and Kanak – the Bing and Bob from the classic “Road to Singapore” style going dramatic on us. Professor BB ain’t that smart but 18-months later, it looks like they’ve put us on the road to Singaaanpooor with a one way ticket instead.
Kanak has a “sly” sense of humor? You’re killing me you two – murdering me without due process of law and order with your sly sense of humor.
Let me get this straight. You hate the King. You kind of like the Maoists because you think you can control them with the safe landing thing. But the Maoists want to kill everyone. And everyone’s OK with this?
I’m dyin’ over here Pumba.
If John Norris thinks Kanak has a sense of humor, then he needs to be inspected by Ian Martin himself – something Ian “The Quiet” will take pleasure in doing Professor BB understands.
“Finest journalist”….now I’m on the floor. Heeeelllppp me, please.
You thought that was funny. See more from the dynamic duo.
It’s not surprising that Americans have only the gauziest notion what’s going on in Nepal. The news stories sound as if they could have been written from any of several dozen troubled Third World countries where angry insurgents threaten an oppressive regime.
“Gauziest?” Hell, the LA Times didn’t know WHAT the hell they were publishing. Who uses the term “gauziest”? Excuse me for my ignorance, Professor BB forgot, the “sieve-like-porous-anything-goes-through” Americans need to be educated by these two astute and absorbent analysts.
Pleeasseeee stop with the sly sense of humor – its too devastating. Professor BB can only handle straight-forward “un-gauzy” humor.
Is fuel totally unavailable in Nepal now?
John and Kanak can yell at Bush now and tell them what THEY have done to reduce Nepal’s carbon footprint. Hey, you stupid cowboy, here’s how you reduce greenhouse gases.
Forget solar, geo-thermal, wind – the way to reduce carbon emission is to bring those good ol’ boys Prachanda and Baburam into government and let the opposition revolt when its time to set fuel prices at market levels. Of course, all this is offset by the amount of methane John and Kanak have generated. They’re a 2 person coal-fired plant with no pollution control (see below).
The U.S. was indignant when Nepal's democratic political parties joined the Maoists to sign a 12-point agreement against the king. The Maoists agreed to enter mainstream politics, and the seven political parties agreed to begin revising the constitution to make it more inclusive. The U.S. has long maintained publicly that there is no military solution to Nepal's conflict. It fears that the Maoists are just using the established political parties as a Trojan horse to infiltrate and take over the country. Still, it is bewildering that Washington would find political dialogue unacceptable. Most Nepalese feel it is time to find out whether the Maoists are ready to forswear violence, reasoning that it's worth calling the insurgents' bluff, if it is one.
Kanak has always argued that Nepal had a dozen years of successful democracy after the monarchy was sidelined to a constitutional role in 1990. Just because Nepal's young democracy made mistakes, he said, was no reason to return to monarchical rule. The public rightly expects party leaders to run the government, not royalists in the palace or Maoists in the jungle. So why shouldn't they talk to the rebels?
Now, Professor BB is on the floor rolling around. Can’t write anymore.
Professor BB isn’t as smart as these two half-baked Bahunist clowns but all the Professor can tell is that the “People” have been duped while John Norris enjoys a special UN Post alongside Martin and Kanak Dixit, who for years has spewed bullshit and ineffective analysis and will not be remembered in Nepali History as an intellectual, journalist, or comedian but one with a un-gauzy propensity for unintentional humor. John’s just looking for a good paycheck like the rest of us.
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5 comments:
Definately, the so-called civil soceity members are now nothing but the bunch of jokers. Where is peoples mandate of CA election they used to say ? Can they go against the decision of brahmans for extending the CA election ? How they show their faces infront of people as considering themselves civil society when the peoples mandates (as per their say) are "U" turned ?
Because of bahuns heavy dominance in politics, human right organizations, beraucrats, civil society and almost all opportunities, half of our country is facing bandhs everytime since their takeover of power. The bandhs and uprisings of different ethnic groups are nothing but against these crook peoples who always like stay in power in different names and ideologies.To turn the Nepal into real "New Nepal",they should be abolished by different ethnic groups.
Professor BB.....hats off to you. There is truth in every word you have in here. Hopefully it should serve the purpose i.e. make Kanak bajey think a hundred times before trying to act like 'I am the best and I know it all'. He needs to get a life if not anything right now!
Professor BB...Hats off to you. There is truth in every word you have spoken here. Hopefully it should serve the purpose well which is to make Kanak Bajey shut up good cause it reeks of nothing but unecessary profanity against monarchy and the king. Dammit, doesn't he realize that its time to wake up and see that there is more than Monarchy and King that needs to be worked upon seriously in order to bring about some kind of stability in our country. He's nothing but a greedy, oppertunist humbug.
Don’t know what the author finds so ridiculous about Kanak D’s “sly” sense of humor. The LA journo who said it is spot on. In fact, not only does Dixit have a “sly” sense of humor, he has a “sly” sense of purpose too! Slyness, really, is the only sense he has! That’s how a Bahunist manages to survive and convince the rest of the world that he is a “fine journalist” and an “intellectual” too!!
The LA journo clearly has a keen sense of perception, and managed a glimpse into the soul of a Bahunist before the curtain closed. Naive khaires-and-khairis, “hillbilly-camper-and-mountainer-turned-diplomat-journo-or-development-worker” need to go beyond their trekking interest in Nepal and dig deeper to understand the slyness with which Bahunists have screwed up this beautiful country for ages and ages and still continue to do so – with their naïve help!
The bunch of civil crook society found ethnic groups strong now and trying to join hands with them to farm the dollars with the new strategies.
First, they farmed the dollars in the name of demmocracy and peace and join hands with seven parties. Then they found moaist strong and started to sing their songs.
1. Where were they when ethnic groups were fighting for their rights at the initial period?
2.Where were they when Nepalganj incicident occurred ?
3. Where were they when maoist with the support of Girija and Sitaula killed the madhesi in Lahan?
4. Where were they when Girija govt.killed 42 madhesi and injured 2000 in terai ?
5. Where were they when voice raised by other ethnic people of limbuwan, khumbuwan, tamangselu, tharuwan etc. ?
6. If they are really for the people then why they are not pushing seven parties to go on poll instead suggesting them to decide everything without public conscent.
They are fooling the people. They should be blamed for all these mess. People should take the strong action to these heynas before it is too late.
Otherwise these crook civil society groups will make this country worst than Afghanistan, worst than Combodia, worst than Vietnam, worst than Iraq, worst than Ruwanda, worst than Somalia et.
They are ;
Lovi, Papi, dhurta, deshdrohi
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