Psychological aspect of Nepali politics
kathmandupost.com · Fri Nov 04 16:08:33 GMT 2022
The politicians' existential angst comes out clearly in their unrealistic work plans.
The psychological aspect of Nepali party politics has always intrigued me. As a literary writer, I have been trying to spell that out in my own way. The behaviours, activities and language used by political party leaders and some voters have helped me a little in this endeavour. People, including staunch party workers, are familiar with certain behavioural aspects of the political leaders whose speeches and interactions betray the traits of their characters. They openly attack others, they show anger, and in some cases, express deep dislike towards their opponents by breaching the norms of decency. Judging from a literary point of view, the speeches of politicians show their sense of loneliness, loss of trust and a fear of betrayal by their clans. Their male-centric vision betrays more of that.
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