When the society is confused and the people are disappointed, then the illusion seems like the truth and the truth seems like an illusion, such ironic political and social psychology is called nihilism (nihilism, pessimism), now Nepali society is going through the same stage of political nihilism.
The titles of world famous books such as Pankaj Mishra's 'Age of Anger' published in 2016 and Farid Zakaria's 'Age of Revolution' published in 2024 have given a clear message about the direction towards which society and politics are heading.
A politics that had become unpopular and uncertain with the incoherent interplay and contradiction of principle and power, vision and illusion, hope and despair, has now become more conflicted and depressing. Not only in poor, conflict-ridden, developing countries with political instability, but also in advanced and prosperous democratic countries like America, Europe, Australia, Japan, and India, widespread dissatisfaction and anger towards the government, politics, institutions, and mainstream seem to be increasing.
Globally, mainstream democrats, liberals, pluralists, centrists are becoming defensive, while militant nationalists, populists, right-wing, liberal parties, ideas and trends are becoming dominant. In most of the 70 countries that were completed in 2024, mainstream parties were defeated and extremist, populist, liberal, right-wing, anti-immigration parties won, and a meaningful political message has been conveyed.
political ' Nihilism' or misleading commentary?
The direct or indirect impact of international political, economic, social wave has been falling in Nepal as well. It seems that Nepali society is also becoming a victim of populist, negative and misleading commentary, knowingly or not. Negative and depressing comments such as 'Nepal will not be built, there is no future, there is no option to go abroad, all parties are bad, all leaders are failures, all governments are corrupt, politics is a synonym for bad governance' seems to be spreading like wildfire.
The society itself is polluted by the commerce of delusion, the cultivation of despair and the clamor of exaggerated propaganda. It seems that violent, extreme and occult commentary, condemnation and criticism are dominating popular debates rather than correct, rational and factual views and approaches.
Political history, vision, ideas, policies, ethics, competence, ability, not struggle, loud and irresponsible expressions, sponsored propaganda, cheap stunts and illusion of miracles have started to be considered as the political norm. It seems that the people are getting confused by the sensational and sensational expressions of parties, trends and characters that appear to be magicians, avatars and miraculous fathers.
Is politics a vision or an illusion? Responsive delivery methods and systems or magic or miracle Goebbels style propaganda? In the period of such a confused society and misleading commentaries, it was not unusual for the ambivalent question of 'vision politics or illusion business' to arise.
When the society is confused and the people are disappointed, the illusion feels like the truth and the truth feels like an illusion. Such ironic political and social psychology is called nihilism. Now Nepali society is going through the same stage of political nihilism.
The period from 1960 to 1917 is considered an unfortunate period of political nihilism in Russia. The violent revolution led by Lenin and Tsar Alexander II's reign of terror and massacres resulted in the deaths of millions of Russians and the economy in ruins.
This is why widespread pessimism and nihilism developed among the Russian public. German philosopher Nietzsche and Russian philosopher Nikolai Chernyshevsky theorized political nihilism. In the context of Nepal, some parties and leaders are suffering from self-condemnation while some are mesmerized by self-praise. Both of these are suicidal tendencies.
After the establishment of multi-party democracy in 2046 and Federal Democratic Republic in 2063, significant achievements have been achieved in terms of political, economic, social, cultural and development. But these achievements were not enough according to people's expectations. Therefore, there is widespread disappointment among the people, and there is anger and disgust towards politics, the party and the top leadership.
s are not without political, economic, social and cultural problems. But all those problems can be solved through the democratic and legal process within the wider scope of this constitution. Likewise, through government reform, corruption can be controlled and good governance and service delivery can be guaranteed. It is a question of honesty, integrity and commitment of the political party and leadership. Debate on
agenda or exaggerated allegations?
Nepal is currently going through some serious constitutional, political, geopolitical, economic, social, cultural debates and transitions. It is time to define a concrete roadmap for a democratic, liberal, pluralist, advanced and developed Nepal with political stability by addressing such burning issues. Therefore, this hour is a milestone for the history of Nepal. But there have been no meaningful discussions, debates and discussions on such theoretical, ideological and policy matters.
