Sunday, December 02, 2007

The Law of Empowerment

Only Secured Leader Gives Power to Others” - John C. Maxwell
01 December 2007
Op-Ed by Pang Sokheoun
http://sokheounpang.wordpress.com/


Politically, empowerment is the political will to empower other to decide, to act, to replace, to take a role and to lead for the sake of the nation. It plays a very important role in the society as the agent of change most positively towards national progress and democracy. It is really a self-confident and visionable decision for the leader to undertake the law of empowerment because it reflects his self-strength, self-reliance, choice, dignity, values, independence, decision making, freedom, self-discovery, responsibility, sacrifice, and security.

Empowerment can be implemented only with the leader who feels secured for his personal dignity and life as stated by John C. Maxwell that, “Only secured leader gives power to others.” It means that only the leader who is responsible, conscious, dignified, independent, self-respect, democratic, and the true nationalist that recognizes the value of empowerment. He visions that the empowerment will not threat his life or even it threats his life but not his dignity (self-value). Yet empowerment will never happen to a leader who is egotist, dictator, traitor, criminal and lack of self-value. Therefore, it is not surprise at all to hear that Hun Sen often makes self-declaration that he wants to be the PM of Cambodia for life which can be explained as follows:

1. Egotist

An egotistical leader sees himself as the motivation to maintain and enhance favorable views of self to the point of being self-destructive. He is closely related to narcissism. He is also coupled with delusions of one’s own importance, at the denial of others. This clearly explains the way Hun Sen is. The case is justified by his declaration in 2005 during a public speech made in Siem Reap province which he declared that only him who could lead Cambodia. Without him Cambodia would not be developed or be stabilized. No one could replace him in the premiership position in Cambodia. It seems that he is immortal and the symbol of Cambodian climax competence. However, he changed this claim later on by declaring that he would continue to be PM until he turned 90 at a ceremony to inaugurate a new building of the rice research institute in the suburbs of Phnom Penh in January 2007 and once again recently this week he clearly stated that he would stand as the PM candidate until he died as response to PM’s term limit proposed by the opposition. The last two declarations anyway sound better because he seems to accept the law of the empowerment just by realizing that he is going to die some days.

2. Dictatorship

A dictatorship leader assumes sole power over his state. He holds or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power, especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly. Dictatorship is often characterized by some of these traits: suspension of election and of civil liberties; proclamation of a state of emergency; rule by degree; repression of political opponent without abiding by rule of laws procedures; single-party-state, cult of personality, etc. These traits do reflect the reality of PM Hun Sen’s politics. He democratically has risen to power constitutionally wrong, for instances, he rose to power by threatening to wage war after he lost the national election in 1993. In 1997, he strengthened his power grip by coup toppling his opponent Prince Norodom Ranarith. In 1998, he won the election by fraud and blood. And in 2003, he won by fraud again and could manage himself to be PM for the third term by amending the constitution allowing the packet vote. Besides this under his rule, the political opponent or rights group are visibly suppressed, many have been threatened, arrested, and killed motivated by the culture of impunity. He also has plotted to abolish all his political opponents particularly, Lok Ta Sen San’s Party, Funcinpec and Sam Rainsy Party. Besides abusing power; violating the constitution; and political violence, his regime is seen as one of the most corrupt regimes in the world reportedly it costs Cambodia from $US 300-500 millions per year to corruption ranking as 161st among 180 countries by Transparency International, 2007. He has built thausands of schools under his name for political self-promotion showing the cult of personality through state money and corruption. He always undemocratically won the elections by means of threat, violence, killings, assassination, and fraud helping by corrupt money, military machine, illegal Vietnams and National Election Committee (NEC) controlled by his party.

3. Traitorship

A leader who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. This case can be clearly seen in Hun Sen’s leadership such as he signed the 1980s illegal treaties and the illegal supplemental treaty on 15 October 2005.The treaties are against the spirit of the 1991 Paris Peace Accord and the Cambodian constitution 1993. These treaties do undermine Cambodian independence because Cambodia are subjected to the following conditions:
  • The Cambodian-Vietnam existing border line which Vietnam itself officially recognized in 1964 is not recognized any more and therefore it is subjected to re-demarcation.
  • The 15% policy of illegal Vietnamese immigrant among the Cambodian in the rural area and the 25% policy of the illegal Vietnamese immigrant among Cambodian in the cities and the Capital City to resettle in Cambodia.
  • The K5 policy which was known as the indirect killing field under the Vietnamese installed regime. There estimated 50000 people died during this operation according to Medecins sans Frontieres’ report in 1998, and thousands were alive disable.
  • The historical sea area which constitutes 10000 km² and it is now completely controlled by Vietnam.
  • So Hun Sen personally realizes that he absolutely betrays the nation. He really knows what is going on in our beloved country under his leadership. And he does know what is the result for him will be if he is out of power through this traitorship.
4. Criminal

