From: nvo@node_27dda.csc.ti.com (Nguyenson Vo)
Subject: [POL] Please read this, thanks.
Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Reply-To: nvo@tiasic.csc.ti.com
Organization: N/A
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 23:47:18 GMT


Ca'c Ba.n tre^n SCV me^'n,

Da.o na`y to^i kho^ng thu+`o+ng theo do~i SCV cho la('m, mo^.t pha^`n
vi` co^ng vie^.c ho+i be^` bo^.n, pha^`n kha'c la` vi` SCV  xua^'t
hie^.n nhie^`u messages lo+`i le~ tha^.t la` cho'ng ma(.t.  Vu+`a mo+'i
ho^m qua to^i ti`nh co+` tha^'y mo^.t message posted by mo^.t ngu+o+`i
co' bie^.t hie^.u la` "bacho" hay la` "Ba'c Ho^`" gi` ddo' ga'n mo^.t
so^' ba.n SCV la` Vie^.t Co^.ng na(`m vu`ng, ma. li. vo+'i nhu+~ng tu+`
ngu+~ ha. ca^'p, va` ca' nha^n to^i bi. ha('n go.i la` Con Heo Ho`a
Ho+.p Ho`a Gia?i.

To^i kho^ng bie^'t ddu+o+.c ngoa`i ddo+`i tu+ ca'ch va` dda.o ddu+'c
cu?a "bacho" nhu+ the^' na`o tuy nhie^n co' ca?m gia'c ha`nh ddo^ng
cu?a ha('n tre^n SCV la` tie^u bie^?u cu?a mo^.t bo.n gian manh, he`n
nha't, xa^'u xa hie^.n hu+~u du+o+'i ca? hai che^' ddo^. VNCH va` Vie^.t
Co^.ng.  Ca'i bo.n ngu+o+`i ma` ddo+`i so^'ng nhu+ la` loa`i chuo^.t
co^'ng lu'c na`o cu~ng nu'p trong bo'ng to^'i chuye^n mo^n ddu.c khoe't,
a(n cu+o+'p a(n giu+.c, xuye^n ta.c no'i xa^'u nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+?
a(n ngay no'i tha(?ng. Chi? no^.i ca'i vie^.c du`ng na(.c danh "bacho"
thay vi` du`ng te^n tha^.t cu?a mi`nh thi` cu~ng ddu? chu+'ng minh su+.
he`n nha't, kho^ng trong sa'ng minh ba.ch cu?a ha('n. To^i mong ca'c
ba.n na`o quen bie^'t vo+'i ha('n ca^`n pha?i ne^n tha^.t tha^.n tro.ng
va` ca?nh gia'c ve^` ha`nh ddo^.ng cu?a ha('n.  Ne^'u kho^ng thi` se~
co' mo^.t nga`y ha('n se~ a(n tro^.m ta`i sa?n cu?a ba.n va` co the^?
lu+o+`ng ga.t vo+./cho^`ng con ca'i cu?a ba.n, va` tha^.m chi' co' the^?
gie^'t ba.n.
                              
