Dealing with critics and criticism.
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Dealing with critics and criticism.
"Govt had no choice but to arrest critics"... becuz... (IMO) there is no culture of constructive criticism or debate in Cambodia. If you are in power then you are right, and those who criticize you are lacking respect for your authority. So, the logical response is to punish your critics by showing them who is boss. The EU representatives don't see it that way of course.
Criticism can be positive and useful, but it's not an easy concept for most people - in Cambodia and elsewhere. We all want to think that we are right, don't we ? (And don't tell me I'm fking wrong on this because I'm not. )
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/gove ... cs-112225/Government Had ‘No Choice’ But to Arrest Critics
by Ben Paviour | May 6, 2016 | អានជាភាសាខ្មែរ
Provocations from the opposition over the past two years left the ruling CPP “no choice” but to use the courts to preserve peace in the country, Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary of State Ouch Borith argued at the close of a three-day summit with representatives of the E.U. on Wednesday.
Seemingly unconvinced by Mr. Borith, the E.U. released a statement calling for the release of rights workers who are among more than 20 government critics jailed over the past year in cases that have also ensnared opposition lawmakers...
Criticism can be positive and useful, but it's not an easy concept for most people - in Cambodia and elsewhere. We all want to think that we are right, don't we ? (And don't tell me I'm fking wrong on this because I'm not. )
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Re: Dealing with critics and criticism.
Anchor Moy wrote:"Govt had no choice but to arrest critics"... becuz... (IMO) there is no culture of constructive criticism or debate in Cambodia. If you are in power then you are right, and those who criticize you are lacking respect for your authority. So, the logical response is to punish your critics by showing them who is boss. The EU representatives don't see it that way of course.
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/gove ... cs-112225/Government Had ‘No Choice’ But to Arrest Critics
by Ben Paviour | May 6, 2016 | អានជាភាសាខ្មែរ
Provocations from the opposition over the past two years left the ruling CPP “no choice” but to use the courts to preserve peace in the country, Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary of State Ouch Borith argued at the close of a three-day summit with representatives of the E.U. on Wednesday.
Seemingly unconvinced by Mr. Borith, the E.U. released a statement calling for the release of rights workers who are among more than 20 government critics jailed over the past year in cases that have also ensnared opposition lawmakers...
Criticism can be positive and useful, but it's not an easy concept for most people - in Cambodia and elsewhere. We all want to think that we are right, don't we ? (And don't tell me I'm fking wrong on this because I'm not. )
It's called knowing your 1's, 2's and 3's and endemic throughout the kingdom. From the top to the bottom. You get ridiculous situations arising all the time because of it.(IMO) there is no culture of constructive criticism or debate in Cambodia. If you are in power then you are right, and those who criticize you are lacking respect for your authority. So, the logical response is to punish your critics by showing them who is boss.
One that pops to mind as an example is, A building that houses 200 residents and which only has one gated entrance, will be locked at night by the woman next to the gate with her own padlock, with the excuse that she can't get to sleep. The other residents have to be back by 9:30 at the latest or sleep elsewhere. If they complain to the police the woman just pays money because she is wealthy.
Well, that is what I have been told, hard to know how true it all is. I would say it is another example of how people throw their power around and get in peoples faces because it makes them feel good and is a display of their power. In the above example, to 200 residents.
"Can you spare some cutter for an old man?"
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