From: nguyen@airmics.gatech.edu (Son Nguyen)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Gia' Tri. cu?a TU+. DO
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:44:43 GMT
Reply-To: nguyen@airmics.gatech.edu
Organization: N/A
Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu


Thu+a ca'c ba.n,

No'i dde^'n hai chu+~ TU+. DO, kho^ng da^n to^.c na`o nha^.n ro~ ca'i
gia' tri. cu?a no' cho ba<`ng da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam.  Mo^.t nga`n na<m
bi. ddo^ ho^. bo+?i Ta`u, mo^.t tra<m na<m du+o+'i dde^' gia`y thu+.c
da^n Pha'p, va` nu+?a the^' ky? tu+o+ng ta`n do bo.n qui? ddo? Co^.ng
Sa?n ga^y ra dda~ ddi va`o ta^.n xu+o+ng tu?y ca'i gio^'ng da^n tu+.
xu+ng la` co' ho+n bo^'n nga`n na<m va<n hie^'n ca'i nha^.n thu+'c gia'
tri. cu?a hai chu+~ TU+. DO ddo'.

Tuy the^', nhie^`u ngu+o+`i va^~n que^n mo^.t ca'ch de^~ da`ng khi ho.
dda~ dda.t ddu+o+.c TU+. DO tre^n mo^.t vu`ng dda^'t tu+. do sau bao
gian nan ho. dda~ tra?i qua dde^? ddo^?i la^'y.

Kho^ng bie^'t ho. nghi~ gi` khi ddo.c bu+'c thu+ cu?a Ho`a Thu+o+.ng
Thi'ch Huye^`n Quang va.ch la.i qua' tri`nh 41 na(m nha` nu+o+'c
CHXHCNVN ky` thi. va` dda`n a'p Pha^.t gia'o?  Kho^ng bie^'t ho. nghi~
gi` khi mo^.t so^' ca'c nha` la~nh dda.o Pha^.t gia'o, no'i rie^ng, va`
ca'c nha` la~nh dda.o cu?a mo.i to^n gia'o o+? Vie^.t Nam, no'i chung,
qua bao nhie^u na<m tro+`i dda~ va` ddang a^m tha^`m chi.u hy sinh
trong ngu.c tu` du+o+'i su+. ki`m ke.p cu?a nha` ca^`m quye^`n
Ha`no^.i?

   "1. Tra? la.i cho GHPGVNTN quye^`n sinh hoa.t bi`nh thu+o+`ng trong
         pha'p lua^.t nha` nu+o+'c, nhu+ tru+o+'c na(m 1975."
					 [News posted by Nhan Tran]

DDie^`u na`y dda~ no'i le^n ca'i u+o+'c vo.ng cu?a su+. TU+. DO ma`
da^n to^.c Nam Vie^.t dda~ vui hu+o+?ng trong tho+`i gian tru+o+'c
30-4-75, cho du` ca'i TU+. DO ddo' chi? la` ca'i tu+. do trong su+.
ha.n he.p cu?a hoa`n ca?nh chie^'n tranh.

Ho. dda~ so+'m que^n la` Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam (CSVN) va^~n so+` so+`
nhu+ the^'.  Ho. dda~ so+'m que^n la` da^n Vie^.t Nam va^~n co`n bi. hy
sinh du+o+'i a'ch tho^'ng tri. cu?a Ha` no^.i.  Ho. cu+' nghi~ la` mo.i
ngu+o+`i VN o+? VN chi.u hy sinh la` vi` hoa`n ca?nh nghe`o ddo'i cu?a
dda^'t nu+o+'c.  Ho. kho^ng bie^'t va` kho^ng ca^`n bie^'t ly' do,
nguo^`n go^'c tu+` dda^u ma` ra.

Kho^ng bie^'t ho. nghi~ gi` khi ddo.c ba?n tuye^n ngo^n cu?a Gia'o su+
Tha.c Si~ Nguye^~n Phan Ca?nh dda<ng tre^n ta.p chi' Khai Tha'c Thi.
Tru+o+`ng:

"Ne^`n va(n minh Vie^.t tu+. ba?n tha^n, vo+'i nhu+~ng gia' tri. tinh
tha^`n co^' hu+~u vo^'n ra^'t xa la. tru+o+'c ca'c pha.m tru` phi
nha^n ti'nh cu?a chu? nghi~a CS, kho^ng pha't sinh ta^'t ye^'u the^?
che^' ddo'. Ne^n ngay sau khi the^? che^' CS dda(.t cha^n ddu+o+.c o+?
dda^'t nu+o+'c na`y, Vie^.t Nam dda~ la` na.n nha^n cu?a nhu+~ng
cuo^.c chie^'n tranh ma` thu+.c cha^'t la` huynh dde^. tu+o+ng ta`n
khu?ng khie^'p nha^'t trong li.ch su+? da^n to^.c, 1946-1954 va`
1954-1975, VN dda~ la` na.n nha^n cu?a nhu+~ng cuo^.c dda.i di da^n
ma` thu+.c cha^'t la` ty. na.n chi'nh tri. kho^'c lie^.t nha^'t trong
li.ch su+? da^n to^.c, 2 trie^.u ngu+o+`i di cu+ na(m 54, va` ho+n 2
trie^.u ngu+o+`i di ta?n tu+` 1975..."

"Ke^'t qua? la` mo^.t dda^'t Vie^.t ddu+'ng ha`ng thu+' 3 tre^n the^'
gio+'i ve^` nghe`o ddo'i, mo^.t nu+o+'c Vie^.t ma` co^ng da^n dde^'n
ba^'t ky` no+i na`o o+? ngoa`i nu+o+'c cu~ng dde^`u tha^'y nhu.c, va`
mo^.t da^n to^.c Vie^.t ddang bi. ba(ng hoa.i ta^.n co^.i re^~ ne^`n
va(n hie^'n cu?a bao the^' he^. Cha O^ng gia`nh giu+~."

Tha.c Si~ Nguye^~n Phan Ca?nh la` ngu+o+`i dda~ tu+`ng la` ca'n bo^.
gia?ng da.y o+? DDa.i ho.c To^?ng ho+.p Ha` no^.i, dda~ tu+`ng ddu+o+.c
Nha` Nu+o+'c cho du ho.c o+? Praha dde^? sau ddo' la`m vie^.c o+? DDa.i
ho.c To^?ng ho+.p Sa'c Lo+, Praha, dda~ tu+`ng la`m cho to`a To^?ng
La~nh su+. Tie^.p Kha<'c o+? Saigon, dda~ no'i le^n su+. ca?nh ti?nh
cu?a mi`nh sau bao na<m dda~ bi. mu` qua'ng cho du` dda~ hu+o+?ng bao
dda<.c a^n dda?ng nha` nu+o+'c da`nh cho.  Kho^ng ai hie^?u VC ba<`ng
nhu+~ng ke? dda~ so^'ng va` la`m vie^.c chung vo+'i chu'ng. [News
posted by Nhan Tran]

Ta.i sao TU+. DO co' mo^.t gia' tri. rie^ng cu?a no'?

TU+. DO co' nghi~a la` su+. co^ng nha^.n su+. bi`nh dda<?ng giu+~a con
ngu+o+`i va` con ngu+o+`i; TU+. DO la` nguo^`n go^'c cu?a mo.i su+.
pha't trie^?n, trau gio^`i cu?a con ngu+o+`i va` xa~ ho^.i loa`i
ngu+o+`i.  Kho^ng co' TU+. DO, kho^ng co' pha't trie^?n, kho^ng co'
tie^'n ho'a.  DDo' la` ddie^?m ca<n ba?n nha^'t ma` nhie^`u ngu+o+`i
dda~ que^n ddi sau khi dda~ dda.t ddu+o+.c no'.

To^n gia'o co' tu+. do mo+'i co' su+. pha't trie^?n.  Xa~ ho^.i co'
tu+. do mo+'i co' su+. tie^'n ho'a.  Kinh te^' co' tu+. do mo+'i co'
su+. pho^`n thi.nh.  Con ngu+o+`i co' tu+. do mo+'i co' su+. va<n
minh.

Ne^'u kho^ng co' TU+. DO, to^n gia'o se~ ddi dde^'n ta`n lu.n, xa~
ho^.i se~ thu.t lu`i, kinh te^' se~ su.p ddo^?, va` con ngu+o+`i se~
tro+? la.i tho+`i ky` so+ nguye^n (da^n no^ le^. la`m sao ma` va<n minh
ddu+o+.c?).

Nhi`n va`o xa~ ho^.i Vie^.t Nam hie^.n tho+`i: na`o la` ddo'i kha't,
na.n ddi~ ddie^'m, tro^.m cu+o+'p, co+` ba.c, gie^'t ngu+o+`i, tham
nhu~ng ho^'i lo^. dda^`y da^~y kha<'p no+i, ho+n lu'c na`o he^'t, dda~
no'i le^n ca'i hie^.n tra.ng dda^'t Vie^.t kho^'n kho^? va` ddie^u ta`n
nhu+ the^' na`o.