How to amend the constitution on the basis of consensus and create a document of common agreement that all Nepali people will take ownership of? What kind of policy, economic policy and development model will be followed after Nepal is upgraded from least developed to developing country in 2026? How to create adequate and dignified employment in the country according to qualifications, skills and experience? What is the road map of Samunnat Nepal? How to develop an economy with social justice based on inclusive growth? How to ensure independent and balanced foreign policy? How to attract foreign investment? How to control corruption and ensure good governance? How to create an egalitarian society by reducing the economic inequality between rich and poor people? How to end religious, social, cultural, ethnic, linguistic, geographical differences and create a just and non-discriminatory society? How to structurally transform existing structural problems?
Updating a list of such burning agendas can be fragmentary. But neither the 'old' nor the 'new' parties and leaders have publicized a concrete vision, policy and agenda about this. Although some do, they are traditional, irrelevant and ritualistic. New populist parties, characters and tendencies have emerged by cultivating despair and trading in delusion. But apart from protest, outrage and condemnation, they have no vision and policy to solve the existing problems.
Exceptionally, Congress General Minister Gagan Thapa has released a document with some original political, economic and social views. Thapa declared that a prosperous Nepal, economic development, good governance, corruption control, responsible government and delivery are the main priorities. Whether his vision, agenda and priorities are appropriate and sufficient is a matter of separate debate. But in a period of theoretical-ideological vacuum, his proposal has started a new debate.
In a democratic system, competition between parties and leaders is natural. But such a competition should not be in the creation of propaganda and misleading comments, but in the vision, principles, policies and programs to solve the country's problems.
The intellectual community and civil society, which have been playing an interventionist role in issues such as civil rights, democracy, rule of law, good governance, and corruption control, have been meaningfully silent for some time now. Will the intellectual community, like the populist and opportunistic politicians, just trade in despair or argue for an exit? To tell the truth or not to tell the truth based on merits and demerits? If the intellectual community does not speak the truth, who else will speak? Is the intellectual community also falling into the 'Tacitus Trap'? This is not only the role but also the duty of the intellectual community. It is necessary for the intellectual community of Nepal to learn from the history of Europe, America and the meaningful intervention of the intellectual community.
However, the silence of the intellectual community is not unusual at this ironic time when the government, party and leader are synonymous with corruption, misrule, distortion and inconsistency. Reforms in the government system, guarantee of good governance delivered by the government, and the possibility of mainstream party transformation have not been seen even in the distant future.
But the more silent the intellectual community, civil society, and 'critical mass' are, the more populists, extremists, liberals, and antiquarians will dominate. Eventually democracy, liberalism, progressive and transformative parties, fringes and leadership will become unpopular and weak. It is inevitable that the intellectual community should embrace that reality.
alternative media or tool of populism?
Alternative media, digital platforms and social networks like Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok have become very popular, useful and influential mediums in terms of prompt information, live dialogue and lively debate. With the development of information technology, digital media and social networks, access to information, knowledge and entertainment has been established even among the common people, and the dimension of public discussion has undergone a fundamental change.
From the leaders to the people, from the government to the party, from the policy makers to the intellectual community, everyone's attraction towards social media seems to be like 'mass hysteria'. It seems that all levels and strata of society have been infected by mental illness that goes viral on social media. With the networking of ideas and debates, society seems to be getting more confused. In the name of creating an alternative commentary, international organizations have concluded that alternative media and social networks have encouraged populism, nationalism, liberalism, and extremism. In particular, digital platforms and social networks are termed as populist, liberal and extremist propaganda machines, and they are tools for spreading misinformation, disinformation, hatred and intolerance.
Theories, ideas, and policies are not debated on the basis of facts and figures, only exaggerated and unhealthy accusations are made based on falsehoods. It seems that the misleading standard and commentary of being a revolutionary is being established by those who condemned and condemned loudly. Traders of power and traders of despair are becoming surprisingly dominant in the political speculation market.
There is an unfortunate tendency to define and absorb exaggerated, intolerant and toxic propaganda as popular commentary. Parties, leaders and activists also seem to be becoming social media and digital platform based and focused. Some parties are using cyber army to create misleading comments and attack the opposition.
