Voluntary Servitude: The Architects of Nepal's Political Decay

In Nepal, the problem is not the leaders; it is their slaves. The true architects of our political downfall are those who lack the mettle to lead themselves, and instead, repeatedly demand that those whom history has already declared exhausted be hoisted back onto the throne.

These voluntary slaves continue to present an elderly man—now in the final chapter of his life, having led the country three times already, with a frail body awaiting its final departure—as a "miraculous alternative." Therefore, the problem is not Oli; it is the congregation of slaves who place him on a divine pedestal and sing hymns in his name. These people do not take pride in their leader; they take pride in their own cowardice, their own incompetence, and their own lack of self-confidence.

Nearly five hundred years ago, the French philosopher Étienne de La Boétie remarked: "A tyrant has no power of his own, unless it is granted to him by the slaves who worship him." This remains the harshest truth in Nepal today.

Voluntary slaves cannot criticise leadership—because criticism requires intellect. They cannot see alternatives—because seeing alternatives requires self-confidence. And they cannot become leaders themselves—because becoming a leader requires courage. To change a leader, one must first change their own slave mentality.

These individuals survive by "baking bread" on the heated embers of power-worship. It is because of them that people with aged bodies, outdated schooling, and a history of failure are repeatedly resurrected in Nepal. This happens not because the country or the people need them, but because the slaves push them forward to secure their own political careers.

What Nepal needs now is not the recycling of a diseased body; it is the rise of a new generation’s self-confidence, fresh perspectives, and the emergence of rational, discerning individuals.

Note:

1. The Nepali Congress is not immune to this mindset. However, there is no history in the Congress of an individual shamelessly standing for the party presidency three consecutive times by violating the party's constitution and breaking its rules.
2. Voluntary servitude is not a disease confined to a single party—it is a chronic political pandemic spread across the entire nation.

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