Playboy wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 2:00 pm
vladimir wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:31 am
vladimir wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 8:23 am
and I don't think the question about Rainsy having a policy on fundamentally important problems - energy, healthcare and education - has been answered yet.
Why?
Waste of time discussing this with you, you know there is no plan, and you keep avoiding the topic.
Everyone knows that he has no plans for any of those issues.
He does not even have solid plans for his two soapbox topics of
- Drive the Youn out, and;
- End corruption
He only has the rhetoric and rabble rousing catchphrases
Even the staunch Rainman defender above can not disagree with that, hence his constant deflections and changes of topic.
I'm not sure who is worse at project fear. The CPP threatening to "follow people home", start a civil war, and "smash the teeth" of any opposition, or the members of 440 with their incompetent devil Rainsy rhetoric.
This thread was not created by me to talk about Rainsy himself, but the content of the op-ed. However, it's only right that he should be mentioned when discussing the subject, as he may be the one to take the pm position, if not Sokha. But to become fixated with the man was detrimental to the content of the message. It seems that certain posters were trying to side track any reasonable debate on whether expats should be supporting the Cambodian government instead of the EU and the disenfranchised Cambodian population.
I think I already answered two of your three points earlier. I even in small part addressed your points above. Do I think Rainsy would become another Aung San Suu Kyi? No, I don't. Once he would have won power, there would have been no need to wipe out the "Yuon". In fact it would have been extremely counter productive. Edit: 1. He would already be in power. 2. The Cambodian people want stability, not war. But a substantial proportion of them are extremely angry with this government. The Youn problem is just an extension of that anger which would likely dissipate over time. If the public get pissed off with the CNRP, I can see using the Youn anymore as a reason / excuse as being a bit more difficult. I think the CPP in shadow opposition would have a hard time using it anyway.. .
He has supported health, education and energy[sic] and more, by supporting the civil rights and land reform NGOs, amongst others. He is (was)'in opposition in a third world low education country appealing to the demographic in terms they themselves relate to to battle against a powerful incumbent government that holds the police, army, judiciary, media and what used to be a significant parliamentary majority but which now is a full house.
Corruption is one of the main problems in Cambodia, along with transparency (and the rule of law - see above posted article)that have held Cambodia back from any speedy development. The west is not going to play big ball while the CPP is intent on stealing more than encouraging real development through transparency and strong anti corruption laws.
So, the CPP have been lucky enough for China to step in and flush the Accords ,of which they were both signatories, down the toilet and herald in a great new era of big ball development. Roads, bridges ok , Chinese cities ( Poipet, Svey Rieng, Bavet, Ream, Koh Kong, Sihanoukville and others. Not so good for anybody that isn't at the top tier in Cambodia and the Chinese who build, sell and live in the mega cities. The EU, US and Japan are trying to develop Cambodia for everyone. Not just the wealthy. The advances in healthcare and education etc have been almost solely due to them. Also, they have given Cambodia the garment industry. The Chinese contribution, apart from roads and bridges seems to have been giving aid ( undisclosed loans at undisclosed interest rates) to tie Cambodia into so much debt that it will lose its sovereignity in all but name. And no jobs for the workers. Unless you consider Chinese construction workers a satisfactory replacement for Cambodian garment workers..