The Coming Fall of the Wangchuck Despotic Dynasty
Excerpt from Orientations: DART Political Theses
"Races of slaves will become masters of the world. Leaders instead of protecting their subjects will despoil them. The only union between the sexes will be that of pleasure. The earth will only be appreciated for its mineral wealth. Life will become uniform at the heart of a universal promiscuity. He who hands out most money will dominate men. Every man will imagine himself to be the equal of a spiritual authority. Folk will fear death and the thought of poverty will appall them. Women will become no more than sexual playthings."
- from Vishnu Purana
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Crowned Impostors
1.1. In any traditionalist society, royal power is always consecrated as an attribute of the transcendent. As individuals, sacred rulers of Tradition belong to a race descending directly from the Higher Realm (the Solar and Lunar races of Kings of India, the Chinese and Japanese Emperors being immediate descendants of Gods).
1.2. The traditional world knew only divine kingship. It knew the bridge between the two worlds, namely initiation. It knew the two great ways of approach to the transcendent, namely heroic action and contemplation. It knew the mediation, namely rites and faithfulness. It knew the social foundation, namely the traditional law and the caste system.
1.3. Nowhere in Bhutanese tradition, mythology and folklore can be found warrants for the sanctification of the Wangchuck royal dynasty.
1.4. Kings whose right to reign is not traditionally consecrated are but crowned impostors. This is exactly what has occurred in Bhutan. Bhutanese monarchy is a non-historic, anti-traditional and anti-national structure. In essence, the Wangchuck despotism is anti-dharmic.
1.5. From the very beginning, the plebeian and vendible pro-imperialistic nature of the Bhutanese monarchy was apparent - as distinct from the independent Shabdrung system of dharmic nation-conscious aristocracy.
1.6. When the last Shabdrung died in 1903, Ugyen Wangchuck artfully intrigued against oppositional Buddhist clergy to make sure that a Shabdrung reincarnation had not officially recognized. In that way, civil administration came under the control of Ugyen Wangchuck. Finally, in 1907, the fifty-fourth and last druk desi (regent of Bhutan, also known as deb raja in Western sources) was forced to retire, and despite recognitions of subsequent reincarnations of Ngawang Namgyal, the Shabdrung system came to an end. In 1907, Ugyen Wangchuck had plotted against and successfully removed his chief rival, the ponlop, or governor, of Paro, and installed in his place a supporter and relative, a member of another pro-British family, namely Dorji.
1.7. After certain special measures applied to leading Buddhist monks, government officials, and heads of important families, in November 1907 Ugyen Wangchuck was elected the first hereditary Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King, reigned 1907-26). The Dorji family became hereditary holders of the position of gongzim (chief chamberlain), the top government post. The British, wanting political stability on their northern frontier, supported the new regime and actively approved of the entire development. Thus, from the very beginning, the nature of Bhutanese monarchy was of unquestioning servitude towards the imperialistic British power.
1.8. At the beginning of the 20th century, international bankers, whose power was strengthened into that of an issuing bank, had already taken the central position in the British Empire. Still, the Bank of England remains a private bank with Jewish ownership. This is also true of the American so-called "Federal Reserve System" - in reality, it is a cohort of private banks- e.g. Rothschild, Kuhn-Loeb, etc. This is generally true of most central banking systems in the West and the international World Bank active in Bhutan. The central bank system has been one of the chief instruments used by bankers to gain control over money and thus of countries.
1.9. Pro-imperialistic servitude, hypocrisy and parasitism have become the only means ensuring the survival of the plebeian Wangchuck despotism planted by the British.
1.10. In this light, it comes as no surprise that King Jigme, on the throne since 1972, has continued efforts towards social and political "modernization" along the banker-sponsored Anglo-American lines as begun by his father, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (reigned 1952-72). Jigme Singye Wangchuck is a typical personification of a proverbial Asian kinglet and a master of small political games.
1.11. We must replace the self-styled false monarchy by a nation-conscious aristocracy responsible for the continuation of Tradition.
3 Blatant Lies in Official Bhutanese Politics
2.1. Demons can very skillfully mimic Gods, but the outcome of their actions remains recognizably demonic. Do not be fooled by the demonic nature of the Bhutanese ruling elite.
2.2. The Bhutanese establishment declares their political commitment �to a strong and loyal sense of nationhood ensuring the peace and security of our citizens and the sovereign territorial integrity of our land�. We insist that �strong and loyal sense of nationhood� cannot be created by expatriating from Bhutan 110,000 of its citizens and causing the severe infringement of the rights for one third of the remaining population. In the terms of official Bhutanese policy, �peace and security� seem to be provided by long-term hosting and financing the terrorist groups UFLA, NDFB, and KLO, outlawed in India who, de jure, remains the major strategic partner of Bhutan. And it is obvious that �sovereign territorial integrity� is constantly under the threat because of unsolved China-Bhutan border disputes, which are a logical effect of the infantile and irresponsible Bhutan�s foreign policy.
2.3. The second propagandistic lie is Bhutan�s �self-reliance�. The fact is that India still fills 5/8 of Bhutan�s budget. It has financed all major hydro-projects in Bhutan. It finances the entire military budget of Bhutan. In addition, Bhutan receives substantial economic aid through multilateral and bilateral channels. The World Bank and various UN agencies finance the overwhelming majority of development projects in the fundamental sectors of society and economy such as education, agriculture, livestock development, forestry, environment conservation, industry, health, children, training of bureaucracy, technical co-operation etc. In 2002, IMF has reported that Bhutan�s domestic resources potentially could cover only 3/7 of its total expenditures. In actuality, Bhutan still has not lived up even to this prognosis.
2.4. On the propagandistic level, the Bhutanese establishment declares their willingness to �preserve the ancient religious and cultural heritage that has for so many centuries strengthened and enriched our lives�. In actuality, we witness rapid disintegration of tradition values, social hierarchy, family, and work ethics. Corruption, avarice and downright selfishness become the trademarks of the ruling elite. Buddhist piety goes out of fashion. Leaderless, our people are left to adopt the worst attributes of �modern� lifestyle. Divorce rate skyrockets. Youth rebels. In 1990s, we encountered problems unheard of before: genocide against the ingenious people, terrorism, organized crime, wide-scale alcoholism, drug abuse, teenage gangs etc.