We're on the same page for the most part. It's really a matter of degree and/or ratio.starkmonster wrote:Agreed there are people here who are absolute crooks, I completely agree with you on that. What I don't agree with is that anyone who is rich is a crook and when I say crook I mean crook in the Cambodian context, i.e. they stole their wealth and crushed anyone who challenged them. Not the western sense of crook with creative accounting, insider deals and monopolies.
The title Oknha in itself means nothing, it's a status symbol like any other, just like the expensive cars, houses and jewellery. You or I could buy the title ourselves tomorrow if we had the money, it wouldn't grant any special privileges that we wouldn't have already had.
a) All Oknhas are ultra-rich
b) All ultra-rich are not "bad people" (but I believe that 99.3% are - you probably less)
c) All Oknhas are not bad people
I should have said that I am not bothered in the least that the ultra-rich are killing each other. Not a bit. And who should give a shit how nice they are to their own families and pets?