What's your views on Politics

PIEMAN · Post by **PIEMAN** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:49 pm

Was having a beer with a young Kiwi guy watching the 20/20 cricket saturday.He brought up the subject of politics and asked my views on the local politics.He seemed surprised when I said I didn't have any.
I said I'm a guest in the KOW and I leave that sort of things to the locals.
Got me thinking about other Barangs here,does anyone w as nt to get involved with politics,and presumably end up with the aussie guy in goal.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:51 pm

i take a very dim view of politics globally and certainly never comment on the local environment. that is for citizens to do.

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:38 pm

Cambodian politics
"I want democracy"
" But then you have to pay tax and stop at traffic light"
"Joy mai, i dob't want demicracy any more"

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:49 pm

PIEMAN wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:49 pm Was having a beer with a young Kiwi guy watching the 20/20 cricket saturday.He brought up the subject of politics and asked my views on the local politics.He seemed surprised when I said I didn't have any.
I said I'm a guest in the KOW and I leave that sort of things to the locals.
Got me thinking about other Barangs here,does anyone w as nt to get involved with politics,and presumably end up with the aussie guy in goal.

Well, having a view and expressing it to the locals are two different things. Being here for a longer period of time and not developing a view on politics feels like highly unnatural to me.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:51 pm

it seems the height of hypocrisy to try and push "democracy" ( whatever that means ) into a region where one party states are the norm.

Arget · Post by **Arget** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:35 pm

I would have to say everyone has a view on politics be it Trump, Putin or Sen. It is a stupid person who shares that opinion without considering the consequences.

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:32 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:49 pm
PIEMAN wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:49 pm Was having a beer with a young Kiwi guy watching the 20/20 cricket saturday.He brought up the subject of politics and asked my views on the local politics.He seemed surprised when I said I didn't have any.
I said I'm a guest in the KOW and I leave that sort of things to the locals.
Got me thinking about other Barangs here,does anyone w as nt to get involved with politics,and presumably end up with the aussie guy in goal.

Well, having a view and expressing it to the locals are two different things. Being here for a longer period of time and not developing a view on politics feels like highly unnatural to me.

Politics is like women. What is considered beautiful in one country is considered ugly in another. Good example from the west would be capital punishment. Some countries think capital punishment is senseless and others think its mad not to have it. Its cultural as much as political. Anyone who thinks real democracy exists in a globalised world where money makes the rules should see a psychiatrist. Doesnt matter if the rules are made by a dictator or a big multinational the average person has little influence

vm varga · Post by **vm varga** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:40 pm

Arget wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:35 pm I would have to say everyone has a view on politics. It is a stupid person who shares that opinion without considering the consequences.

This.

I've always thought it quite uncouth to discuss money, politics, or religion whilst amongst polite company.

jmagic · Post by **jmagic** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:49 pm

For me, more freedom is preferable to more democracy. That's why I like it here.

prahocalypse now · Post by **prahocalypse now** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:50 pm

PIEMAN wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:49 pm Was having a beer with a young Kiwi guy watching the 20/20 cricket saturday.He brought up the subject of politics and asked my views on the local politics.He seemed surprised when I said I didn't have any.
I said I'm a guest in the KOW and I leave that sort of things to the locals.
Got me thinking about other Barangs here,does anyone w as nt to get involved with politics,and presumably end up with the aussie guy in goal.

None of us here have much interest in discussing views on Cambodian politics.

What does interest us is high profile barangs who get arrested in Daun Penh for beating up Japanese tourists.

Surely this must have been discussed on your rounds over the weekend.

What's the word on the street about the Morrish incident?

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