Dear Kangaroo, Cambodians are not special. They are the same as anyone else in the world. They are the same as American if given the opportunity to grow. For example, I am here in the US. I am doing as well as any American.
“Why not?” Making general statement the way you did reveals that your thinking is illogical and flaw. For example, the ground is wet. A flaw and illogical thinking would immediately assume that because the ground is wet, it must be the rain the cause the ground to be wet. In reality, there many reasons that caused the ground to be wet. Yes, rain could be one of the reasons, but a sprinkler could do that, and someone may have spilled the water. Or when you first see a green apple, for instance, you immediately assume that all apples are green. You and I know that not all apples are green. For the same reason, because you see a few Cambodians behave a certain way, it is illogical and flaw in your thinking to a make a generalized statement that all Cambodians are that way. That is why you should criticize individuals and not Cambodian people in general. If you do, I will insist that you made a false statement, and that your statement is invalid. As I have stated, invalid statement cannot be taken seriously. Respectfully yours, Jay On Oct 18, 7:07 pm, kangaroo <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1) You appear to be not conscious of the word you are using. I hate > > to be a broken record. The word “Cambodians” applies to all of us. > > And I particularly offended, when you paint my culture and my people > > with broad brushes. > > I am pretty sure you are not alone. I am sorry that my opinion offends > you in anyways. > However, that is my view. If you can show me clearly that my view is > wrong, then I would change it. > > > You are free to criticize individuals, but not the Cambodian people in > > general. > > Why not? > Are Cambodians specials in anyways? > If you strongly believe that my view is wrong, you should be able to > provide a clear message to discredit it. > Would you please do that? > I love to change my mind if I am wrong. > > > 2) You appear have very little understanding of the culture you are > > criticizing. I spotted your writing since I got involved in this > > community in this forum. For a long time, I gave the benefit of the > > doubt that you just doing this to annoy us. Clearly, up to now, I do > > not think understand what you are saying. > > if you don't understand what I am saying, why are you criticizing it. > If I don't understand something, I would say to the author that I > don't undertand it. I would not say that the author is wrong or > whatever. > > > Every culture as well as every society has good people and bad > > people. Even in a small family, even children from the same parents, > > you will not find two children who behave exactly the same. > > I know that. That's exactly what I said in general. I don't pick a > cerain thing, or a certain individual for discussion because I know > it's not right. As you understand, attacking individual is wrong. > Perhaps, you are trying to force yourself not to believe what I am > saying. > I make it very clear on what I am saying and why I am saying it. > Remember! I strongly criticize the culture of Cambodia because they > embrace the culture of corruption and to practice the culture of > impunity over no one but their own people in their own country. > I can spend along time to discuss about this matter. However, I do > believe that the people of Cambodia at all levels practice this > culture. They bribe officials at all levels to get the job done. They > practice impunity everywhere within the society. Social classification > is the way life. They praise those who find good position to corrupt > to get rich. They abuse the poor as animals. > > > I have been patient with the kind of statements you put forth for the > > world about my people and my culture. Cambodia may not as advance as > > other nation now, but Cambodia will learn and grow. The very culture > > that you are criticizing will sustain its people to work hard and to > > rebuild. In this sense, I am proud to say my culture, if anything, is > > resilient. We have been here for 2000 years and we will be here for a > > very long time. > > You had been patient on your own will. No one forces you. > I am glad that Cambodians are improving as you are saying. > However, I still believe that corruption and impunity are still parts > of the Cambodian culture. > That's wrong. > > > Please do not confuse what I have written thus far as a translation. > > I have to analyze your statement before we are debating. > > Perhaps, you are confused yourself. My message has not been changed > for a very long time. > My friend, > If it's me, I would not come and say what you have been saying. You > have been showing your anger and offered nothing in discredit my view. > It's not going to change anything if you don't do that. > > > We will start debating seriously when you learn how to make a valid > > argument. > > It seems like you raised yourself up in the air. > Good job. -- 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
