Cambodia-you make me cry

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Cambodia-you make me cry

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The following quote lifted from today's Phnom Penh Post is the closest I have ever heard from the powers that be describe the government honestly. Not that we didn't know already.

Government spokesman Phay Siphan said, however, that critics such as Mr. Virak had to be kept in check because the population was accustomed to a single ruler—and simply not ready to embrace political plurality.

“We have only one king, not two…. Ou Virak won’t understand that,” he said

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ruralvoice wrote:The following quote lifted from today's Phnom Penh Post is the closest I have ever heard from the powers that be describe the government honestly. Not that we didn't know already.

Government spokesman Phay Siphan said, however, that critics such as Mr. Virak had to be kept in check because the population was accustomed to a single ruler—and simply not ready to embrace political plurality.

“We have only one king, not two…. Ou Virak won’t understand that,” he said

One power fits all.

If you have lived in Cambodia long enough , you would change your thread to.
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I've lived here over 15 years and I've lived with Cambodians, in fact I'm the only foreigner in the village. We all laugh, but not about this.
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ruralvoice wrote:I've lived here over 15 years and I've lived with Cambodians, in fact I'm the only foreigner in the village. We all laugh, but not about this.
Strangely enough, a Cambodian I was talking to last year said it will start in the villages.
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ruralvoice wrote:I've lived here over 15 years and I've lived with Cambodians, in fact I'm the only foreigner in the village. We all laugh, but not about this.
Have patience dear fellow, I'm sure when the drought is over and it is pissing down with rain no-one will see [ or care about ] the tears you are crying.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
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Your condescension of a rather complex problem ignores the issue Duncan.
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I think in the next sentence he said that "the opposition is the enemy", which I found even more troubling.

If this is their way of thinking, why don't they just say that Cambodia is not a democracy? Because they need to keep that foreign aid coming in I guess...
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bong.kuit wrote:I think in the next sentence he said that "the opposition is the enemy", which I found even more troubling.

If this is their way of thinking, why don't they just say that Cambodia is not a democracy? Because they need to keep that foreign aid coming in I guess...
Problem is that foreign aid is increasingly coming from China who really don't give a fuck. HE is doing his usual. I wonder if he'll play the old Khmer Rouges' songs leading up to the next election again. Intimidation and fear. Al Capone.

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Duncan wrote:
ruralvoice wrote:The following quote lifted from today's Phnom Penh Post is the closest I have ever heard from the powers that be describe the government honestly. Not that we didn't know already.

Government spokesman Phay Siphan said, however, that critics such as Mr. Virak had to be kept in check because the population was accustomed to a single ruler—and simply not ready to embrace political plurality.

“We have only one king, not two…. Ou Virak won’t understand that,” he said

One power fits all.

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juansweetpotato wrote:
bong.kuit wrote:I think in the next sentence he said that "the opposition is the enemy", which I found even more troubling.

If this is their way of thinking, why don't they just say that Cambodia is not a democracy? Because they need to keep that foreign aid coming in I guess...
Problem is that foreign aid is increasingly coming from China who really don't give a fuck. HE is doing his usual. I wonder if he'll play the old Khmer Rouges' songs leading up to the next election again. Intimidation and fear. Al Capone.

Don't forget HE is a god-king.
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