Muc. ddi'ch chninh cu?a ba`i vie^'t na`y la` to^i muo^'n kha(?ng ddi.nh
quan ddie^?m la^.p tru+o+`ng chi'nh tri cu?a to^i vo+'i ta^'t ca? ca'c 
ba.n.  To^i Vo~ Nguye^~n So+n (aka Nguyenson Vo) hie^.n kho^ng thuo^.c
ve^` no^.t to^? chu+'c Quo^'c Gia (VNCH), mo^.t to^? chu+'c Vie^.t Co^.ng
hoa(.c mo^.t to^? chu+'c HHHG (Ho`a Ho+.p Ho`a gia?i ) na`o ca?.  Cu~ng
gio^'ng nhu+ nhie^`u ba.n tre? kha'c, to^i ddu+o+.c sinh ra va` spent
nhu+~ng na(m tha'ng nie^n thie^'u o+? que^ nha`, sau ddo' tro^'n thoa't
che^' ddo^. co^ng sa?n vu+o+.t bie^?n ra nu+o+'c ngoa`i tie^'p tu.c ho.c
ha`nh, kie^'m so^'ng giu'p ddo+? gia ddi`nh va` que^ hu+o+ng.  To^i chu+a
tu+`ng phu.c vu. va` cu+u mang o+n no+. cua? ba^'t cu+' che^' ddo^.
chin'h tri. Vietnam na`o he^'t (My father was forced to join VNCH army and
later he passed away on Sep/1981, just 2 months after he released from
re-education camp because of his illness, and just 6 months after I left
Vietnam).  V`i va^.y ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ba`i to^i vie^'t posted tre^n SCV
kho^ng co' y' ddi.nh phu.c vu. che^' ddo^. na`o he^'t.  Tham vo.ng  duy
nha^'t cu?a to^i la` muo^'n ddu+o+.c ddu+'ng trong ha`ng ngu+~ cu?a
lo+'p ngu+o+`i tre? tranh dda^'u cho mo^.t nu+o+'c VN tu+. do da^n chu?
ma` kho^ng ca^`n pha?i du`ng dde^'n su'ng o^'ng bom dda.n.  Ddu+a dda^'t
nu+o+'c ra kho?i na.n nghe`o ddo'i ma` kho^ng pha?i bi. bo.n ta`i phie^.t
tu+ ba?n the^' gio+'i la`m ba(ng hoa.i ne^`n va(n ho'a nu+o+'c nha`.

Mo+'i dda^y bo.n Trung Co^.mg ngang nhie^n xa^m chie^'m dda^'t ddai cu?a
VN, mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i ba?o la` ta.i vi` bo.n Vie^.t Co^.ng.  Bo.n Ta`u
HK, Singapore, bo.n Ddu+'c, bo.n Nha^.t ddang ddo^? tie^`n ba.c va`o VN
dde^? bie^'n nhu+~ng co^ ga'i tho^n que^ hie^`n hoa` trong sa.ch tha`nh
nhu+~ng ga'i ddie^'m quo^'c te^', va` bo.n Mie^n mo.i ro+. ddang ta`n
sa't ddo^`ng ba`o va` ca'c be' tho+ o+? dda^'t nu+o+'c ho., etc...  Ho.
dde^`u  ba?o la` ta.i vi` bo.n Vie^.t Co^.ng, (Recent incident of Luyen's
death was probably said as because of Vietnam war?)  Ho. tu+o+?ng ra(`ng
la`m nhu+ va^.y la` bo.n Vie^t Co^ng su.p ddo^? ddu+o+.c sao,  hay la`
dda^'t se~ ma^'t, kinh te^' VN se~ ca`ng bi. le^. thuo^.c nu+o+'c ngoa`i
va` dde^? ro^`i Va(n Ho'a VN se~ ca`ng bi. suy ddo^`i ba(ng hoa.i.
Ngu+o+`i VN mi`nh tre^n the^' gio+'i ca`ng bi. hie^'p dda'p, ngu+o+.c
dda~i.

Suo^'t bao nhie^u na(m qua chie^'n tranh mie^n mie^n, tu+o+?ng ra(`ng
ngu+o+`i da^n VN chu'ng ta ca`ng tha^'y the^m ca'i gia' tri cu?a su+.
Tu+. Do, Da^n Chu? va` sa(~n sa`ng che^'t so^'ng vi` no'.  Tuy nhie^n
gia' tri. cu?a Co+m No Ao' A^'m co' le~ cao ho+n Tu+. Do Da^n Chu?, Vi`
va^.y thu+.c tra.ng cu?a dda.i dda so^' qua^`n chu'ng o+? VN sa(?n sa`ng
la`m ba^'t cu+' nhu+~ng gi` mie^~n la` co' mie^'ng co+m manh ao' qua
nga`y la` ddu?.  Tho+`i dda.i nga`y nay o+? Vietnam ca^u no'i sau dda^y
ra^'t pho^? bie^'n :

       Ba^`n cu`ng sinh dda.o ta(.c
       Kho^ng a(n ca('p va(.t la^'y C... gi` a(n.

