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VOL. 28, NO. 14, Dec 12, 2008 (Mangsir 27 2065 B.S.) |
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Quo Vadis Nepal? The leading power in the government wants to take it to totalitarianism, dreaming of ruling the country ad infinitum. Another leading party, out of the government, wants democracy but does not give democracy even to its own party members. There are other parties who want to turn the history upside down regaling in the thoughts of looting the country once again. The small intellectual community should have taken the burden of educating the poor uneducated mass in nationalism and patriotism to safeguard the country’s stability and identity. But they have proved to be even greater culprits of catering to their own vile interests at the cost of the nation’s. By playing into the hands of sinister national and international organizations whose inner motives are to convert the hungry and sick people into their thoughts and beliefs and running after the power centers, the handful of Nepali intellectuals has perpetrated biggest injury to their country by failing to rise up to the occasion to lead the country’s illiterate masses. Even the Nepali media are so depraved that they only run after cheap profits whether it comes from nationals or anti-nationals, totally ignoring their journalistic ethics and their most noble function of reporting: only the truth to the people. It is very strange to see that the Nepali media have yet to learn that they are the people who are capable of making or marring any politician, exposing his or her nefarious acts to safeguard the interest of the country and the people. Media is no longer only the fourth estate. No government anywhere can run successfully without an honest and dedicated media. As such, media has become supreme and must function without fear, favor or prejudice. No authority, howsoever, powerful can suppress the voice of an honest media. We are aware, as there would be black sheep any where, there are some in our media who cater to alien interests. That must not bother our thinking and behavior to do our duty. Consequently, at a time, when the country is facing great uncertainty for its integrity, holding on, most precariously, to the edge of the precipice, it becomes the bounden duty of all patriotic media and intellectuals to forget past and make firm resolution to work together to save our mother land from going to utter ruin. It is the media’s responsibility and prime duty to expose corrupt and anti-national politicians so that they may do no more harm to the country and meted out just punishment. Our country has lost all directions. It has become a crow in the deep fog. After all our bitter experiences, we must be able to distinguish who are our honest and patriotic leaders and who are our sincere friends. The situation demands immediate action. We cannot let the country remain directionless. If twenty five million Nepalis gird up their loins nothing could be impossible because we know where there is will, there is a way.
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