The lie about American empire and about Vietnamese freedom. Fri Feb 5, 2021 Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting. It was difficult to control my emotions specifically, my anger during my visit to Vietnam. The more I came to admire the Vietnamese people their intelligence, love of life, dignity and hard work the more rage I felt toward the communists who brought them (and, of course, us Americans) so much suffering in the second half of the 20th century.
Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named
My Trip to Vietnam Reconfirmed My Hatred of Communism
America has fought to liberate countries, not to rule over them. It was the Vietnamese Communist Party (and China), not America, that was interested in controlling the Vietnamese people. Pictured: Delegates arrive to attend the closing ceremony of the Communist Party of Vietnam 13th National Congress in Hanoi on Feb. 1. (Photo: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting.
Asia Sentinel
The best man didn t win
Feb 2
By: David Brown
The 13th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party adjourned at last on February 1. The eight-day meeting – closed to outsiders except for the opening and closing ceremonies – wound up a year of intense internal politicking. Delegates ratified pre-cooked lists of leading cadres, the men and a handful of women who will populate the 200-member Central Executive Committee and its standing committee, the 18-member Politburo. And, of course, they acclaimed Nguyen Phu Trong s agreement to stay on as the party s general secretary.
The foreign journalists who d parachuted in for the congress and spent most of their time in Hanoi soaking up local color at last had something to report – the 76-year-old Trong had been reelected for an unprecedented third term (