Va` it' tha^'y ai nga^n nga ra(`ng:

       Bi' ddu+o+`ng sinh tranh dda^'u
       Kho^ng tranh dda^'u la^'y dda^u ra Tu+. Do

Su+. tranh dda^'u cu?a Pha^.t Giao' hie^.n nay ta^'t nhie^n ro^`i se?
ddu+o+.c bo.n Vie^.t Co^.ng nhu+o+.ng bo^. Bo+~i vi` trong 9 ddie^?m
kho^ng co' ddie^?m na`o ba?o ra(`ng  Bo.n Vie^.t Co^.ng fa?i xoa' bo?
che^' ddo^. ca? .  Tuy nhie^n ne^'u Pha^.t Gia'o tie^'n the^m mo^.t
bu+o+'c nu+~a  ddo`i ho?i bo.n ca^`m quye^`n Vie^.t Co^.ng xoa' bo?
che^' ddo^. CS thi` to^i da'm cha('c ra(`ng the^' na`o cu~ng co' va`i
vi. su+ bi. gie^'t, ha`ng nghi`n ngu+o+`i bi. ba('t bo+' giam ca^`m.
(Ho. chi? dda`n a'p nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i na`o kho^ng co' tha^n nha^n o+?
nu+o+'c ngoa`i tho^i).  Lu'c ddo' ai la`m gi` ddu+o+.c bo.n Vie^.t
Co^.ng.  Lu'c a^'y ba^'t qua' thi` ta^'t ca? ca'c nu+o+'c (ngoa.i
tru+` Trung Co^.ng) lie^n ke^'t co^ la^.p ho. kinh te^'.  Nhu+ng tie^'t
ra(`ng chi? co' chi'nh phu? co^ la^.p tho^i chu+' co`n bo.n con buo^n
thi` kho^ng bao gio+` chi.u co^ la^.p ca?, vo+'i ho. o+? dda^u co'
lo+.i la` cu+' dde^'n la`m tie^`n.   Ngay o+? xu+' na`y dda^y, chin'h
phu? ca^'m mgu+o+`i ddi tha(m VN without permit the^' ma` co' ha`ng
trie^.u ngu+o+`i ddi ddi ve^` ve^` nhu+ng co' sao dda^u.

[ Xin lo^~i nha ca'c ba.n, vi` qua' ba^.n, projects sa('p dued dde^'n
  no+i ro^`i,  kho^ng the^? vie^'t tie^'p ddu+o+.c, he.n khi kha'c. ]

Tha^n cha`o
Vo Nguyen Son

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From nvo Fri Aug 14 11:34:48 1992
To: soc-culture-vietnamese@ics.uci.edu
Subject: [POL] Thu+ go+~i anh TRA^`N TRUNG DA.O (re: Mo^.t Suy Nghi~ Ve^`...)
Cc: ntran@danang.East.Sun.COM

 ... [delete stuff] ...
 ... Ba^y gio+` to^i xin phe'p ga'c chuye^.n na`y qua mo^.t be^n dde^?
 ddi va`o mu.c ddi'ch chi'nh cu?a bu+'c thu+ na`y.

 Anh Trung Da.o,
 
 Dda.i y' ba`i anh vie^'t cu?a anh la` anh kho^ng thi'ch ca'i go.i la`
 "Ta^.p ho+.p mo+'i" bo+?i  vi` :
 
 1. Dda~ tu+`ng co' nhu+~ng ca'i go.i la` "... mo+'i" ( Da^n chu? mo+'i,
    ( Y' thu+o+'c mo+'i, La^.p tru+o+`ng mo+'i, SaiGon mo+'i...) nhu+ng
    cha(?ng co' ca'i na`o ra ca'i na`o ca?.
 
 2. ...Nhi`n du+o+'i nhu+~ng chu+~ mo+'i na`y la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i cu~,
    tha^,m chi' ra^'t cu~.
 
 3. Anh cho ra(`ng cha(?ng co' ca'i gi` mo+'i, ta^'t ca? dde^`u la`
    nhu+~ng su+. la.m du.ng tu+` ngu+~,  cha.y tro^'n su+. tha^.t...
 
