Yep, something in the blood of every Cambodian is "starting a business". Many fail, though also many, many more do grow, which is fundamental for overall economic growth.Lucky Lucan wrote:Many westerners like to perpetuate this myth that nothing is achieved without their help. The country's growth has absolutely nothing to do with any of the hard work that any local people have put in of course. The rise of the middle class has nothing to do with any agriculture,manufacturing or commerce, it's all because of their NGO salaries. Get a grip.
Mu Sochua: Breaking News - Flees Cambodia
This. I think you've well and truly nailed it.v12 wrote:Let's be honest: In less then 15 years, Cambodia got "upgraded" from a country with practically zero (social and physical) infrastructure into an environment, they would not have to be shamed of when compared with the whole of the less developed countries Asia. A similar "transition" in positioned Africa might have been far less favourable for the local citizens. And despite the Juan and some other relatively minor clashes, the whole of the community did (or at least could) benefit from this transition.
It took European countries some 600 years to migrate from a feudal system into something that could be described as the predecessor of democracy. and then another 500 years, before more fundamental human rights were established. Don't expect Cambodia to do this in less only a couple of years. The middle east got turned into a overall war zone, due to the Western supremacy attempts to push "democracy" into societies by far not ready for democracy. Let's not make the same mistakes again.
It simply takes both a lot of time and common economic/wealth growth, before countries/regions do become ready for real democracy. Which doesn't imply, there should not be any attempts (growing from the inside) to accomplish that.
Yeah, 100% agree about the direction of the finance but the instruction - implicit or otherwise - has always been the same:Pu Li wrote:I think you'll find that the money is coming from the opposite direction now, in larger quantities, and with different instructions.RBD wrote:No idea if this is true or fake news, but if she had any integrity she would stay in the country. This and Rainsy's saga illustrate why the opposition are a joke.Rhani the Elephant wrote:How sad. I'm no great supporter of the CNRP but Mu Sochua did have some integrity. No doubting that politically we are in for an "interesting" few months in Cambodia.
In any case, I hope the Western donors are pleased with the society they have created here through their continued financial support for 20 years + of the status quo. Hip hip hoooray for endless foreign aid no matter what the consequences.
Sleep tight.
Lost election 1993 and demand to share power : Western instruction - go ahead, and here is more aid;
Coup 1997 : Western instruction - go ahead, and here is more aid;
Subsequent stolen election: Western instruction - go ahead, and here is more aid.
And now the West bleats about the ungrateful monster it has financed.
Thanks, I sleep very well in my comfortable bed and air-conditioned room. Aid has given us donors a very good life-style and that, after all, is what really matters.
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