Nhi`n va`o ha`ng va.n ngu+o+`i con ga'i 12, 13 tuo^?i tro^'n qua Nam
vang dde^? la`m ddi~ (1-2 ddo^ mo^~i la^`n ddi kha'ch), nhi`n va`o ca'i
lo^'i so^'ng o^ nhu.c ba'n tro^n dde^? nuo^i so^'ng cho mi`nh va` cho
gia ddi`nh be^n VN, ba^'t cha^'p su+. khinh khi cu?a da^n ddia.
phu+o+ng (Cambodians consider Vietnamese as their urine), ba^'t cha^'p
su+. hie^?m nguy dde do.a cu?a Khmer Rouge [According to National
Public Broadcast, Morning Edition, July 15, 1992], chu'ng ta co' the^?
ke^'t lua^.n nhu+ the^' na`o la` xa~ ho^.i Vie^.t Nam hie^.n ta.i.

Mo^.t xa~ ho^.i, mo^.t ta^.p the^?, mo^.t quo^'c gia ne^'u co' TU+. DO
tu+. no' se~ pha't trie^?n dde^`u dda<.n.  Li.ch su+? dda~ cho ta
tha^'y ddie^`u ddo'.  Mo^.t bo^. la.c so^'ng tre^n ha?i dda?o (Hawaii
tru+o+'c khi tha`nh thuo^.c ddi.a cu?a My~ la` mo^.t vi' du.) co'
the^?  pha't trie^?n hoa`n toa`n theo chie^`u hu+o+'ng cu?a da^n
chu'ng, co' nghi~a la` da^n chu'ng vui so^'ng mo^.t ddo+`i so^'ng a^'m
no ma` kho^ng ca^`n pha?i co' mo^.t su+. tro+. giu'p tu+` be^n ngoa`i.

Da^n to^.c Vie^.t qua ho+n bo^'n nga`n na<m dda~ no'i le^n ca'i kha?
na<ng tu+. la^.p cu?a no' khi no' ddu+o+.c tu+. do pha't trie^?n.

Mo^.t quo^'c gia ne^'u ddang tre^n dda` pha't trie^?n ma` bi. cai tri.
bo+?i mo^.t che^' ddo^. ddo^.c ta`i, so+'m muo^.n gi` quo^'c gia ddo'
cu~ng ddi dde^'n cho^~ suy ta`n, phi' bo? bao nhie^u nha^n ta`i, tri'
lu+o+.c.  Y' dda.i Lo+.i va` Ta^y ban nha khi tra?i qua che^' ddo^.
ddo^.c ta`i dda~ chu+'ng minh ddie^`u ddo'.

Mo^.t quo^'c gia to^n tro.ng tu+. do ca' nha^n, tu+. do to^n gia'o,
tu+. do ngo^n lua^.n, v.v... se~ thu hu't mo.i ngu+o+`i va` se~ pho^`n
thi.nh vi` nho+` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i di cu+ tu+` nhu+~ng nu+o+'c kha'c
ddem dde^'n bao ta`i nguye^n cu?a nha^n lu+.c.  My~ va` Gia na~ dda.i
la` hai vi' du..

Nu+o+'c Vie^.t Nam tu+` nga`y bi. tho^'ng tri. bo+?i ddo^.c ta`i dda?ng
tri. Co^.ng Sa?n dda~ ddi da^`n dde^'n cho^~ kie^.t que^..  Da^n chu'ng
kho^ng ddu+o+.c quye^`n tu+. do pha't trie^?n, tu+. do sinh so^'ng,
tu+. do ddi la.i dda~ pha?i tro^'n thoa't, bo? que^ hu+o+ng ra ddi
ba<`ng mo.i gia'.  Bao nhie^u the^' he^. trai tre? dda~ bi. mai mo.t
vi` su+. nho^`i so. cu?a chu? nghi~a, bao nhie^u ta`i nguye^n va<n ho'a
bi. xo'a bo?, bao nhie^u ma.ng ngu+o+`i dda~ va` ddang pha?i hy sinh
vo+'i cuo^.c so^'ng kho^'n kho^?.  Co`n gi` sau bao nhie^u na<m du+o+'i
su+. cai tri. cu?a Co^.ng Sa?n???

