> Failed State Mirrored by the Buddha's Applied > Teachings<http://sophanse.blogspot.com/2011/01/failed-state-in-buddhas-applied.html> >> Dear Koun Khmer et al; >> >> I am grateful for your knowledge sharing in this blog >> forum<http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2011/01/neatee-koun-khmers-exploring-notion-of.html#more>. >> Lord Buddha said "knowledge contribution (dana) will surpass all other >> contributions" or "Sabba Danam Dhamma Danam Jinati" in Pali. I have read >> all your articles for public discussion in here with attention and prestige. >> >> Failed state theory has been broadly defined by scholars in the >> enlightenment era and this post cold-war transition. The attributions rest >> upon the affect of two rival ideologies: democracy and communism. This >> approach might be best described on the external observation of the failed >> states researchers. However, I totally agree with the definition of failed >> state that falls upon its failed leadership and people liberation. >> >> I am fully affected by the teaching of "liberation" particularly "individual >> liberation" to reach "Enlightenment" by the Buddha, and this teaching has >> been well applied to the modern enlightening world. This is not different >> from failed state index 2010 posted by The Foreign >> Policy<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/21/2010_failed_states_index_interactive_map_and_rankings>. >> In general, Cambodia is better than Burma and Lao in its 42 range, but >> Cambodia has been categorized by high scores in its documentation of >> demographic >> pressures, delegitimization of the state, and public service. >> >> Demographically speaking, Cambodia is facing with youth bulk in recent >> statistic revelation by NGOs. More than half of Cambodian population is >> under age of 20 years old >> (pactcambodia<http://www.pactcambodia.org/Publications/Pact_Gen/Youth%20Report.pdf>). >> They are struggling to seek a better life by hunting for career >> opportunities; they are very different from their elders in both critical >> thinking and belief. They can be boon for government to heighten their >> strength as well as they can be the powerful agent to undermine the >> government. In other word, demographic pressures can define in the context >> of people exploitation to legitimate the power of the powerful. In this >> circumstance, the past genocide of Cambodia has become a main tool for >> politicians to legitimize their power. They have continuously gained power >> at the expense of their peoples past suffering and trauma. Their elders were >> directly affected by their traumatic experiences and their younger >> generations are indirectly affected by this inalienable trauma heritage. >> With the powerful delivery of controlled media and laid-down policy of the >> patron-clientele system have surely exacerbated the situation. >> >> Delegitimization of the state is explained as to invalidate the status of >> a recognizable sovereign state by inclining to live under other state by >> either brotherliness, ideologies or economic dependency. In this matter, we >> cannot come up with concrete explanation of Cambodia unless we have some >> back up references. And I think your next topic of Elitism or Indochina >> would light up this story. >> >> Third is the public service. Frankly speaking, the public service basing >> on patron-clientele relationship will not produce any progressive. Some >> paper has found that patron-clientele relationship in most developing >> countries are becoming a base for social and political reforming and yes it >> has taken longer time and sometime it has significantly failed to reform for >> the a betterment. Cambodia has carried out the culture of patron-clientele >> since the era of Angkor Wat. It was effective in that time, but it is not >> effective in this time. The rule of law and law enforcement can surely >> replace the culture of patronage, patron-clientele bureaucracy, favoritism >> and cronyism. >> >> All those three high scores of failed state of Cambodia implies well to >> the teaching of "liberation" by Buddha. Lord Buddha said liberty and >> self-realization is the ultimate goal for all beings. In contrast, Cambodian >> people has not yet been projected to release themselves from bondage of >> pressure, exploitation, abusing of power by the powerful, and poor public >> services. >> >> For instance, Cambodian people have been exploited by their past traumatic >> memory of Khmer Rouge; Cambodian people have been counterfeited by the >> generosity (dana) donated by the elitists and powerful people; Cambodian >> people have been brainwashed to pay gratitude to others without having >> chance to balance their gratefulness and truthfulness; and Cambodian people >> have been poorly treated by the public services, and they have perpetually >> gone through the same track of political conundrum. >> >> Only one way to wake up our country to embrace the Enlightenment Era and >> update themselves to grab the current globalization is to "liberate" them >> from post-war trauma by handing them the space for free speech, allocating >> them by inventing neutral mass media, teaching the younger generations by >> the school of analytical thinking (not a parroting classroom), and all >> Buddhist monks have to learn on how to apply the Buddha's teachings with the >> current context of social changes and they should not memorize those >> teachings and parroting to the congregations only etc. >> >> I must end my thought now and I am delightful to your articles and all >> comments here. >> >> Sincere Regards, >> Sophan >> >
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