In today's Nepal, advocates of ethnic division, violence, anarchy and one-party totalitarianism are leftist progressives. But anyone who promotes peace, rule of law, democracy and nationalism is labelled a reactionary status quoist. If this is the case, then we should be proud and honoured to be called reactionary status quoists. If speaking out against ethnic and regional fragmentation, and giving priority to social harmony, national unity and sovereign supremacy makes one a reactionary, then we can conclude that reactionary thought is what we need the most in Nepal at the moment.