 Sau dda^y to^i xin du+o+c phe'p ba`y to? mo^.t va`i ca~m  nghi~ ca'
 nha^n ve^` vie^.c ba'c bo? na`y.
 
 Muo^'n co' su+. thay ddo^?i to lo+'n ta^'t nhie^n chu'ng ta ca^`n pha?i
 co' ca'i mo+'i.  Ddo' la` mo^t qui lua^.t.  Co`n ne^'u nhu+ chu'ng ta
 va^~n kha(ng kha(ng vo+'i nhu+ng ca'i cu~ ri'ch ra'ch na't a^'y thi`
 the^' he^. ho^m nay ddi a(n ma`y,  the^' he^. nga`y mai ne^'u co' kha'
 ho+n mo^.t ti' nu+~a thi` ddi o+? ddo+., va` nhu+~ng the^' he^. ke^'
 tie^'p nu+~a se~ tu+` culi ba^.t I le^n chu+'c culi ba^.t II, ba^.t III,
 etc... va` cho de^'n bao gio+` da^n chu'ng ta mo+'i la`m chu? ddu+o+.c ?
 
 Ca'i la^.p lua^.n ra(`ng tu+` tru+o+'c dde^'n gio+` co' nhie^`u chie^u
 ba`i "mo+'i" ddu+o+.c hi`nh tha`nh, nhu+ng cha? co' ca'i na`o ra gi`ca?,
 bo+~i va^.y cu~ng vo'i nhu+~ng khuo^ng ma(.t ddo' ca'i "ta^.p ho+.p mo+'i"
 na`y cu~ng se? cha(?ng  ra gi` ca?.  Su+. ke^'t lua^.n nhu+ va^.y la`
 co' pha^`n he.p ho`i ba?o thu? va` chu? quan.
 
 Ai cu~ng bie^'t ra(`ng su+. va^.t luo^n thay ddo^?i va` con ngu+o+`i
 cu~ng va^.y.  Con ngu+o+`i cu?a ho^m qua co' the^? kha'c xa vo+'i con
 ngu+o+`i ho^m nay, va` ddie^`u na`y chi? co the^? chu+'ng minh ba(`ng
 ha`nh ddo^.ng cu?a chi'nh con ngu+o+`i a^'y.  Khi ngu+o+`i ta mo+'i
 ba('t  dda^`u chua^n bi. ha`nh ddo^.ng  la` co' mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i
 trong chu'ng ta ho` he't ke^u go.i nhau de`m pha chu+o+?i bo+'i, chi?
 ddo+n gia?n bo+?i vi` qua' khu+' cua? te^n ddo' kho^ng co' gi` to^'t
 dde.p.  La`m nhu+ va^.y co' pha?i la` gian a'c la('m kho^ng ?  Co' mo^.t
 va`i ngu+o+`i la(.ng le~ ru't lui ve^` vu+o+`n an pha^.n cuo^.c ddo+`i,
 co`n la.i pha^`n ddo^ng thi` tu+'c to^'i quay ngu+o+.c la.i chu+o+~i
 bo+'i y` xe`o.  Ro^'t cuo^.c cu+' chu+o+~i nhau suo^'t 17 na(m qua va`
 ba^y gio+` va^~n cu+' tie^'p tu.c  chu+o+~i nu+~a.  Va` cu~ng vi` nhu+
 va^.y  ne^n nhu+~ng  ca'i "mo+'i" truo+'c dda^y dde^`u kho^ng the^?
 tha`nh co^ng ddu+o+.c.
 
 To^i co`n nho+' mo^.t lo+`i da(.n cu?a tha^`y gia'o tie^?u ho.c nga`y
 xu+a cu?a to^i ra(`ng:  "Ca'c con chi? ne^n ghe't ca'i ha`nh ddo^.ng ho.
 la`m chu+' ddu+`ng ne^n ghe't con ngu+o+`i ho.".  Hy vo.ng ca^u no'i
 na`y tro+. lu+.c cho ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng y' tu+o+?ng to^i muo^'n die^~n
 dda.c o+? tre^n.  Ha`nh ddo^.ng ho^m nay co' the^? kha'c xa vo+'i ha`nh
 ddo^.ng ho^m qua, va` chu'ng ta chi? ne^n dda'nh gia' ca(n cu+' tre^n
 ke^'t qua? cu?a ha`nh ddo^.ng.
 