Any leader who has involved in or committed any crime in personal affair or in his struggle to power or under his administration is guilty of crime. Besides the corruption and deforestation (the Global Witness report 2007 in the Family Tree), Hun Sen is considered as having involved in many other crimes. He is known as the former deputy commander of one of the three regiments in region 21 of the Democratic Kampuchea’s army based in Memot. We can think that if he was not a good, committed and trusted Khmer Rouge, he would not be promoted to that rank. And these Khmer Rouge leaders did involve in killing their own people. In the resolution 533 of Mr. Rohrabacher, claims, on the 10 October 1998 at the US House of Representatives that, “According to a new report from the relief group, Medecins sans Frontieres, Hun Sen was responsible for the deaths of 200,000 Cambodians as leader of Cambodia’s Vietnamese communist puppet regime from 1984 to 1989.” This is included the K5 policy. Moreover, in his way to regain absolute power in Cambodia after the lost of 1993 national election, Hun Sen carried out the 1997 coup, which hundreds people were killed, wounded and detained. In addition to those killed and wounded in the fighting, there were more than 40 people might have been extrajudicially executed according to Amnesty International’s report on 23 October 1997. In the 1997 grenade attack, there were between 16 to 20 people killed and 150 injured according to FBI report published on 24 November 1998. It was also Hun Sen who is accused of holding responsible for the killings. Among the criminals revealed, one is his personal bodyguard whose name is Chay Vee. Hun Sen is also responsible for the estimated one hundred killed, hundreds injured and disappeared of students, monks, and peasants during the mass demonstration against the result of the fraud and unfiar1998 national election which demonstrators were brutally cracked down by his anti-demonstration polices and bodyguards. In his personal affair, Hun Sen is also thought to be responsible for the death of our beloved star, Piseth Pilika. He made her his mistress and then she was assassinated in the day light. What is the motive behind the killing if not this love affair?

5. Self-value
It refers to a leader who has pride in oneself and self-respect viewing oneself as a competent, worthy and dignified person. With this, we can see that Hun Sen characteristically has no such a value. His self-value is seen as negative way because he gains it from threat, killing, power, money, and being a puppet to other nation. He never gains it through the merit of competence, meritocracy, independence, and true nationalism. According to law, he must be brought to trial but it is just impossible now. However, if he loses the power, he absolutely will lose every thing. That’s why he wants to be in power as long as possible.
Criminally, we cannot expect Hun Sen to have the will to comply with the law of empowerment since he never feels secured. It is the power which is seen as the only means of his survival that can secure his life, dignity, family, and cronies. He even sacrifices our beloved nation’s territorial integrity and independence to Vietnam for his survival. It seems that he exclusively uses our motherland as goods without due respect in exchange to protect his crimes. It seems that he has pawned our beloved country and people to Vietnam for his personal protection. Every time he hears people talk about the government changes or the PM candidate changes, he always unreasonably expresses anger and threat of war without his responsibility. And we are sure that he will try his best to protect his power no matter what expense will cost life or nation. But are we hopeless for the change? The answer is “NO.” Justice will always prevail and the law of empowerment is universally undeniable.

Pang Sokhoeun

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I see it face, it look like Mi "Yuon Youni".

Anonymous said...

Dichtator Hun Xen will be lose the general eletion 2008!!!Khmer people hate this dictator so much.when the nec are not the robber for the CPP!!!The Nec is the robber.We wish that dictator Hun Xen in the UN tribunal the same khmer rought and the Sihanuk too.

Anonymous said...

Nonesense, the article is rubbish, and John C. Maxwell is retarded. Thus, anyone worships him is also retarded.

Anonymous said...

right, ah tmil hun sen must be brought to trial coz he is also fomer KR. Go to hell hun sen and CPP.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, but Hun Sen is our liberator.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is Ah kancheass Yuon

Anonymous said...

