On Aug 27, 5:26 am, Pheng Kim Ving <[email protected]> wrote: > Re:http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc/browse_thread/thread/502a70aed... > > Hello cppamerican cppamerican, (it's amazing to say your username > twice, d'ohh!!) > > Many haters use barbaric foul gross coarse disgusting language to > insult the current Cambodian leaders including elected ones, yeah > yeah, including the current government who's ELECTED BY THE CAMBODIAN > PEOPLE. This is a regretful sorrowful feature of the > Khmer tradition (Sihanouk insulted Lon Nol personally with disgusting > words unworhty of a leader or a king, from Peking (now Beijing) during > the 1970-1975 civil war). >
Have you ever thought that the people who really attack current Cambodian government are mostly those who ARE NOT living in the country? Have you ever thought that many people who call Cambodia Vietnamese this and that are mostly those who ARE NOT living in Cambodia? Have you ever thought that many peole who support Sam Rainsy and against current government are mostly those who ARE NOT actually live in Cambodia? > The haters live in the west, and so they should be aware that in the > west it's even not acceptable to call an elected official (from > president or prime minister down to a small-town councillor) a liar, > let alone insult him/her with barbaric foul gross coarse disgusting > language. Some Khmer words utilized by the Khmer haters are so > barbaric foul gross coarse and disgusting that they don't even have > exact English equivalents. > I would not go that far when it comes to freedom of speech. I know that Cambodians sometimes speep it under the rug when it clashes with their tradition. In the west, freedom of speech is real. That's why you are seeing our messages today. > Take Care, > > Pheng Kim Ving Pheng Kim Ving, d'ohh!! ok ok just 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