 To'm la.i ne^'u vi` va^'n dde^` ca' nha^n, chu'ng ta kho^ng the^?
 ddu+'ng chung vo+'i ho. ddu+o+.c thi` im la(.ng cho+` xem ke^'t qua?
 cu?a co^ng vie^.c ho. la`m nhu+ the^' na`o,  ro^`i thi` mo+'i phe^ pha'n
 ba'c bo?.  Chu+' ngu+o+`i ta ddang o+? giu+~a chu+`ng kho^ng bie^'t
 co^ng vie^.c nga~ ngu~ vao` dda^u ma` chu'ng ta dda~ le^n tie^'ng ba'c
 bo? thi` tha^.t la` hie^'p dda'p ba^'t co^ng.
 
 Co`n va^'n dde^` "La.m du.ng tu+` ngu+~, lu+a` bi.p du+ lua^.n" ddo^'i
 vo+'i to^i thi`, ne^'u bie^'t la.m du.ng tu+` ngu+~ dde^? la`m lo+.i
 i'ch cho quo^'c gia da^n to^.c la` ddie^`u dda'ng khen, tuy nhie^n dde^?
 lu+`a bi.p du+ lua^.n la` mo^.t ddie^`u da'ng che^ tra'ch.   Nhu+ng
 tru+o+'c khi ke^'t lua^.n mo^t ngu+o+`i hoa(.c mo^.t to^? chu+'c na`o
 ddo' la` lu+`a bi.p thi` mi`nh pha?i co' ba(`ng chu+'ng cu. the^? ro~
 ra`ng. Ne^'u kho^ng thi` chi'nh ke? no'i ca^u no'i la.m du.ng tu+` ngu+~,
 lu+a` bi.p du+ lua^.n tha^.t su+. la` ke? ddang lo+.i du.ng tu+` ngu+~
 dde^? lu+`a bi.p thie^n ha.
 
 To^i co^ng nha^.n ddie^`u anh no'i la` ra^'t ddu'ng: "...Mo^.t tha'i
 ddo^. ti'ch cu+.c kho^ng pha?i la` la`m mo^.t ke? trong sa.ch ddu+'ng
 ngoa`i.".  Tuy nhie^n to^i tha^'y co' mo^.t va`i ddie^`u kho^ng ro~ o+?
 ddoa.n : "Mo^.t tha'i ddo^. ti'ch cu+.c kho^ng pha?i la` tha'i ddo^.
 bo? nhu+~ng ca'i cu~ lo+'n dde^? la^.p ra nhu+~ng ca'i mo+'i nho?".
 Ca'i "cu~ lo+'n" la` ca'i gi` va^.y?  Ddo' la` ca'i che^' ddo^. VNCH,
 hay la` tu+ tu+o+?ng cu?a ca'c vi. anh hu`ng Phan Bo^.i Cha^u, Phan Chu
 Trinh, Pha.m Ho^`ng Tha'i, Nguye^~n Thai Ho.c...?  To^i co' ca?m gia'c
 la` du+`ng nhu+ anh vo^ ti`nh ( hoa(.c co^' y') la.m du.ng tu+` ngu+~
 dde^? ddo^`ng ho'a tu+ tu+o+?ng quo^'c gia cu?a VNCH vo'i tu+ tu+o+?ng
 quo^'c gia cu?a ca'c cu. Phan, cu. Pha.m, va` cu. Nguye^~n Tha'i Ho.c.
 Tu+ tu+o+?ng quo^'c gia cu?a VNCH ngay tu+` dda^`u co' the^? ba('t
 nguo^`n tu+` tu+ tu+o+?ng cu?a ca'c cu. Phan, cu. Pha.m, cu. Nguye^~n.
 Nhu+ng no' la.i ddu+o+c nuo^i na^'ng lo+'n le^n trong mo^.t mo^i
 tru+o+`ng tho^'i na't ba.c nhu+o+.c cu?a chi'nh quye^`n VNCH thi` la`m
 sao ma` kho^ng bie^'n cha^'t.  Mo^.t ddu+'a con sinh ra bo+~i mo^.t
 ddo^i vo+. cho^`ng ba'c ho.c nhu+ng kho^ng may la.i bi. nuo^i du+o+~ng
 lo+'n le^n trong mo^.t xo'm lao ddo^.ng nghe`o na`n thi` la`m sao kho^ng
 tha^'t ho.c ddu+o+.c.
 
