Suorsdey Pheng Kim Ving Thank you for your kind words. You are doing well yourself. I am, frankly, quite impressed with your conjectures. Those reasons are highly plausible. It would be nice if Loork Khoar Chev could tell us himself.
You brought up many interesting points. It is amazing that when talk about political issues or historical events for our country, inevitably the name of His Majesty the former king is involved. (By the way, the name Norodom Sihanouk by itself is another hot button certain group of people love to push. This is why I am purposely avoiding to using his name whenever possible. It is save, I think, to stick to his title.) If you examine the concept of leadership at its most basic form, the whole fuzz about the former king does not really make sense. A man by himself just a man. Let’s say further that that man has an idea or a vision. At this point he is still a man not a leader yet. As soon as one person follows this man, immediately he becomes a leader. This is an important concept to understand about leadership. From this perspective, the people who follow him made him the leader. They, as much as the former king, are as much responsible for all the wrong that happened to Cambodia as the former king. The man could have done it by himself. This is why when I hear about the condemnation of the former king, quietly in my mind, I said, “Chances are some these same people are part of the problem.” I admire the former king the way I admire Michael Jackson or Angelina Jolie. I operate under a totally different concept, I think, from many of my fellow compatriots. This is why I am always at ease when it comes to the discussion about the former king, Michael Jackson, or Angelina Jolie for that matter. It is not big deal. Thank you for your participation in the forum. With respect always, Jay On Aug 19, 5:09 am, Pheng Kim Ving <[email protected]> wrote: > Re:http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc/browse_thread/thread/dc502b3db... > > Sursdey Jay, > > What a wonderful insight!! > > Now I like to express my opinion in response to your assessment that > no one knows the reason why loork Khoar Chev joined the Khmer Rouge. > Right, no one knows. However I believe that one or more of the > following is or are the reason or reasons why he joined the Khmer > Rouge: > > - he was a socialist and/or a communist (nothing wrong with that, by > nature I'm a socialist) > > - he wanted Sihanouk to be back in power and he believed the civil war > was between Lon Nol and Sihanouk, not between Lon Nol and the Khmer > Rouge > > - he believed Cambodia was under the US imperialism and he wanted to > liberate Cambodia from this imperialism > > - he or his relative(s) or friend(s) was mistreated, or his > relative(s) or friend(s) was killed, by the Lon Nol regime (or the > Sihanouk regime if he joined the Khmer Rouge before 18 March 1970) > > - he was recruited by the Khmer Rouge when he was so young that he > didn't understand politics yet > > Or perhaps some other reason or reasons, which I now can't guess. > > Well, anyway, we agree that it's indeed a brave act on his part to > confess that he was a Khmer Rouge. Yeah, we forgive him (because he > wasn't a top brass of the Khmer Rouge regime), and we hope he > continues to participate in this forum. > > Regards, > > Pheng Kim Ving -- 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
