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Depressed Psyche of Nepali Masses by Bhuwan Thapaliya Twelve Nepalis were killed by the Army of Ansar al Sunna, a terrorist group, after it held them hostage for 13 days. One hostage was decapitated and the other 11 were shot in the head. The statement by the group was accompanied by disturbing images showing the decapitation. It’s hard to tell what the terrorists killed those innocent Nepalis for. The Army of Ansar al-Sunna in its statement charged the Nepalis of being the" collaborators" of the American "infidels." The images were painful and infuriating to most Nepalis. The country went into a state of anarchy a day after the news broke. Driven by their grief and anger, protestors vented their fury by setting ablaze everything that came handy. They set fire on the offices of manpower companies, airlines offices from the Gulf region, Islamic business houses and media houses. Within hours, the atmosphere of protest quickly turned into targeted vandalism. The sad fact is that in the name of revenge, many of us Nepalis went on a rampage to punish innocent Muslims who had absolutely nothing to do with the killings of the twelve Nepalis in Iraq. It is very natural to be swayed by destructive emotions in times like these but the call of the hour is that we must rise above the emotions and tag the men who killed 12 innocent Nepali brothers as an individual criminals. They are far from being true Muslims; neither they represent Arab society at large. Those killers were only terrorists and let us don’t forget that, "Terrorists, they don’t have any religion, race, nationality and ethics." The violence was shameful. The communal disharmony that's resulted from the riot, if ignored, will leave a lasting scar in the community. This could have ramifications beyond our borders. A number of Nepali organizations based in the Gulf have appealed for calm, and they fear a strong backlash. The remittance based economy of Nepal could take a beating if the flow of workers to the Gulf dries up. The remittance these workers send home each year is at least Rs.70 billion, equivalent to more than two-thirds of the annual budget or one-sixth of he nation's GDP. If the present social unrest continues or becomes fueled by extremists and hard-liners, it could shut off those remittances and make Nepal the land of unemployment. The sour truth is that Nepali psyche is full of rage backed by the psychic state of hopelessness and despair. Living in the arena of violence they feel abandoned and insecure. Last week they realized their county was close to civil war. Who were the authors of the violence? The destruction was a grave blow. They showed that barbarity has no limits, and there are hidden forces using violence to further their political aspirations. People will never comprehend Nepal's crisis so long as they continue to assume that it is mainly a political one. What we confront in Nepal is primarily an economic crisis, albeit with devastating political consequences. Furthermore, Nepali government must now consider, first, the methods for preventing violence from breaking out and for checking it once it has begun and second, the economic alternatives to engage the masses away from violence. Last but not the least, if we want to get rid of violence we must get rid of all its psychological causes. About the Author(s): See under Our Contributors to find out about the Author(s) of this article. |
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