 Co' the^? anh ra^'t ddau lo`ng khi nghe to^i no'i nhu+~n g ddie^`u
 na`y,  bo+~i vi` (co' the^?) anh va` ca? mo^.t lo+'p ngu+o+`i dda~
 tu+`ng hy sinh ca? cuo^.c ddo+`i dde^? chie^'n dda^'u cho che^' ddo^.
 a^'y.  Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tre? chu'ng to^i kho^ng bao gi`o+ oa'n tra'ch
 ca'c anh dda^u tra'i la.i chu'ng to^i ra^'t ki'nh phuc ta^'m lo`ng
 cu?a ca'c anh ddo^'i vo+'i que^ hu+o+ng.  Ca'c anh dda~ kho^ng may
 bi. ho. lo+.i du.ng.  Da^~u sao ddo' la` mo.t ba`i ho.c ra^'t dda('t
 gia' ma` chu'ng to^i thu+`a hu+o+?ng ddu+o+.c, va` hy vo.ng trong
 tu+o+ng lai chu'ng to^i se~ tra'nh ddu+o+.c bi. lo+.i du.ng.
 
 Trong ba`i vie^'t cu?a anh to^i tha^'y co' mo^.t ca^u no'i co' ve?
 ho+i thu+`a ddo' la`: "Tha?m tra.ng cu?a Vietnam chi? co' the^? gia?i
 quye^'t ba`ng phu+o+ng ca'ch duy nha^'t ddo' la` cha^'p nha^.n su+.
 tha^.t du` la` mo^.t su+. tha^.t be? ba`ng. Ne^'u ai co' thu+.c ta^m
 vo+'i dda^'t nu+o+'c thi` kho^ng ne^n ro+`i bo? la^.p tru+o+`ng va`
 ha`ng ngu~ quo^'c gia..."  Ca'i thu+`a tha~i o+? cho^? la` kho^ng co'
 ai dda`o ngu~ hay li`a bo? ly' tu+o+?ng chie^'n dda^'u cu?a ho. ca?.
 Ta^'t ca? chu'ng ta ai ai cu~ng mo^.t lo`ng ca(m ghe't va` ddang ti`m
 mo.i ca'ch dde^? la^.t ddo^? che^' ddo^. co^.ng sa?n.  Ha`ng ddo^.ng
 kha'c nhau kho^ng co' nghi~a la` kho^ng cu`ng chung mo^.t ly' tu+o+?ng.
 Co' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i va^~n kha(ng kha(ng vo'i nhu+~ng ca'i cu~.  Co'
 nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i bie^'t linh hoa.t bie^'n do^?i hi`nh thu+'c dda^'u
 tranh cho phu` ho+.p vo+'i ti`nh the^', dde^? dem la.i lo+.i i'ch
 to^'i dda cho da^n to^.c.
 
