‘To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.’
Abraham Lincoln
‘When people have nothing left to lose, they lose it’
***‘What we do in life echoes in eternity’
'Of the three on the sardine cans the middle one is the cheekiest....!!' ក្នុងចំណោមត្រីខទាំងបីកំប៉ុងនោះ គឺអាកណ្តាលខូចជាងគេមែនទេ?
នេះគឺជាមុខមាត់នៃត្រីខទាំងបីកំប៉ុង! Could these be the three sardine brand faces referred to above?
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Prime Minister Hun Sen had made some mistakes in the earlier pre-election speech that was not resonated well among Cambodians. First he blamed formal King Norodom Sihanouk for giving the land and the islands to Vietnam. Many old generation voters who still love the Ex-king do not agree with the Prime Minister and has expressed dismay toward Prime Minister’s statement. Even the formal Khmer Rouge commanders, who are still in charge of some portions of the military, are getting disenchanted with the Prime Minster. People in uniforms, police and military, began to think that Prime Minster Hun Sen is giving to much sway to the Vietnamese by attacking the Ex-king who is already dead, to whom could not defend himself. They knew that during the Khmer Rouge Regime the territory was under their direct control.
The Prime Minister also criticized Sinn Sisamouth for writing a few anti-Sihanouk songs during the Cambodian Civil War. What the prime minister was trying to tell the public is that not only was he attacking the Ex-King, but the famous singer was also attacking him. Again, many older generation voters, who still love Sinn Sisamouth, begin to think twice about voting for the Prime Minister. Cambodian people understand that during the Civil both sides had created songs pointing a finger at each other as the bad guy. Nowadays, no one would care to sing those songs any more. It’s history. There’s no need for the Prime Minister to bring them up just to try to score a few points. He’s certainly poking at old wounds.
To make matters worse, he threatened that if he did not win the election, there will be another civil war. Again, this statement did not resonate well among military and police. They think the Prime Minister is out of his mind. Many of these offices have allowed or have turned their blind eyes toward the Opposition to move deeper inside CPP territory. Some of these officers even take off their uniform to march along side the opposing party. The people in uniform have viewed Vietnamese taking advantage of Cambodia and exploiting Cambodia through the Prime Minister open arms. This election is marking the beginning of an end to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
By making so many mistakes in his speech at this time of pre-election, he has decided to remain silent and has allowed media (TV and radio stations) to conduct the campaign for him. Again, it’s a big mistake. A boat without a captain is doomed.
What the Prime Minister needs to do now is to talk about the future, not the past. He should appear to voters, especially young voters, to tell them what he would like to accomplish in the next five years and how he would fix the problems of the people who were evicted from their homes, instead viewing them as his enemy. He needs to approach them as friends that he is the prime minister of all Cambodians whether or not they agree with him.
And last but not least, the Prime Minister needs to stop giving too much endowment to the Vietnamese and put restrictions on the Vietnamese migrants. These actions would gain more support from those in uniforms. This election is not about how many roads and how many bridges get built. It’s about the future, the new beginning, the fresh start. If Prime Minister Hun Sen fails to realize these issues, his party would only get weaker and weaker. Even with cheating, he could only see the decline of the momentum of his party, the CPP. When he finally falls, it will be a head smash with no support at all.
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I THINK THE MESSAGE CHANGE OR NO CHANGE?,HAS GIVEN ALMOST EQUAL WEIGH TO ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE POLITICAL PROPAGANDA. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGE ONLY AND NO CHANGE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT IS USED THE OTHER WAY ROUND (NO CHANGE OR CHANGE ?) BY THE CPP AS COUNTER WEIGH . IT WOULD NEUTRALIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MESSAGE FOR THE OPPOSITION PARTY WHO HAS CREATED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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