DDie^`u ca<n ba?n cu?a ke? tu+. xu+ng la` ba^.c "Cha Me. Da^n" kho^ng
co'.  Lo tru+o+'c ca'i lo cu?a da^n; vui hu+o+?ng sau ca'i vui hu+o+?ng
cu?a da^n.  Nhu+ng Co^.ng sa?n VN dda~ ddi ngu+o+.c la.i.  Ho. cu+o+'p
la^'y ca'i vui, nguo^`n so^'ng cu?a da^n, chi? chu+`a la.i ca'i kho^'n
kho^?, lo a^u cho da^n thi` la`m sao da^n co' the^? so^'ng vo+'i ho.?

Mo^.t khi Co^.ng Sa?n Quo^'c te^' kho^ng co`n nu+~a, mo^.t khi da^n
chu'ng dda~ bi. ddu.c khoe't dde^'n ta^.n xu+o+ng tu?y thi` Co^.ng Sa?n
Vie^.t Nam cu~ng ddi dde^'n cho^~ lung lay, kho^ng co`n nhu+.a so^'ng.
Nhu+ mo^.t con ky' sinh tru`ng so^'ng ba'm tre^n mo^.t sinh va^.t, se~
che^'t ddi ne^'u sinh va^.t ddo' kho^ng co`n cha^'t bo^? dde^? dinh
du+o+~ng con ky' sinh tru`ng ddo' nu+~a.

Sau bao na<m tu+. ha`o dda'nh My~ cu+'u nu+o+'c, gio+` CSVN quay ra
ye^u ca^`u My~ ba~i bo? le^.nh ca^'m va^.n dde^?  chu'ng co' the^?
tu+.  do buo^n ba'n ca'c nguo^`n ta`i nguye^n cho My~ va` ca'c nu+o+'c
tu+. do, dde^?  chu'ng co' the^? sa?n xua^'t no^ le^. vo+'i mo^.t gia'
re? ma.t nhu+ Trung co^.ng (China) sa?n xua^'t no^ le^. cho Trung hoa
da^n quo^'c (Taiwan).  Chu'ng la`m mo.i ca'ch dde^? tha^u lo+.i cho
chu'ng va` dde^? cu?ng co^' ddi.a vi. tho^'ng tri. cu?a ca'i dda?ng
ddo^.c ta`i.  Chu'ng du+. ddi.nh gi` dde^? trau gio^`i cho da^n mo^.t
khi co' su+.  bang giao kinh te^', ngoa`i tru+` ddo^`ng lu+o+ng che^'t
ddo'i va` lao ddo^.ng nhu+ no^ le^.?

Ha~y nhi`n Trung co^.ng, mo^.t nu+o+'c co' bang giao kinh te^' vo+'i
kho^'i tu+. do, ai hu+o+?ng lo+.i trong vie^.c bang giao na`y, dda?ng
va` nha` nu+o+'c hay da^n chu'ng?

Ha~y nhi`n va`o bie^'n co^' Thie^n An Mo^n, bao nhie^u thanh thie^'u
nie^n dda~ ddo^? ma'u vi` tranh dda^'u mo^.t ca'ch ba^'t ba.o ddo^.ng
cho su+. TU+. DO.  DDa^'y, cho du` quo^'c te^' co' bang giao vo+'i
Trung Co^.ng, chi'nh quye^`n Trung Co^.ng dda~ la`m gi` dde^? ddem la.i
tu+. do cho da^n chu'ng cu?a ho., hay chi? giu'p ho. co' phu+o+ng
tie^.n dde^? ta^.n du.ng su+'c lao ddo^.ng con ngu+o+`i?

Ho+~i nhu+~ng ke? ba^'y la^u nay va^~n re^u rao la`, "Co' ba~i bo?
ca^'m va^.n thi` se~ ta.o co+ ho^.i cho tie^'n tri`nh tu+. do, da^n
chu? ddu+o+.c thu+.c hie^.n o+? VN mo^.t ca'ch mau cho'ng."  La`m sao
ca'c ngu+o+`i gia?i thi'ch hie^.n tu+o+.ng Thie^n An Mo^n dda^y???

Note:  U.S. Congress criticizing Beijing's poor human rights record, on
a 258-135 vote, approved an outright denial of most-favored-nation
status and voted 339 to 62 for a separate bill that would require that
Mr. Bush certify significant progress in the human rights, trade and
weapons areas before granting the trade status and the lower tariffs it
confers.

