Opinion by Anet Khmer
There is a proverb that many Cambodians are familiar with and it goes something like this:
Sihanouk's letter of congratulations to PM Hun Sen for his accomplishment in the development of the country runs contrary to the realities faced by Cambodians, especially the poor people who make up the majority of Cambodians.
Hun Sen is not that stupid as to believe in the sincerity of the letter; however, he does not have to worry that Sihanouk will turn against him in the future. In fact Hun Sen is happy that he has put Sihanouk in a position of becoming a loyal, though not really willing, supporter.
As young Cambodians continue to be more educated and the people of Cambodia begin to realize, though slowly, the uselessness of the royal institution and the willingness of this institution not to serve as a check and balance in order to protect the interests of the country, its people and destiny, but rather a willing accomplice of the current executive who mismanages the country, the monarchy will slowly die in disgrace.
It is Sihanouk and the current Monarch, Himself who will eventually deal a dead blow to this institution and nobody else.
Through their lack of courage to fulfill their role and duty as guaranteed and expected under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the current King and his father keep Cambodian monarchy alive in body, but dead in mind, soul and purposes in Cambodia through the mercy of Hun Sen and his clique rather than through its real purpose of existence. Thus the Cambodian monarchy will eventually perish and nobody will miss it.
Anet Khmer
If you want to survive, you must be willing to die.
Sihanouk's letter of congratulations to PM Hun Sen for his accomplishment in the development of the country runs contrary to the realities faced by Cambodians, especially the poor people who make up the majority of Cambodians.
Hun Sen is not that stupid as to believe in the sincerity of the letter; however, he does not have to worry that Sihanouk will turn against him in the future. In fact Hun Sen is happy that he has put Sihanouk in a position of becoming a loyal, though not really willing, supporter.
As young Cambodians continue to be more educated and the people of Cambodia begin to realize, though slowly, the uselessness of the royal institution and the willingness of this institution not to serve as a check and balance in order to protect the interests of the country, its people and destiny, but rather a willing accomplice of the current executive who mismanages the country, the monarchy will slowly die in disgrace.
It is Sihanouk and the current Monarch, Himself who will eventually deal a dead blow to this institution and nobody else.
Through their lack of courage to fulfill their role and duty as guaranteed and expected under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the current King and his father keep Cambodian monarchy alive in body, but dead in mind, soul and purposes in Cambodia through the mercy of Hun Sen and his clique rather than through its real purpose of existence. Thus the Cambodian monarchy will eventually perish and nobody will miss it.
Anet Khmer
7 comments:
Well said Anet Khmer.
When Sihamony took the throne, there was much hope placed on him to keep the CPP and Hun Sen honest. However, Sihamony has proved to be a disappointment. The monarchy will die, eventually, but the question remains: will it die in time to save Cambodia from being swallowed up, or will it die after Cambodia has been swallowed up?
The Manarchy is already dead , only its name is still alive . By saying that because the Manarchy right now is just a piece of tool for CPP to use . The King can't do or won't do anything unles he has been told by Hun Sen or CPP . The majority of khmer people are being suffered under the leadership of Hun Sen and CPP . People lost their homes and land to the rich and powerful people . They got no decent place to live , no land to farm , no food to eat and some of them became beggers . Did the King do anything to help those people ?
Sihanuk does not come to Cambodia to help his people. He is on vacation and was invited by his boss Hun Xin.
monarchy isn't all that bad, they can either be very effective or very ineffective in politics, if they chose wisely, though!
Sihanouk didn't care about who is dead or alive. Sihanouk care about only his own family interest.
I think as this opinion come from our very own young Khmer generation, it should be sent directly to the former king himself so he can gage the true feelings of Khmer people and understand the future of his monarchy when he continues to collude with the oppressor of Khmers
his e-mail information can be found at his website.
Anet Khmer please send your article and the link directly to his former majesty
all good critics, i think. this is how most of the world's monarchy stop being effective or ceased to be important anymore. i mean, unless, they get enlightened and reformed; they are heading toward no good, if not non-existence. never too late, though, if they get enlightened and reformed, that's the key to winning the heart and mind of the country. there's no such thing as absolute anything anymore, really. may god help to guide and enlightened the monarchy before they go no good or no longer needed in gov't. look around the world, how many monarchy had ceased to function in gov't? lots of nations; all because of same reasons we see in cambodia. i don't think khmer people dislike them as monarchy, i think khmer cambodia wanted them to reform and embrace the rule of law, be an effective check and balance for the nation and people, stay out of politics. i think monarchy should be like those of japan. please study japan gov't system and you will understand why i pointed this out to be like japan monarchy system, i.e. japan maintain their old tradition while at the same time embrace modern ways as well. if cambodia and our monarchy can do the same like japan, of course, they too will last to eternity. well, again, it is up to the monarchy and the royal family to choose their own destiny. i suggest they seriously study the japan way. when it comes to monarchy, i think japan is the best in the world to study and adopt their monarchy system. japan monarchy is very scientific, they are scientists, too. please please adopt the japan system for the sake of monarchy existence. may god help guide and lead the monarchy into the right path for sake of cambodia and more.
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