Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Royalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Royalty. Show all posts

Monday, February 04, 2013

Is the royalty dead in Cambodia?

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—Loudspeakers blare choral hymns while plumes of incense smoke twist into the blinding afternoon sky. Under the ever-watchful eyes of the four-faced spire crowning the Royal Palace’s opulent throne hall, saffron-robed monks, white-clad nuns and mourners all pray for the soul of his late majesty, King-Father Norodom Sihanouk.

“He only thought about his country,” says Doung Samneang, 59, with tears in her eyes. Upon hearing of Sihanouk’s death on Oct. 15, Samneang travelled more than 300 kilometres to the capital, where she has been keeping a vigil in front of the palace.

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