During the Vietnam War, Vung Tau only saw fighting inside the city at the end, in 1975. Even during the Tet Offensive, there was no fighting here, only VC rockets fired at its airfield.
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Biff
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Isn’t that “The American War” on your end? BTW, I’m located right near the Kok river which drains into the Mekong, and the rains are extra-heavy this year and everything is flooding - a real shit mess. I assume this is all going down river to the Mekong Delta. Anything breaching the banks in that area yet?
That's what the Communists called it, but more many more South Vietnamese soldiers died than American ones, so it was a civil war, above all. Fighting for North or South, all Vietnamese soldiers fought for Vietnam, and not for America, Russia or China. Why would they risk their lives and the wellbeing of their families for any foreign power?
Here, America's narcissism dovetails nicely with the Vietnamese Communist's history that they were not fighting against any Vietnamese oppositions, only puppets for America. You must remember, Biff, that the Cao Dai, Hoa Hao and Catholics were all anti-Communists, and there were all these anti-Communist political parties, too. Many Communists also left the movement before the US was involved. The Commies' brutal land reform campaign woke many people.
To add another twist to this, the US supported Ho Chi Minh during WWII, just as it backed Stalin.
As for the Mekong overflowing banks in Vietnam, I'll check the news now...
P.S. Two of my paternal uncles died fighting for the South, and my maternal grandpa was killed by Commies. If anyone wants to embrace that Jewish madness, fine, just get it the hell away from me. Most Vietnamese, including Communist Party members, have no illusions about Marx or any classless society bullshit. Privileged whites, though, are free to fully indulge their wokeism!!! Go for it.
While at Unz, I wrote against Communism very clearly and repeatedly, yet morons still insisted I was a Commie. After several bouts of that, I concluded, correctly, these people are farcically hopeless.
Micro-managing peoples lives communist style in SE Asia is akin to herding cats - not going to work, but since the Bolsheviks took over in Washington, Americans seem to be fine and dandy with it so far - while they accuse East Asians of having herd mentality.
There's actually more freedom here, ironically. The black market here is huge. I can set up a table on a sidewalk tomorrow and sell canned chili, if I want. If I have a house, I can rent it to 20 people, with each sleeping on a hammock. If I have a restaurant, I can put a huge billboard with my mug on it and no neighbor will say anything.
If you've been to Vietnam, you would have noticed Vietnamese aren't very rule oriented. Twenty years ago, red light running was routine.
Vietnamese get things done, certainly, but each in his own way.
Americans say the dumbest things about Asians, as well as Africans, Europeans and Latinos. Granted, people tend to not be overly bright everywhere, but Americans aren't just dumb, they're pompously, and often murderously, idiotic! Now, they'll get a chance to be suicidally moronic.
Yes, Asians can't think as individuals, Asians aren't creative and, remember this?, Asian don't care about death.
Such stupidity and isolence qualify as a mental illness, and a persistent one at that. Just go to Unz for latest proofs! They're gleefully yet murderously stupid. A key cause is their extreme narcississm. America has the largest number of one-man cults in history.
Aping their masters, Americans can be as bombastically righteous or shamelessly hypocritical as Jews, but here's the kicker, they're not half as smart! Else, they wouldn't be killing or destroying themselves for Jews!
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Isn’t that “The American War” on your end?
BTW, I’m located right near the Kok river which drains into the Mekong, and the rains are extra-heavy this year and everything is flooding - a real shit mess. I assume this is all going down river to the Mekong Delta. Anything breaching the banks in that area yet?
Hi Biff,
That's what the Communists called it, but more many more South Vietnamese soldiers died than American ones, so it was a civil war, above all. Fighting for North or South, all Vietnamese soldiers fought for Vietnam, and not for America, Russia or China. Why would they risk their lives and the wellbeing of their families for any foreign power?
Here, America's narcissism dovetails nicely with the Vietnamese Communist's history that they were not fighting against any Vietnamese oppositions, only puppets for America. You must remember, Biff, that the Cao Dai, Hoa Hao and Catholics were all anti-Communists, and there were all these anti-Communist political parties, too. Many Communists also left the movement before the US was involved. The Commies' brutal land reform campaign woke many people.
To add another twist to this, the US supported Ho Chi Minh during WWII, just as it backed Stalin.
As for the Mekong overflowing banks in Vietnam, I'll check the news now...
Linh
P.S. Two of my paternal uncles died fighting for the South, and my maternal grandpa was killed by Commies. If anyone wants to embrace that Jewish madness, fine, just get it the hell away from me. Most Vietnamese, including Communist Party members, have no illusions about Marx or any classless society bullshit. Privileged whites, though, are free to fully indulge their wokeism!!! Go for it.
While at Unz, I wrote against Communism very clearly and repeatedly, yet morons still insisted I was a Commie. After several bouts of that, I concluded, correctly, these people are farcically hopeless.
Linh
Micro-managing peoples lives communist style in SE Asia is akin to herding cats - not going to work, but since the Bolsheviks took over in Washington, Americans seem to be fine and dandy with it so far - while they accuse East Asians of having herd mentality.
Hi Biff,
There's actually more freedom here, ironically. The black market here is huge. I can set up a table on a sidewalk tomorrow and sell canned chili, if I want. If I have a house, I can rent it to 20 people, with each sleeping on a hammock. If I have a restaurant, I can put a huge billboard with my mug on it and no neighbor will say anything.
If you've been to Vietnam, you would have noticed Vietnamese aren't very rule oriented. Twenty years ago, red light running was routine.
Vietnamese get things done, certainly, but each in his own way.
Linh
Hi Biff,
Americans say the dumbest things about Asians, as well as Africans, Europeans and Latinos. Granted, people tend to not be overly bright everywhere, but Americans aren't just dumb, they're pompously, and often murderously, idiotic! Now, they'll get a chance to be suicidally moronic.
Yes, Asians can't think as individuals, Asians aren't creative and, remember this?, Asian don't care about death.
Such stupidity and isolence qualify as a mental illness, and a persistent one at that. Just go to Unz for latest proofs! They're gleefully yet murderously stupid. A key cause is their extreme narcississm. America has the largest number of one-man cults in history.
Linh
Hi Biff,
Aping their masters, Americans can be as bombastically righteous or shamelessly hypocritical as Jews, but here's the kicker, they're not half as smart! Else, they wouldn't be killing or destroying themselves for Jews!
Linh
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