... the controversial day of January 7, 1979, now in its 32nd anniversary. Second Birthday for many in the ruling Cambodian People Party (CPP), the day that begin the Vietnamese colonization for the people in the Opposition. All in all, it depends of were you stand. One thing is clear: that day is the end of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot that rules Cambodia from April 17, 1975, after defeating the Army of the Khmer Republic, offspring of the March 18, 1970 constutional coup.
The controversy flare up after the Vietnamese tanks rolled in full forces into Cambodia in the Christmas Day of 1978. Many books were written on the subject, and many Cambodians more died in the aftermath. Now can it the time to reflect on the failures of the losers and the victory of the winners. The Paris Peace Agreement called for national reconciliation, it hard to achieve after many years of fighting. Another option, people select their own leaders through ballots box; it is called Democracy. But it is possible to have real and fake democracies. A French proverb says that: "La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure" or the reasoning of the stronger is always the strongest, but sometime it is not the case. So why not sharing power in a real democracy, two heads are better than one. Let the Opposition have equal rights and opportunities... "A government by consent not coercion" as true democrat used to say. Let's learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr...
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