Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Building Democracy with Courage

MP Mu Sochua listening to constituents
23 August 2011
By Mu Sochua

Courage

For those who do not walk the campaign trail and are not on the ground, let it be known that CPP gives us no chance, even if they have to blatantly violate the law. It is not an easy environment for SRP but have we ever given up even one inch?

In Sompeuv Loun, I just walked more than 2 hours- one way to reach the village of Tang Krasaing. Even the tractor could not get us there all the way. We got the CPP village chief to put up SRP sign. Our signs will be up in each and every village in Sampeuv Loun. Same commune, the following day, our commune councilor who is a woman was warned by 7 men to stop mobilizing people against the loss of land to a company or she will be killed. She lives in the middle of nowhere. Does she give up? I don't think so.

SRP machinery is up and running always, in particular the next 45 days- the registration period. In provinces where we do not have seats, our machinery from the province to each village will be running full steam to ensure that voters will get their right to vote on election day. SRP will have its party agents at each of the 1,700 communes, and at each of the 13,000+ villages. Our youth and women's movements will bring our message door-to-door. Our intervention teams will provide support to our party agents in each commune, district and province. Besides CPP, who has this kind of machinery and who even cares to fight this hard, with bare hands?

How does opposition win elections? Merger is one of the ways but not the only way.

It is too easy to give up. It is even more easy to tell people to give up, in particular if one does not live the real life of an activist.

Think how Beung Kak Lake people fight their fight for the past 5 years. Think how workers of June Textile stood each day in front of armed police for 3 months. In both instances, the women won their fight because they do not give up. Beer promoters are beginning to stand up and will not give up. I just met them last night to think with them how they can make the call louder to all beer promoters. We mobilize one group at a time.

To tell people to give up is the worst form of no self-confidence.

Have the courage to tell people to have courage. That is how democracy is built.

Mu Sochua, MP

"I do not fear death; I fear political silence against injustices"
-Malalai Joya, MP Afghanistan

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

All Khmer people must never giving up the fight to save and protect your motherland from the Vietnamese swallow.

Anonymous said...

Can you say the same thing to American in Long Beach, CA. ???

Anonymous said...

If Sam Rainsy want to be a Khmere leader so much, maybe he can create his own by going to Khmere Krom territory or Khmere Leu (Thailand)and lead those people back to Cambodia.
If he can do that, he can be as big as Hero like Soria Varamanh VII.

Anonymous said...

Why do the likes of Mu Sochua and Son Chhay do a solo act?

Either they are after cheap publicity stunts for themselves, or their party is in tatters.

Kuoy Pichet

EB said...

Democracy is not only about election, world's democracy development has successfully been rendered by pluralism, diversity, engagement and active citizens.

If Cambodian people believe in democracy, they have to stand up to engage in criticizing, demonstrating, public gathering, petitioning and political participation.

SRP party and their activists especially the message here by MP Sochua is the waking up alarm to all Cambodians who love democracy.

Anonymous said...

The Villager and community leaders
threaten villagers and community
people;they will kill them,if they
do not vote for CPP.So they should
adapt to live with evil leaders.

Can Sam Rainsy Party protect them?
Sam Rainsy Party wants to win in
2013,but has no choice to win
because the CPP will cheat to win
again;it is not a fair election.

I would like to show you the last
election vote:

the CPP got 2,100,000 votes.
the SRP got 1,300,000 votes.
the HRP and other parties got
the less votes.

Hun Sen Cheated to win;to win,he
has to cheat.

Some bloggers,maybe,never have
been to Cambodia.You should go
to the country side,not just stay
in the capital and in large cities.
Go to the farm and small villages,
you could see poor people with
your own eyes.How poor they are!

Thank to Mu Sochua,the rest of
the SRP members,and the SRP voters.

Anonymous said...

we see only Mu Sochua and Son Chhay that go to meet khmer people everyday inside Cambodia.

Where Mr Daran of Khmer Anti Poverty Party? Stay in America with your white wife every night and keep barking that you love khmer?? Bull Shit.

Anonymous said...

5:12 am is so ignorant-

Anonymous said...

PM Mu Sochua- you are my role model. Your hard and honest work will pay off next election. You are facing the danger by going to each village to bring message of SRP to the villagers. Please keep focusing with your fight.

Anonymous said...

The girls look cute. Can I fuck them?