Bang giao kinh te^' vo+'i kho^'i tu+. do co' pha?i la` ddie^`u kie^.n
tie^n quye^'t dde^? da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam tra'nh kho?i ca'i ca?nh ddi
dde^'n kie^.t que^. kho^ng?  Bang giao kinh te^' vo+'i kho^'i tu+. do
co' giu'p gi` trong vie^.c thay ddo^?i chi'nh quye^`n Co^.ng Sa?n
Vie^.t Nam hay chi? nha<`m cu?ng co^' ddi.a vi. cu?a che^' ddo^. Co^.ng
Sa?n na`y?

Ho+~i nhu+~ng ke? ddo'n gio' tro+? co+`, ho+~i nhu+~ng ke? chu?
tru+o+ng co.ng ta'c vo+'i Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam (me^.nh danh la` Hoa`
Gia?i Hoa` Ho+.p, mang danh nghi~a to^n gia'o na`y, to^n gia'o no.),
co' pha?i bang giao vo+'i kho^'i tu+. do la` gia?i thoa't da^n to^.c
thoa't kho?i ca'i ca?nh cu`ng cu+.c hie^.n ta.i kho^ng?  Hay muo^'n
tie^'p tu.c ke'o da`i ca'i ca?nh tra^u ngu+.a cu?a da^n to^.c Vie^.t
Nam?

Vie^.t Nam dda~ ddi va`o ca'i ca?nh kho^'n cu`ng hie^.n ta.i co' pha?i
vi` kho^ng bang giao vo+'i kho^'i tu+. do hay vi` bo.n qui? ddo? Co^.ng
Sa?n Vie^.t Nam?  Ne^'u no'i ra<`ng vi` kho^ng co' bang giao vo+'i
kho^'i tu+. do, co+' sao da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam dda~ to^`n ta.i qua ho+n
bo^'n nga`n na<m?  Du`ng ca'i lo^'i bie^.n ho^., "vi` muo^'n cho da^n
bo+'t kho^'n kho^?, vi` the^' na`y the^' no.", nhu+ng gia? vo+` que^n
ha<?n ca'i nguye^n do chi'nh ye^'u la` ta.i sao da^n Vie^.t dda~ ddi
dde^'n cho^~ kho^'n cu`ng nga`y ho^m nay, gia? vo+` que^n ha<?n ta.i
sao mi`nh la` da^n Vie^.t ma` pha?i so^'ng ba'm, so^'ng nho+` tre^n
dda^'t ngu+o+`i.  Ca'i nhu.c dda^u?

Ta.i sao da^n Vie^.t pha?i nho+` dde^'n su+. bang giao vo+'i kho^'i
tu+. do mo+'i pha't trie^?n ddu+o+.c?  Tu+. no' kho^ng ddu+'ng vu+~ng
hay sao?

Muo^'n da^n ddu+o+.c pha't trie^?n tru+o+'c he^'t pha?i loa.i bo? ca'i
dda?ng tri. ddo^.c ta`i kia.  Muo^'n mo^.t ngu+o+`i bi. be^.nh ca?m
ddu+o+.c kho?e ma.nh, tru+o+'c he^'t pha?i tri. be^.nh ca?m ca'i dda~.
DDu+`ng chu? tru+o+ng ra<`ng cu+' cho ngu+o+`i ddo' a<n uo^'ng no ddu?,
ro^`i ngu+o+`i ddo' se~ ma.nh kho?e ma` vu+o+.t qua co+n be^.nh.
Che^'t so+'m thi` co'.

Ho+~i nhu+~ng ke? mu+u lo+.i cho ca' nha^n, tu+ lo+.i!  Ho+~i nhu+~ng
ke? ham ca'i ba'nh ve~ do DDa?ng va` Nha` nu+o+'c VN ddu+a ra!  DDu+`ng
vi` lo+.i rie^ng ma` co^' ba`o chu+~a, co^' be^nh vu+.c cho ca'i bo.n
ddo^.c ta`i tho^'ng tri., ke? thu` kho^ng ddo^.i tro+`i chung cu?a da^n
Vie^.t.  Bie^.n chu+'ng cu?a ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng the^? che da^'u
ddu+o+.c ca'i tham vo.ng va` su+. ddo^`ng lo~a mo^.t ca'ch gian manh
cu?a ca'c ngu+o+i vo+'i CSVN.

Vie^.t Nam chi? co' pha't trie^?n ddu+o+.c chi? va` chi? co' khi na`o
(if and only if when) da^n chu'ng co' Tu+. DO va` chi? co' khi na`o
Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam dda~ ca'o chung.

Good day,

So+n Nguye^~n