We have in the US, Vietnamese as Congressmen and diplomats. That is an answer the Vietnamese conspiracy to spy on other government. Actually, the viets community here have provided humanitarian man hours to help with Cambodia reconstruction. Many of my friends who graduated from the same University have volunteered in the IEEE Engineers without Borders Program as NGO personnel.
I find it very hard to swallow to accuse people without first knowing their goals. And, I also find it incomprehensible that during the Vietnam War there was an internal civil war going on as well if the Viets are united in controlling Cambodia. However, many Cambodians are very selfish in nature to practice ignorance. I've been back and forth to Cambodia so many times. I worked with a team of NGOs and noticed how many civilians are not aware of their own powers. Their own rights, and also are not educated as well as their western allies. Due to this gap, they are powerless in going up against their government especially when it's corruptly organized through family trees similar to an organized crime family. The civilian are powerless as whole due to their weakness in education, and supporters. It easy to ask, "Why wouldn't the Cambodian people do anything about it?" But, in order to understand the difference between a civilized western country versus Cambodia, this question must contain the perspective of the locals who are scared out of their wits to stand against this mafia organized government which used ruthless tactics to get what they want. An example can be see with the tribal groups in the Northeast of Cambodian. That land was designated as a protected social area. Hun Sen have no right to take control of that land. However, he said: "If your village do not let us buy this land, I will bring troops over to force your village out." Hun Sen said that knowing that it's protected by the constitution, however, the villagers did not know. Therefore, in fear of the invasion, the villagers sold those lands. The Cambodia people can be very easy to manipulate. We have to step up to provide enough inspiration to the students to finish their schooling in Cambodia. Only the ones who are educated enough can rise to form leadership that can provide a powerful voice for the Cambodian people against such an oppressive government. The higher the number of successful candidates, the better the process. A little note on their educational system. Everyone is aware of the fact that teachers do not get paid much. So, rich kids do pay the teachers to pass school. They can even bribe the teachers to pass them on exams in which they failed. We need to consider these before we ask the question, "Why wouldn't the Cambodian people do anything about it?" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