Yeah! Hun Sen is your liberator and also was a traitor form Eastern zone.

And SO 5:52 AM

Off spring of thousand yuon fathers after 1979 invation.
kon mi jor keut kroy krop phlorng.

Anonymous said...

I, a Khmer

I, a Khmer eating Trakuon(1), grateful to Yuon(2), wearing Duon(3), Like to sing the Vietnamese language; Lack of lesson, dare not argue with Viet, Then, accept to lose land, nation, religion, and ancestors’ heritage; Like to show off, get drunk in the bars, buy poor young girls to satisfy sexual desire; Swindle with court, rob someone’s property, create problems in society.

Making cake without flour, boiling water without making fire(4), Suck the blood of the poor like leeches, Thick face(5) like locomotive no brain for good or bad, merits or sin. Grow mango trees reap mangoes, grow Sleng(6) reap sleng, Lord Buddha taught good deeds produce good merits, do bad get bad in return.
Whether people are rich or poor, ill will or wholesome, or hermits, they will all die.

I, a Khmer, scared of enemies, strong with Khmer people, Cutting trees, eating dog meat,
Have big liver like a gecko, grasp whatever is in sight even if it is my mother’s, Rough skin, sticky toes like caramel, like to relax in Hue (7) city

Rice fields lost in Daung village, Romeas Hek, Prasaut, Svay Teab, Kompong Roh, Khmer suffer along
the border in Rotanak Kiri, Mondol Kiri, Kratie, Kompong Cham, Prey Veng, Takeo, Kompot, and Svay Rieng. Nothing left Khmers suffer lack of food, water, land, nostalgic for Kampuchea Krom.
Khmer suffer, killing each other,

With long term suffering, no compassion left, Khmers are divided. They kill, attack, oppress, and deceive one another, and take revenge, but, they bow before their enemies.

I, a Khmer eating frog, with a black heart as a crow, hard head like iron, like to argue. Without thinking of tomorrow, praise the strong in order to fill my stomach. A strange species, poisonous as scorpion, divides
his own nation to favor others. I, a Khmer riding a water buffalo’s back, who wants to be rich,
Have only empty words and an evil heart, Fear of other race, with no conscience, willing to shrink down the territory. To expand own authority, even in a cage.

Poem by: Mam Sonando
Translation by: Ieng Mala

(1) Watercress
(2) Vietnamese(Yuon)
(3) Vietnamese conical hat
(4) A colloquial metaphor for cheating or tricking someone. i.e., obtaining something without effort by exploiting others.
(5) Shameless, Careless of criticism
(6) Fruits to make Strychnine, poisonous fruits.
(7) Vietnam city

Anonymous said...

6:30, we don't mind being traitor to Ah Khmer-Krohorm. No one that I know off loved them.

Therefore, no gain, no lost.

Anonymous said...

[khmer uniccode] For You Viet troller and this Yuon's mercenary​bullshitter named MOI aka "Multiple Orgamsms Instantly":

មិនយូរមិនឆាប់ពួកអាខ្ញុំយួនផុតពូជឯង នឹងត្រូវខ្មែរ ស្នេហាជាតិ សម្លាប់ ឲ្យស្លាប់តែហោងផុតពូជមិនខាន។
ពីខ្មែរស្នហាជាតិទាំងអស់នៅលើ KI-MEDIA.

Anonymous said...

Hey, stop spamming, Psycho.

Anonymous said...

No you freaking Viet troller @ 7:26AM and Viet mercenary/Bullshitter named herself MOI are psycho and spammer and must leave KI-Media now!

Anonymous said...

Don't mind me for being here. I am stupid and have no life. I come here to get some attentions to get my day going. So if you see any illogical messages from me, ignore them, ok?

MOI (Man Of Integrity)

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kong Hean et al,

Those are from the same Viet troller that pretends to be khmer and speaking for Khmer. And most recently, she revealed herself as MOI - We like to refer to her as "Multiple Orgasms Instantly" while she's calling herself "Man of Integrity". She is going back and forth between being anonymous and MOI...KI-Media readers already opt to ignore this leech/parasite Viet troller because we all know full well that SHE cannot influence anybody with her trash writings...Need we say more?

Sincerely yours,
KI-Media readers

Khmer Young said...

