If you read it carefully, there is no assumption. The demonstration itself is very clear. At first, they just wanted the investigation for irregularities in the election. They didn't get it. Then they added it a little more by asking for a new election. This one didn't go that well for them. In a short period of time, they then called for the resignation of Hun Sen. Let us stop right here for the sake of argument. The above statement was the facts of what CNRP had lead people to do. There may be other things involved in the mind of the people. Yet, those were facts. Today, Hun Sen is still running his government. I'm not saying that he is right or wrong or whatever. What I'm saying is that the whole picture of situation IS NOT a great interest of the Cambodian people. The people of Cambodia must put their country first, not to divide for their own rightiousness. CNRP shows clearly that they cannot work with or along side CPP. That alone shows that they are not for the Cambodian people. They are for their groups. My friends, Cambodians have been dividing their own country for so long until they brought their own nation to ground zero. Today, they have come a long way. The country has been ruled under the leadership of CPP for few decades now. People may agree or disgree of how they have been doing. The main fact is before us. Cambodia is far better than it had ever been for many decades. That is fact. What CNRP is saying that that is not good enough for the Cambodian people. Things could be better. They want to erase that part of history and eliminate anything related to that history so they can rebuild Cambodia once again. We have seen very little plan of CNRP of how they want to do with their new invention power. I have been saying clearly that Sam Rainsy doesn't have enough vision to bring Cambodia to a new level. Actually, he just can't because he cannot bring Cambodians together to rebuild their country to a new generation together. Sam Rainsy doesn't have that vision. I may be very harsh on Sam Rainsy. People are saying that he is the only hope for Cambodia. I'm saying that if Sam Rainsy is the only hope of Cambodia, the Cambodian people should give it up today. Let me tell you this. Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy cannot be compared because Sam Rainsy really doesn't have a vision for future Cambodia. He only has the ability to muster people to protest against those whom he doesn't like. IT MEANS THAT HE ONLY CARES FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON HIS SIDE. That is very wrong for Cambodia today and future. There are many things that Hun Sen and his government may have done wrong. The best for Cambodia is build a better vision with that foundation cooperatively together. That's the only way to rebuild a nation for prosperity. Even Sihanouk did that. Sam Rainsy only uses sentiment to attrack people to follow him. Look at the garment industries. He is gathering those workers to protest against the government for something that COULD BE DONE BETWEEN TWO PRIVATE PARTIES. He promised them that he will order those owners to pay $150.00 per month to those workers. How can he order a private party to do that if he believes in democracy, freedom and free enterprise? Answer those things for yourself. I really don't need to hear it. I already know that Sam Rainsy is wrong. On Monday, December 30, 2013 2:05:56 AM UTC-8, taganadass wrote:
> *So it is candid to assume that the people who come to the street to > demonstrate against the election have shared the same emotion: the > perception of cheating by the NEC and this electoral committee has > plundered their will. All Cambodian people cannot accept this act of > cheating.* > > > 2013/12/26 S. Sophoan <[email protected] <javascript:>> > >> Reflection of Political Leadership of Cambodia from Past to Present >> Posted on December 24, >> 2013<http://www.sophanseng.info/2013/12/reflection-of-political-leadership-of-cambodia-from-past-to-present/> >> by Sophoan <http://www.sophanseng.info/author/sophoan/> >> >> *Pre Angkor and Post Angkor Political Leadership* >> >> At school, Cambodian children have learnt about many Khmer heroic Kings >> during the pre Angkorean period. For instance, King Jayavarman II, after >> escaping from the abdication of Java or Sailendra Kingdom, he made a long >> march across Cambodia to calling for a people power to fight against >> Sailendra occupation, and to proclaim back sovereignty of his Kingdom. It >> is said that he was raised and grown up in Sailendra but he eventually >> declared independence at Mahendra mountain (Phnom Kulen) to free from >> Sailendra. He began strengthening his Kingdom by building Mahendraparavata >> capital city with the installation of a sacred Linga of the Nation named >> “Devaraja”. From this period of 802 as inscribed in the stone, Cambodia >> enjoyed prosperity and candid strength in the region. >> >> For post Angkorean period, Cambodia was seen as very fragile and >> dividing. According to palm leaves records, more than 700 years, Khmer >> Kings and leaders turned to fight against each other by asking Thai and >> Vietnam to back their cause. >> >> However, this behavior was halted during the reign of King Ang Duong who >> projected his political leadership differently. He was raised and grown up >> in Thailand, his ascending to throne was expected in the same previous >> Kings. But the King secretly contacted France who was initially not >> interesting in this region at all. The history tells that the King failed >> at the first time because his messenger was killed by Thai authority. >> However, his second attempt was successful and French arrival was signed to >> be the protectorate of Cambodia. French fought with Siam and helped discard >> the power of Siam ever existed in Cambodia. >> >> However, French arrival was not dislocated the power line between Vietnam >> and Cambodia. Under the French’s policy of Indo-China, Vietnam enjoyed most >> domination over Cambodia and Lao. This embedded legacy has affected on >> Cambodian political leadership until nowadays. >> >> *Current Cambodian Political Leadership in Reflecting Post Angkorean Era* >> [image: PMD >> 1]<http://khmeryouth.cambodianview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PMD-1.jpg> >> >> From my whole life, I have observed that Cambodian politics