Brody wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:13 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:47 am Yes, tons of shadow civil servants.

Yep, even the military is chock full of ghost members.

A neighbor of mine holds a rank in the RCAF but he does fuck all but lounge around all day every day at his house, except for one day per month when I see him don his dress uniform and head out for a short spell.

These are all party loyalty positions......... pretty smart actually. Keep people loyal by filling their rice bowl with a nice little pension.........

.....hell, even most of the senior recording artists / singers hold symbolic ranks in the military.

Nice little earner for them and in return........the ruling party gets some loyalty.

win / win

Doesn’t that older singer (Grim?) hold a title?

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:47 am LoL, you're so innocent. The rich and connected have no intention to "get away from the place". Why would they? Life is great here when you're at the top.

They like to have citizenship in a rich country so they can invest their money there.

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:57 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:47 am LoL, you're so innocent. The rich and connected have no intention to "get away from the place". Why would they? Life is great here when you're at the top.

They like to have citizenship in a rich country so they can invest their money there.

That has no relevance to leaving though.

whatwat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 2:46 pm

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:57 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:47 am LoL, you're so innocent. The rich and connected have no intention to "get away from the place". Why would they? Life is great here when you're at the top.

They like to have citizenship in a rich country so they can invest their money there.

That has no relevance to leaving though.

Those at the very top normally have no desire to leave.

The children of some rich and connected people do move to Western countries.

explorer wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:34 pm

whatwat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 2:46 pm

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:57 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:47 am LoL, you're so innocent. The rich and connected have no intention to "get away from the place". Why would they? Life is great here when you're at the top.

They like to have citizenship in a rich country so they can invest their money there.

That has no relevance to leaving though.

Those at the very top normally have no desire to leave.

The children of some rich and connected people do move to Western countries.

And most don’t or the ones that do do so because they’ve no choice or go with their parents or spend time there.

Where’s your evidence of this exodus?

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:53 pm

Brody wrote:Seems kind of a waste to have her at a desk job as a legal officer in the MND.

According to the article...

“Sithyka graduated in 2011 and her brother, Sovisal Jerry Meach, graduated from there in 2014.

Sithyka went on to receive her Master of Law degree in the UK and is currently undergoing technical legal training in Cambodia.

The 32-year-old married in 2015 and currently works as a legal officer at the Ministry of National Defence. She’s also a part-time lecturer for the Master of Human Rights Law programme at Pannasastra University.”

So she went on to become a military lawyer (aka JAG), and educating Cambodia’s Youth about respecting Human Rights.

Since then, hasn’t the rule of law improved? The number of generals are down, natives are no longer kicked off the land, and Cambodia has turned into a true multiparty democracy?

There used to an English teacher on the board who taught the kids of Cambodia’s rich elites. At the beginning, he though that a western education would improve the Kingdom of Wonder. After the kids grew up and assumed positions of power, nothing changed.

The problem is that the system keeps the elites in power. If the elites want to stay in power, then the system has to be maintained. No amount of western education is going to change that. Unless Khmer elites suddenly magically stop craving power and decide to give it all up for change. But looking back on Cambodian history, this is unlikely to happen.

During its history, the United States has seen many families who have repeatedly produced notable politicians from their ranks, and these families have had a significant impact on politics in the United States and the Americas.

Many of these families moved to national prominence from a state or regional power base. The Huntington family, for example, is identified with Connecticut, the Long family with Louisiana, the Harrisons and Lees with Virginia, the Roosevelts with New York, the Daleys with Illinois and more specifically Chicago, the Muhlenbergs with Pennsylvania, and the Tafts with Ohio.

Other political families are less connected with a specific state. For example, the Bush family entered politics in Ohio and Connecticut, but is now more closely identified with Texas and Florida. Members of the Rockefeller family have been elected in New York, West Virginia, and Arkansas. Kennedy family members have been elected in New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, and California, in addition to their primary base of Massachusetts. The Udall family first became prominent in Arizona, but three cousins from the most recent generation simultaneously served in the U.S. Senate from Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon. The Clinton family moved quickly from Arkansas to national politics, with both Bill and Hillary elected to positions in the federal government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U ... l_families

It is not as if Khmer elites have a monopoly on craving power. In Japan the 37th, 57th and 63rd Prime minister were related, grandfather and grandson as were the 36th and 60th. The 42 and 58th Prime Ministers were father and son.

In Singapore the 1st and 3rd Prime Minister were father and son. In South Korea the 3rd and 11th President were father and daughter.Taiwan has also had father and son who were both Premiers of the country. North Korea has had 3 generations rule continuously since 1952. Canada's current Prime Minister is the son of a former Prime Minister.