Dear Pang Sokheoun and Ki-ests,

Your article is awesome. Cambodia needs younger generation like who who doesn't only feel important to having change that you want to see brighter future of Cambodia, but you have also developed in academic study in factualizing Cambodia politics and her present leader.

Cambodian brighter future and brighter generations will not be extreme or radical in facing with problems, but they are realistic people with rationalized solutions.

Your explanation of Hun Sen's leadership style and the danger of Cambodia under his style is absolutely meaningful.

He is full of criminal records, failure to bring independence from Vietnam, failure to build Cambodia as a state ruled by law, and failure to tackle corruption, are underscoring the total failure of Hun Sen who is egoistic to lead Cambodia.

Cambodia has experienced bad and bad through this arrogance behavior of leadership.

However, chance for Hun Sen is still left for him to change and adjust his arrogant attitude as a leader.

He has to build and enforce a rule of law in Cambodia, sacrifice his power to others inside CPP or to Sam Rainsy in order to dismantle coryism/favoritism/family trees, punish all those corrupted officials, reform CPP in order to free Cambodia from all influences and interferences of Vietnam...etc

We have to understand that Cambodian people are not yet understanding the danger of future Cambodia, and some learned individuals also see this danger but they keep sayinsg to use time or they keep silent because they gain huge benefit from current transitional Cambodian.

However, most Cambodian people and younger generations can not see their land should be colonized foreigner or destroyed by any stupid or arrogant leaders.

Bravo Cambodia!

KY

Anonymous said...

Okay, let us know when it goes on Hollywood movie and DVD, 9:50. Meanwhile, don't call us, let us call you instead, alright?

Anonymous said...

9:57 AM in the mean time, sit and play with yourself at that corner.


H.E. Choun Yoiy

Anonymous said...

[khmer uniccode] For You Viet troller @9:57AM and you bitch Yuon's mercenary​ bullshitter named MOI aka "Multiple Orgamsms Instantly":

មិនយូរមិនឆាប់ពួកអាខ្ញុំយួនផុតពូជឯង នឹងត្រូវខ្មែរ ស្នេហាជាតិ សម្លាប់ ឲ្យស្លាប់តែហោងផុតពូជមិនខាន។
ពីខ្មែរស្នហាជាតិទាំងអស់នៅលើ KI-MEDIA.

Anonymous said...

I will, 10:10, once your people are out of our holly soil. How's that sounds?

Anonymous said...

where is your holly soil? you have no soil.

Anonymous said...

if this person so called ah moi is a woman. i personally would love to give her a try of my dick. maybe she will change her mind. she certainly lost in hole of cpp - corrupt power party. got it ass kisser?

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Sen!
Ah K-Nhom Yuon!
Ah Tmil!
Ah Ngaop tai-horng!

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah, 10:53b? You try it, and I'll ripoff you balls and shove it down your throat before you can even blink your eye, my darling!

Anonymous said...

Please leave MOI alone ,this whore just got infect by HIV,so she doesn't want to go to hell alone ,so she try to bite and spit her blood to everyone to get that infection too hahahhahahha you believe that she almost taihong she still doesn't want to go alone??

Anonymous said...

Its better to bring ah hun sen to trial with his former leaders now.

Anonymous said...

No, no, don't live me alone, we are made for each other, pumpkin pie (3:24).

Anonymous said...

For all this craps is going on, we still see him ( Hun Sen )in power. It's just plan plan unbelievable.

Attacking Hun Sen alone is just like Penicillin won't do any good to Stap-A infection. Somebody needs to be smarter and get to buttom root of his sure survival and show his true color to the world!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Where did he gets all the money to support his 4000 bodygards? and those of his family trees? and why? It's just unbelievable that the world continue to ignore this. After the KR trial, the UN should get ready all the Communist Countries and it should begins with China the Main Murderer!!!!!

Anonymous said...

It's really undeniable with the fact explained in the article that hun sen has committed many crimes. He must be trialed.

You r right 11:07Pm, but i think criminal Youn must be trialed tooooo.

Anonymous said...

No, Ah Khmer-Yuons should be trial for destroying Cambodia. However, since the KRT don't have the money, we'll let Vietnam take care of them (fools) later. We can't allowed that type of criminal to get away unpunished.

Anonymous said...

what the fuck are u speaking about? Then u can try your mother because she is khmer youn. mee sam pheng youn.

Anonymous said...

I would try my mum, but she isn't mee Khmer-Yuon, Darling.