"Are you sympathetic to the commies?"
Sympathetic? I want them all dead and cremated... But the king ordering the police to shoot the STUDENTS for protesting? No, I don't think that is good.
Last time that happened(in 1990), there was massive revolution, the communists came to power, and then king(late Birendra) lost 90% of his control. Now this fool Gyanendra is trying to seal his own coffin.
I support the monarchy over corrupt socialists and murderous communists. So, I don't want either of those rats to take over. If the police guns down students, it will be for the king IN the capital(his only stronghold), all over the country, and of course internationally. Maoists are itching for it.
I agree. Communists are bad news wherever they show up, but this "king" has obviously left the land of sanity and become a total paranoid stark-raving mad lunatic.
If any of the soldiers obey his order and open fire on the protesters it's going to be a bloodbath.