I use to respect the Viet's for their war against the US but now I despise them, how can you invite your colonizers back. It's like us inviting Japan to defend us. The current Vietnam is weak and spineless.
I think Vietnam is just being practical.
The US currently controls the world's financial system.
With the demise of the USSR, examples of those who don't toe the US's line are Cuba and North Korea and see what happens to them.
It's these boat refugees with Agent Orange disabilities that are the problem.
There are only 2 rabid Vietnamese trolls here.
2 other well known prolific trolls here ( gam & jhu) are most probably paid US agents and are just doing their job of demonizing China.
The rest are reasonable and only respond in kind when baited by other posters.
I think Vietnam is doing just fine.
They will do what they "think" is "best" for their people.
I am disappointed though, that they abandoned their cultural language and replaced it with freak French alphabets.
Frankenstein Language.
If they are going to ditch their roots, at least replace it with one that is dominant internationally.
The Koreans do it better.
Vietnam could have chosen better than to use language of 2nd rate also ran power, France, that surrendered in 46 days to Germany.
Another issue is they take islands belonging to China based on robbery of these islands by their imperial master, France.
Have to admit, Western Imperialists are very good at brainwashing.
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