There is nothing wrong with protecting your own farm. How you do it makes the difference. In the old time people used violence to settle their difference. Then they got smarter: they have created the law and order and authorized specific authority to enforce them. Traffic police, border patrol, etc... Sam Raingsy is a lawmaker. When he was told that the posts were illegally marked inside Cambodian farmers' land by the farmers, he should follow the rules of law--what to do if the violations took place. Taking the matter into his own hand violates the rules of law that he represent. This will give the [Hun Sen] authority the upper hand and it will be backfired. I rather see Sam Raingsy fight this issue with dignity from where he is at--as a lawmaker not a law-breaker. I think the problems for Cambodians are we use our emotion to fights our bigger enemy. Being proud of something that we do temporarily to make us feel good for a few moments is not a long term solution. This "pulling the posts" thing is a prime case of an unprepared work that was impulsively done with our heart not with our head. The Vietnamese love it. ===========
In a message dated 10/27/2009 6:51:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: What paradigm do you frame the problem within? Anywhere in the world, it is not a crime to protect your own farm. Why do you think those posts will be marked again on the next day after everybody learned that Cambodian farmers indicated that the border markers were set between 100 and 300-meter into their fields? The question that you should raise is what side the Cambodian government is, on this issue? Cambodian farmer side or foreign invader side and why. Cambodian everywhere must be proud to see their farmers having the courage defending their own farm from foreign invader against all odds. It will no longer be symbolic not if but when all Cambodians stand up and defend their own territorial integrity. On Oct 26, 6:47 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Why symbolically? > > In Cambodian politics, an action like that is called seeking for a > political headline or creating an event to throw a political punch. Nothing > concrete will come out of such a show. It can get some people excite temporarily. > What will happen when those posts will be marked again on the next day? > Will Raingsy go back there to pull them out again? > > An effective lawmaker, will go though certain legal process to get things > done. Why taking the laws into your own hands and cheapening yourself to > their level? What's next, will Raingsy "symbolically" give out ticket for > traffic infractions, too? Or will he take a gun and chase after some gangs of > armed robbery? > > ========= > > In a message dated 10/26/2009 5:59:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > It is possible that symbolically pulling out 6 border posts planted on > the rice fields belonging to Cambodian villagers might anger the > Vietnamese and could lead to self destruction. Nobody forces Sam > Rainsy to do it. He does it on his own free will. > > Is it is absurd to suggest that action such protect your own land from > intruder could lead to the destruction of your nation. > > How can it be? > > Worst case, Chau Bury ignores your self destruction advice, mimics Sam > Rainsy, and goes to pull more border posts. Good for him (warning: do > it on your own risk). > > On Oct 26, 12:04 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > Without collective vision and leadership, selfish impulsive action could > > lead not only to self destruction but the destruction of a nation. > > > Such an action closes all the roads to future generation. > > > ======= > > > In a message dated 10/26/2009 11:35:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > [email protected] writes: > > > There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks > > through determinism and opens up new roads. > > > On Oct 26, 9:46 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > And some time not so long ago, Sam Rainsy was so brave to push the > > border > > > issue and then had to run quite fast to France. Subsequently, the > 50% + > > 1 > > > formula was proposed and became laws to placate Hun Sen and to help > > secure > > > Hun Sen's everlasting power. > > > > Maybe it's better to fight Hun Sen from his jail. > > > > ========== > > > > In a message dated 10/26/2009 9:06:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > > [email protected] writes: > > > > On 1st December, 1955, Rosa Parks, a middle-aged tailor's assistant > > > from Montgomery, Alabama, who was tired after a hard day's work, > > > refused to give up her seat to a white man. > > > > On Oct 26, 6:49 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > As a lawmaker Sam Rainsy should take this matter up to the > > > congressional level or to proper channel. Taking the laws into his own > > > hand only give Hun Sen and the CPP the upper hand in Cambodian/ > > > Vietnam court. Border issue is a serious matter and it must be dealt > > > with legally. > > > It has to be resolved, but not via seeking popularity at a Bonn > > > Kathen--a religious function. > > > > Can Cambodia afford to fight two border wars?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
