Cambodian-Americans plan to demonstrate during Hun Xen’s arrival in New York
24 Sept 2010
By Moeung Tum
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Numerous US citizens of Cambodian origin from all over the US plan to hold a peaceful demonstration in front of the UN headquarters building in New York, USA, on 24 September 2010 during PM Hun Xen’s meeting with the US President.
Agree to disagree with civil language, please
By Khmer Democrat, Phnom PenhFreedom of expression is a pillar of democracy, the axioms "agree to disagree" and "constructive criticism" its foundation. It connotes responsibility and civility. Civility means politeness, yes, but includes humor, satire to get its message across. What runs counter to civility is vulgar language and lies.
For the supporters of Cambodian democracy and territorial integrity, law and morality are on our side. We do not need to resort to vulgarity, which only obscures the larger substantive message of what we want to say.
However, I have the suspicion that many times these vulgar postings are the work of anti-democrats and professional watchers of KI Media to discredit it and stem its power and rapidly growing influence.
Let's learn to argue with ideas and stick to the issue: the issue is INJUSTICE, that of rampant violations of human rights, of breaching international legal principles of territorial sovereignty.
For you who are planted to be vulgar, I believe in the transformation of people, so there's still hope for you.