has played >> hard line approaches. This time, when the authority has allowed peaceful >> mass demonstration to march freely for few days and the participants >> visibly increasing, they come up with this idea “Coup” or an attempt to >> overthrow the government which is explicitly threatening. By definition, >> the peaceful mass demonstration could not be called an attempt to coup >> (detat) at all. >> >> I observe the hard-line politics has been used in Cambodia since the >> election in 1993. Often,[image: >> 1234983_1389874377910181_726599538_n]<http://khmeryouth.cambodianview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1234983_1389874377910181_726599538_n.jpg>it >> >> is not dangerous if Cambodian politicians are contendering with one >> another, but for Cambodia, some of her leaders have always been seen so >> subservient to the third party (outsider). The crisis of 1993 election >> happened because of an attempt to separate Eastern zone plus the bloody >> coup detate in 1997 which was visibly involved as our Premier televised in >> soldier uniform from Vietnam plus the pressuring to sign additional border >> treaty in 2005 in which many activists were jailed. These three examples >> exhibit clearly on the leadership of powerful third hand. From time to >> time, any Cambodian activists who are outspoken about the Koh Tral island >> or Eastern border line, they will be ended by jailing, life threatening or >> fleeing the country to avoid criminal sentencing. I listened RFA Forum this >> Dec.22 (watch clip below) and had chance to listen to our Premier’s speech >> on his logic on giving up the claiming back of Koh Tral very brokenhearted. >> *[image: Acusing of Coup Detat] >> <http://khmeryouth.cambodianview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Acusing-of-Coup-Detat.jpg>* >> >> *As we are Cambodians and we are working to protect Cambodia land and to >> protect our Constitution, why we condemn our own people who are sharing our >> common emotion and mentality? Why our top leader has always taken side with >> foreigner? Is it showing foreign influence is very strong in our system, or >> our leadership is very weak and xenophobic, or the political mechanism is >> not in our hand? If the last sort is exhibited truth, the learned, the >> scholars, and the young patriotic entities who are working within that >> system, cannot change anything to better off in leading this country >> independently.* >> >> To what I am speechless now is, while the CPP has perceived that part of >> their losing seats in the election, it is probably caused their unravel >> secret relationship with VN, but it seems like this party has ignored this >> part and they are going to visit VN, by the invitation of Vietnamese >> leader, during this very tense circumstance in Cambodia. I don’t see this >> coming event is really helpful for Cambodia and the CPP at all. Observers >> and opposition politicians have asked themselves that why the preceptor >> (ឧបជ្ឍា) from VN is likely very important during this very sensitive >> political contesting? And as a sovereign and independent state and may be >> very civilized like VN, is it more beneficial to sign memorandum with a >> government in which their own citizens are still contesting about election >> irregularity? I think VN should not back one party at all during this >> unresolved election conflict. Further more, from this type of policy of our >> neighboring country especially VN that Cambodia has transformed itself into >> a nation of self-victimization or what else I can say?[image: PMD Trip >> To >> VN]<http://khmeryouth.cambodianview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PMD-Trip-To-VN.jpg> >> >> From the reaction of Premier towards the demonstration (he rejected the >> demand of the peaceful mass demonstration, watch clip below) including this >> letter accusing the demonstration as an attempt of coup detat, including >> the trip of Premier and his team to VN this coming Thursday, December 26, >> 2013, encouraged us to hold a belief of “hard line political leadership of >> Cambodia”. >> >> What next…? >> >> The peaceful mass demonstration has been occurred in Cambodia since the >> campaign in June, the election day in July and this post election. This >> ongoing daily basic rally has surely established a new culture of Cambodia >> of : non-violence principle, political participation, grassroots democracy, >> fearless and capable citizens etc. >> >> *Many people have compared the demonstration in Cambodia to that of in >> Thailand. Of course, the two demonstrations are very different from each >> other. In Thailand, the cause leading to the mass demonstration is a >> historical conflict between two government parties. But in Cambodia, the >> cause leading to mass demonstration come from the election which is found >> unfair, unfree and fraudulence. National Election of Cambodia (NEC) has >> rigged the election and produced false result, according to joint statement >> of 20 NGOs. It said 20% of the eligible ballots were stolen. NEC itself has >> been built dependently on the powerful CPP party. The procedures of the >> election have been seen in vast disfranchisement and bias. Until the last >> minute of the election result declaration, the NEC was seen under pressure >> of military and policemen deployed by the government. So it is candid to >> assume that the people who come to the street to demonstrate against the >> election have shared the same emotion: the perception of cheating by the >> NEC and this electoral committee has plundered their will. All Cambodian >> people cannot accept this act of cheating.* >> >> Cambodia might be able to model other Asian countries about non-violence >> protest and peaceful mass demonstration. CNRP has strongly committed to >> non-violence and peaceful mean. And this new emerge of political agenda >> should be credited to all Cambodian people. And if we think about organized >> groups, the credit must offer to all stakeholders especially CNRP, CPP, >> NGOs and Khmer community diaspora worldwide. >> >> By Sophoan >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c64_fkZ4UbM >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IXr0HqGbF8I >> >> -- >> -- >> 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. 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