Defence chief vows to 'control' democracy

[geovalin]

Cheang Sokha

Echoing remarks by Prime Minister Hun Sen last week, Minister of Defence Tea Banh called on the military yesterday to be ready to suppress any attempt at a “colour revolution”, telling soldiers that agitators were fomenting such a revolution at that very moment.

Speaking at a ceremony marking the completion of training at a Kampong Speu military base, Banh warned cadets that the political situation in the country was rapidly changing, and that without caution, a revolution could break out at any time.

Explaining to the troops the premise of colour revolutions – named after a series of popular movements in the former Soviet sphere and elsewhere, typically marked by passive resistance – Banh said that such movements build power at a grassroots level, and are capable of toppling a government through non-violence.

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[Srikcir]

"capable of toppling a government through non-violence"

So the messsage is that the military is irrelevant in such a revolution?

[soalbundy]

how do you 'control democracy' ? isn't that like controlling the fall of the dice, with lead weights ?

[elgordo38]

how do you 'control democracy' ? isn't that like controlling the fall of the dice, with lead weights ?

This school of thought seems prevalent here in Asia.

[SEEDGER]

Hmm if you "Control Democracy" is it really democracy!