Vietnam no longer suffers the ravages of the war we brought to them, and they are no longer beholden to the USSR nor anybody else.
No.. they just suffer the ravages of the war that Ho Chi Minh and Giap brought against them.. To include the "re-education" camps, expropriation of their farms and property, and 30 years of exile...
And what about the ravages of war that the North Vietnamese brought against the Laotians and Cambodians?
We have problems in the US -- we live in an extraordinarily violent culture with rampant crime, and we glorify our violence by using it as our entertainment.
Sure we do.. Being American has NEVER equated with being perfect.
But then again, we're a nation of people who are bound by more than mere "blood and soil" politics endemic in so many societies (including Iraqi tribal politics). We are a nation of diverse people who have fled the oppression and despair of their own limited and corrupt societies to seek better opportunities here.
But when I see floods of Americans seeking to emmigrate to Vietnam, and not the other way around, then I could concede your point.
But since that's not evident, perhaps you should revisit your (il)logic.
As for those who sided with the US and then fled their own country, they are paying the price for being on the losing side. They lost their country and their identity.
And you should REALLY reflect on this statement you made. Because were there TRUE freedom in Vietnam, there wouldn't have been a "losing side", nor masses of refugees.
The only side who "won" that war were the relative few elite, corrupt, Marxist ideologues who were able to dominate the "masses". The very same powerful families who will ensure that the greater proportions of economic wealth from capitalist ventures migrates into THEIR personal coffers.
It's all the same.. The difference between capitalism and communism is that with capitalism, man exploits man. With communism it's the other way around.
Hawk |
