Conundrum

"Fuck the Maoists. Fuck your communism. Fuck your hypocrisy. Fuck your politics of murder and violence. Fuck you all. You bastards."

That is the rant that brings me here today. Fuck the Maoists, yes fuck them indeed. The question that begs is why. Fuck your hypocrisy; and how are they hypocrites one might ask. Fuck your politics of murder and violence; I guess you cannot argue with that one.
But what is the truth? The rant, despite the questions it begs, and despite the partial truth it holds, is still the view held by most people I know. Or in other words most people I know detest the Maoists and their policies, which arguably have not even properly materialized yet, and have a fear or hatred of them which borders on the irrational.
Apart from the irrefutable fact that the Maoists rose to power by violent means, and the red carpet on which they walked to ascend the throne of power was truly blood red, the other accusations seem to be born of fear of change.
Two points here, first being the fact that they rose to power by virtue of the fear they instilled in people, and their blood stained hands are not trivial points by any means. There are times though when the ends justify the means. I am not sure how many more decades we could have gone on with the status quo, and the maladies the stagnancy was breeding in its depths and indeed even on the surface. If in a few decades Nepal has indeed shown tangible progress and the lives of people are improved across the board then this bloodshed will have been worth it. I say that with the utmost respect towards the individuals that have lost their lives, and the ones they have left behind. For the good of the greater society sacrifices must be made, and the fact that I did not make any such sacrifice should not disqualify me from commenting on it. Revolutions have made modern nations such as China, Russia, France and countless others.
As for their policies and accusations of them being communists and hypocrites, I ask have we even given them enough time? We were docile enough to give the NC and the UML enough time to all but destroy the nation. Now we have a group, admittedly with shortcomings, but a group that is based in ideals of egalitarianism. I do not agree with all the Maoists do, or say. But for the greater good of the nation I am prepared to make those sacrifices. I will even sacrifice some of my own personal liberty, liberty that I hold dearer than all else, if it bears fruits in the future.
That brings me to another important point. All the criticism I have heard of the Maoists has come from folks who are well off, folks who have something to lose. The fact though is that the majority of Nepali people cannot go any farther below than they already here. No matter how hard you try, once you've hit rock bottom, you can only hope to go up. The Maoists I suspect provide that hope. I have yet to come across a person who has come from modest means, or from an unpriveleged background who speaks in tones of fear of the Maoists.
I may receive accusations of being a hypocrite along with comrade Prachanda, who propbably is one, and Dr. Bhattarai who seems a genuine person. I accept these accusations without regret. Hypocrisy is a disease not uncommon, the lack of it quite rare. All I am talking of here, with respect to the current situation of the nation is that we should look to the future, be engaged in a constructive manner and not dwell on the fact that we personally have things to lose, but focus on what we collectively have to gain. The current situation is not perfect by any means, but I do see significant silver linings that may prove to be the first signs of a bright sun that shines on all of Nepal.