From: ltran@lsil.com (Linh T. Tran x4900)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Re: VIETCONG vs. TAUCONG
Date: 28 Sep 92 16:25:15 GMT
Reply-To: ltran@lsil.com
Organization: LSI Logic Corporation
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I wouldn't say that I represents the Nationalist view. Consider myself
nationalist (although I may not as patriotic as many), I would like
to answer the question of "what should we do in the case of Vietnam
invaded by China".

As a nationalist, I would defend any foot of land, or more pratically,
the interests of Vietnam and its people. That is by definition, if we
take the word Nationalist literally.

Thus, a nationalist would not just "sit there and watch" when the homeland
is invaded by foreign forces. However, the different action depends on
each person's abilities and also depends on the situation.

For example, it is not necessarily true that the VN overseas should join
the Vietnamese Army right away. To do so would make those volunteers become
the sacrifice pawns. It is likely that if such a Division or Army be 
formed, they will be send to the front and will suffer heavy casualties
in order for the regular army to capture and claims key victories. I am
not speculating from non-sense. The Communists' attitude is still based
on "them and us" class struggle mentality. They did so in the past within
Viet Minh. There were non-communists units in the VIet Minh, which get
get suicidal missions to create diversions.

What we should do depends on the situations, so I could not elaborate all
the possible avenues.

However, we could not say that "let the Commies fight". For at least two
reasons, the attitude is not right.
- In the event that China win a hypothetic war:
  . they would install another Communist Regime favorable to them. A Tru+o+`ng
	Chinh or a Pol Pot is obviously the Chinese style. That would lead
	to a second Cambodia in the worst case. Do we want genocide to
	happen again in Vietnam (1957 is the first)? Cambodian experience
	is also horrible.
  . they annexe out right Vietnam to their territory. The people of Tibet
	is suffering too. Although as old as 500 years ago, the Minh's
	20 years of plundering is still fresh in the national mind.
  Then, from two possibilities, the Vietnamese people would stay under
	another communist regime, which is worst than the current one since
	it is of foreign's hands.
- In the event China loses the hypothetic war:
  . The Communist regime in Vietnam would consolidate their position by
	once again misuse the nationalist sentiments of teh population
	toward reinforcing their power. They will claim that they won yet
	another war, so their presence becomes a necessity.
  . The communists became weak in the process of war, that leads to a change
	in government and abandon of the mono-party dictatorship. In that
	case, the people could have again, with an expense of two wars:
	the wars with China and the change in Government. In this case,
	the people suffer the most.
  In this two cases, we would not expect to "sit there and watch". In the
	first case, we would have to work harder since Communists are 
	stronger. In the second case, we would have to prepare to take 
	over the government, and avoid chaos.

The two reasons are:
- Either of them win, the people still lose;
- The Communists don't die, but only the ordinary people, both Vietnamese
	or Chinese dies for the rulers' gain.

	 
	In conclusion, I think we will have to do things to prevent the 
possible war. That doesn't mean we have to side with the Communists 
in all issues and became their tools. We would do our possible, with
the nationalist guideline: do whatever is best for the interests of
the nation, not for any ideology. 

	


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Linh Tran
ltran@lsil.com
of course, it is only my opinion.
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