The populist and stuntist tendency to be 'popular' and 'hero' by attacking the mainstream, middle way and liberal values seems to have taken over. This trend has reached such a peak that the extreme tendency to deify or demonize an idea, theory, party or character is increasing. Hitler's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, the pioneer of the propaganda theory that even if a lie is told a thousand times, can be established as the truth, one after another new sons have emerged.
In a country like ours where media literacy is weak, it is being misused as a tool to fulfill political interests by spreading misleading and false information and misleading the society. Artificial Intelligence, Fake News, Deep Fake, Algorithms are further fueling this trend. A careful analysis of such developments reveals that the society is rapidly moving in the direction of unwanted polarization and unnatural extremism. Therefore, the control of the deadly wave of populism and liberalism created through social media has become a complex question today.
All populist leaders, from the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, from the President of Argentina, Javier Millei, to the head of the right-wing party of France, Le Pen, have emerged through social networks and alternative media. Populist leaders like Trump, Modi, Miley, Lee Pen etc. have been established by attacking liberalism, democratic institutions, establishment, mainstream parties and media, intellectual community. Mainstream liberal, pluralist, centrist parties and leaders of Nepal are becoming defensive.
America's Roosevelt or Germany's Hitler?
In the history of every nation, complex political, economic and social crises come. Visionary and visionary leadership transforms even such crises into opportunities. But right-wing, populist and authoritarian parties and characters use such crises as a stepping stone to power. The rise of Franklin Roosevelt in America and Adolf Hitler in Germany is very relevant in this regard. What is Roosebelt and Hitler, they were in power in the same year, 1945, in the same year, 1945. Starturing inflation and unemployment of the Great RESSon (Great Depression) due to inflation and unemployment of the Great RESSION (Greatness) has increased due to inflation and unemployment). German people of the first World War I was dissatisfied and angry with the political instability, economic crisis, unemployment and inflation.
in 1933, Hitler was successful to be a successor of Germany, the same disappointment of the people. World Invites Paraly, Rajji was reached by the process of retravity, constellation, publishing, German supremeism, such as Pvgaanda, such as Pvganda, German supremeism. But after reaching power, he did not justice in his own country, war of Hitler, was so wristful World War II, considered tariff for human history. After becoming suicide in 1945, Hitler's tragedy period lasts in 1933.
was elected Rozbelta Politacks 1933. Due to the Great Depression, the people of the United States were also frustrated and dissatisfied with Germany. However, the United States going through the financial crisis, "New Deal 'succeeded in resurrection of Ruzbeb. On the one hand, the Economic Denduring was worldwide. But due to the policy of Roosebelt and the policy reformity, the economy was not only resurrected, successful to solve inflation by controlling inflation by controlling inflation. The fundamental reformity of the
balt's policy is called 'New Deal'. In fact, the Sample and 'Super Power' was a historic and strong foundation of the United States, Roosebelt. Roosebelt is considered to be the most successful and popular president of the US. Therefore, he was four times as an exception in the history of the United States. No more than two trains except Him. Story-Europe's economic recession was created by the 1930's, the disadvantages of widespread despair and dissatisfaction with the US people. For the first time in the foundation of the same disappointment and dishearsal, for the first time, the first time in Trump was a second time to trump president. Just as the Hitler rose based on adapiasmism, apalisimism and propulsion, Trump also rising the same way. But there is only a dictator like a dictator such as Hitler, such as Hitler, not only a dictator, such as Hitler, such as Ruzbat.
conclusions is a vision and delivery, not a magic, miracul, or delivery, not a vision and delivery. This is also the needs of today and that is the solution. But the party and leadership should only history and infrequent oriented, not the future and the people. Not a problem and stimulatry is, not up-oriented. The prince should turn the presence of depression into hope and delivering hope according to the people's means of harmony, we should deliver the hope in faith. Not only the party and leadership, democracy and constitution will be stood in the future. & Nbsp;
but the people also need to view any party or leadership based on history, principles, policies, policies, policies, and programs, not by history, principles, vigor and programs. What was Ravi Lamichhane and what was Ravaha's beans? But what is reality? The sun has been evolved as the sunny by multiplication and multiple cooperatives. By teaching from such a bright fact, the people must decide as discretion, not by qualities and reactions. Nepal is now necessary, Rojubt, not Hitler and Trump. That is why people should also support Rusbelts, not Hitler and Trumps.
