From T, on Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:31:20 GMT (in response to: Thanks to the Vietnam War Protesters.)
What kind of twisted intellect could ever try to find ANY kind of excuse for US actions in SE Asia? What kind of magical force did Ho Chi Minh have to persuade so many people to follow him, enough to win against US intervention? What could make village people dig miles upon miles of underground tunnels just to hide from US ground forces? How come North Vietnam was so powerfull, did Martians come to their aid? Or have the US forces tried to fight a genuine entire people's fight? Have the 3000000 dead Vietnames all been blood-thirsty armed-to-the-teeth NV soldiers? At the time, the entire NV economy was perhaps a couple of million dollars worth...Who planted all the land mines that are killing people even as you read this, 25 years later? Probably the Vietnames, I mean they DID have the industrial capacity to produce half a dosen mines in a year, until they were carpet bombed and sprayed with herbicide... Do you guys know what did Ho Chi Minh read when he proclaimed the Independence of Vietnam? A very slightly modified YOUR Declaration of Independence! And then the Martians came, installed mind controll antennas in his brain and turned him into a super-communist who could throw thousands of villagers into battle with a blink of an eye... YOU BELIEVE YOUR OWN PROPAGANDA!!! And that's the most dangerous thing that can happen to ones mind...Trust me, I live in an ex-communist country that has recenly been through a war. If you want to stay clear-minded, you should ALWAYS give the benefit of the doubt to the other guys propaganda, or you will end up supporting your military even when they start a nuclear war, 'resettlement' of Jewes, or something like that!
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