Dear Mrs. Ung et al.
Let me start by saying thank you all for your candid remarks. We all sense that the country is going through an alarmingly tense period. The question is how can each concerned citizen help to defuse such tension before it reaches a point of no return and plunges the country into another episode of tragedy? It is disappointing that despite the looming catastrophe some people on both sides seem to advocate an uncompromisingly hard line position, stubbornly believing they are right and their opponents are wrong. Does it really matter which side is right and which side is wrong? Allow me to share a personal story. On a few occasions, my wife had to remind me of safe driving because I almost got into an accident. I told her I had the right of way and it was the other driver's fault - to which she replied it did not matter who had the right of way and who was at fault; if we got into an accident, our whole family including the small children in the car could fatally injure. Obviously, she got the point. Your concern or worry about a possible repeat of 1993's and 1997's events is both understandable and prudent. Frankly, I believe the current climate puts the opposition in a good position to come up with and put in place a winning formula to prevent the re-occurrence of those events and correct some costly mistakes made in the past by Funcipec. As for the UN role and responsibility, I beg to differ with the view held by many fellow compatriots. It is ashamed that we keep asking UN to bail us out of our own mess or blaming them for our own misfortunes, not to say stupidity. It is long overdue for us to start taking responsibility and acting as a grown up and mature nation. The current political situation represents an enormous challenge for both sides. Any wrong move, intentional or accidental, could have devastating and far reaching consequences. However, it also represents a unique opportunity for our politicians to prove to the world that they are capable of resolving the current crisis peacefully and most importantly unassisted. Warm regards, DL PS: For some of you who read French, below is the view I shared with our French speaking compatriots. from: Davan Long <[email protected]> to: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> cc:... date: Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 11:02 AM subject: Re: {K@A:18091} Reconciliation, not confrontationmailed-by: gmail.com ** *Chers tous,* * * *J'aimerais préciser, sans vouloir faire un débat linguistique, que le mot "reconciliation" en anglais signifie également "compromise". C'est avec cet état d'esprit que les deux partis en conflit doivent aborder leurs discussions s’ils veulent arriver à une solution gagnante-gagnante.* * * *Les résultats des élections législatives nous (me) donnent beaucoup d'espoir mais aussi une énorme inquiétude pour l’avenir de notre pays. Evidemment, ils prouvent que les Cambodgiens ont courageusement fait un grand pas dans la voie du changement.* * * *La question qui s’impose est à savoir dans quelle direction prendra ce virage si attendue ? Quels mécanismes ou stratégies réalisables notre classe politique optent-elle de mettre en place pour minimiser sinon éviter des dérapages ou imprévus néfastes?* * * *Sur ces questions, il me parait qu'il y a une absence générale de maturité politique et que nous avons peu appris des événements du passé. L’improvisation, me semble-il, est devenu la meilleure marque de commerce de notre classe politique.* * * *Ceci étant dit, le présent climat est propice pour l'opposition de présenter un offre que le parti au pouvoir ne peut refuser, tout en mettant en garde la sécurité de son avenir et évitant l'erreur commise par le Funcipec. Ce fameux offre (ou deal) existe et est faisable; la balle est dans le camp de l’opposition de montrer au publique qu’elle est à la hauteur de la situation.* * * *En terminant, pour certains braves qui songent à l'aventure du Printemps arabe, je souhaite qu'ils comprennent bien que le Cambodge n’est ni l’Egypte ni la Tunisie. En plus, nous sommes entourés par des voisins obstinément ambitieux qui n’ont jamais hésité de tirer profit de nos crises internes. Dans ce sens, rien n’est plus périlleux que d’appliquer hâtivement la solution des autres pays chez nous.* * * *Fraternellement,* * * LD* * On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 3:04 PM, nicole Ung <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This response is mainly directed to Mr Davan. > You are talking about reconcilation. That is the line that CPP is taking > now, just like in 1993. I am worried about a repeat of 1993's. > Reconciliation like in 1993, that allowed Hun Sen to grow rich and strong > until now? > -that allowed him to come back with a coup in 1997? > t-hat allowed him to sign the 2005 additional treaties giving territories > to Vietnam and allowing free flow of Vietnamese immigrants to Vietnam? > -that gave Hun Sen 20 extra years to cause destruction to his people, to > the natural resources of Cambodia, 20 more years of land-grabbing, 20 more > years killing his people quietly? No thanks. > Hun Sen is going continue to kill people if he stays in power.He is > already starting to deploy his thugs in areas he lost the most votes. > Cambodian people are going to die whether they do anything or not. Do we > want to die quietly without anybody knowing anything about it or are we > going to die in the open and let the world witness it? > > The people in the streets are all saying: "we all voted our heart out for > our leader, why can he still not lead? > > This election was historic in the amount of people pouring out their > support for CNRP. Is was more than a landslide , it was a TSUNAMI! let's > not forget that! The votes in some area were 99% in favor of CNRP. > It shows where the will of the people is . Let's not detract from it. We > want a solution like the one in the ivory coast. The UN must get in and get > involved , not just as observers but as refereee. > > I would like to quote another saying,"Fool me once shame on you, fool me > twice shame on me". Fool the world three time shame on all of us!!! > > Historians are now blaming Akashi and the American Ambassadors in 1993 and > 1997 for being weak. Let's hope we won't make a habit of retrating from > Hun Sen again. > Nicole > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/jeanfrancois-de-fuentes/elections-generales-cambodgiennes_b_3723602.html > > ============================================================================================== > > Our people's protesting non-violently against authority who is crazy about > power and under influence of ForeignExpansinist and the CPP (created by > yuon in 1951). Our people is willing to reconcille unless the investigation > of irregularities of this election will be done with justice to our people > under the independent Group including UN and international NGo as > observers). CPP have been cheating our people since 1998. > > Hun Sen & his clans must go and change the attitude if they want to live > in our society. > > An appeal to Military authority; please watch this clif: > > > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=540460626020501&set=vb.305117772943685&type=3&theater > > sm > ================================================== > Davan Long <[email protected] > > Dear All, > > As many of you who have followed closely the post-election developments, I > am increasingly worried about the future of our country. > > The nation is heading deeper into a precarious position as the days go by, > with no sign of either side willing to back down. The stakes are high and > I wish both sides fully understand that once the violence starts, it will > take on a life of its own with neither side can control it. > > Perhaps it is wise to listen to what Mr. Warrant Buffet, a legendary > American investor, said during the World financial crisis in 2008: " It is > a sort of little poetic justice, in that the people that brewed this toxic > Kool Aid found themselves drinking a lot of it in the end". > > There is no winner in this kind of confrontation. Any victory by one side > will taste just as bitterly sour as the defeat of the other side. > > Please help spreading the message of reconciliation, not confrontation. > The world is watching us. Let's show them that we can resolve our > differences peacefully. > > > Regards, > > DL > -- -- 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. 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