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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Oct 20, 2013 9:13:12 GMT -5
Well - I spent two years in Vietnam, but never met a VC either (unless you count the barber whose body was found in the wire at Tan San Nhut after a night raid, or the "front desk girl" who controlled the room keys at the BOQ, who was arrested with incriminating documents in her possession) but, the South Vietnamese that I did meet and work with very much disliked the North and Communists, to put it mildly. The women were deathly afraid of the North and the VC because of the stories about their brutal treatment of women who were friendly with, or worked with, the Americans. A couple of them contacted me, after the fall of Saigon, as they had been able to escape on one of the last flights out, and had made contact through the Red Cross. They were most appreciative that they were able to use my name to gain access to transportation out of Vietnam, but I never saw either of them again. I think it would be correct to say that the Vietnamese were like all people all over the world - the each had their own ideas, experiences and goals. Each individual was unique and each had his/her own ideas and loyalties. Some believed in Communism and some hated its ideas. All wanted a better life they just disagreed on how to achieve it - much like Republicans and Democrats, but the ones I knew, personally, hated and feared the communists.
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Post by Swampy on Oct 20, 2013 9:18:53 GMT -5
The north and south definitely don't like each other - they are regional rivals the way the western and eastern Canadians used to dislike each other. Like Canadians, most Vietnamese love their land and their culture, and most would want a united country, but they are still rivals.
For the leftists like Noam Chomsky to call the southerners as collaborators would be to ignore this fundamental fact (among many others).
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Post by hornet32 on Oct 20, 2013 11:02:57 GMT -5
No different in ACW many Northerners sympathized with South and vis a vis .
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Post by dontom on Oct 21, 2013 6:07:24 GMT -5
The north and south definitely don't like each other - I don't think you can make such a general statement. Some in the north had family and friends in the south and such. Drawing a line in the sand doesn't always make one side of the line the enemy of the other. -Don-
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