 Co' pha?i y' cu?a anh muo^'n ba?o ra(`ng dde^? xa'c ddi.nh "la^.p
 tru+o+`ng quo^'c gia" lu'c na`o ta cu~ng fa?i vo^~ ngu+.c pha`nh pha.ch
 xu+ng danh "to^i la` quo^'c gia", va` ne^'u mo^`m lu'c na`o cu~ng
 chu+o+~i co^.ng sa?n, va(ng tu.c va`o ma(.t te^n cao' gia` Ho^`, na`o
 la` bi? o^i?, na`o la` kha't ma'u, etc... thi` ca`ng xa'c ddi.nh la`
 quo^'c gia 100% pha?i kho^ng?  Ne^'u nhu+ va^.y thi` ddo' la` kie^?u
 quo^'c gia cu?a o^ng Thie^.u, o^ng Khie^m ... Chu+' kho^ng fa?i la`
 quo^'c gia chi'nh tho^'ng cu?a cu. Phan, cu. Pha.m, cu. Nguye^~n dda^u.
 Ngu+o+`i quo^'c gia chi'nh tho^'ng la` ngu+o+`i co' ho.c thu+'c, co'
 nha^n ca'ch, va` bie^'t lo+.i du.ng tho+`i the^' bie^'n ca?i ddu+o+`ng
 lo^'i dda^'u tranh dde^? ddem la.i lo+.i i'ch cao nha^'t cho da^n
 to^.c.  Ngu+o+`i quo^'c gia chi'nh tho^'ng la` ngu+o+`i kho^ng dda(.c
 na(.ng ve^ danh xu+ng, tu+o+'c hie^.u, va` sa~n sa`ng hy sinh danh du+.
 ca' nha^n nho? be' dde^? la`m ta^'t ca? nhu~ng gi` co' lo+.i cho dda^'t
 nu+o+'c.
 
 To^i hy vo.ng anh cu~ng ddo^`ng y' vo+'i to^i ra(`ng xa~ ho^.i, che^'
 ddo^. na`o cu~ng co' ngu+o+`i xa^'u va` ke? to^'t.  Dda^u fa?i ta^'t
 ca? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i trong ha`ng ngu~ co^.ng sa?n ai cu~ng la` xa^'u xa,
 ta`n a'c, kha't ma'u.  Va` dda^u fa?i ta^'t ca? ai trong che^' ddo^.
 VNCH cu~ng dde^`u la` tho^'i na't, tham nhu~ng va` dda`o ngu~.  Trong
 ca? hai che^' ddo^. ta^'t nhie^n co' mo^.t lo+'p ngu+o+`i ye^u nu+o+'c
 co' ta`i thu+.c su+. nhung la.i bi. nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i la~nh dda.o lo+.i
 du.ng la`m co^ng cu. phu.c vu. cho lo+.i i'ch rie^ng tu+ cu?a ho..#
 Dda^'t nu+o+'c chu'ng ta gio+` dda^y dda~ qua' tan na't la('m ro^`i,
 da^n to^.c chu'ng ta de^'n ba^y gio+` dda~ ddau kho^? qua' nhie^`u ro^`i,
 va` xa~ ho^.i no+i que^ nha` du+`ng nhu+ ddang ba(ng hoa.i.  Ho?i thu+?
 ne^'u tie^'p tu.c dda'nh nhau, chu+o+?i bo+'i de`m pha nhau nu+~a thi`
 tu+o+ng lai dda^'t nu+o+'c se~ ve^` dda^u ?
 
 Dda^y la` lu'c chu'ng ta ca^`n fa?i qui tu. nhu+~ng ta`i na(ng na`y
 dde^? cu`ng nhau ddu+a dda^'t nu+o+'c ra kho?i na.n co^.ng sa?n.
 Ngu+o+`i co^.ng sa?n kho^ng dde^'n no^?i mu` qua'ng la('m dde^? kho^ng
 tha^'y ca'i che^'t ddang ke^` ngay co^? ho.. Nhu+ng ho. co^' ba'm giu+~
 ca'i quye^`n lu+.c cu?a ho. la` bo+?i vi` ho. thie^'u no+. chu'ng ta
 nhie^`u qua', va` chu'ng ta lu'c na`o cu~ng ha(m he ddo`i cha(.t dda^`u
 ho. thi` thu+? ho?i la`m sao ho. co' ddu? su+'c dde^? buo^ng quye^`n
 lu+.c.
 
 Vie^.c thay ddo^?i va^.n me^.nh mo^.t quo^'c gia la` mo^.t co^ng vie^.c
 cu+.c ky` quang tro.ng, co' quan he^. ha`ng chu.c trie^.u sinh me^nh con
 ngu+o+`i.  Vi` va^.y mo.i vie^.c ca^`n fa?i ti'nh toa'n ky~ lu+o+~ng.
 Chu'ng ta kho^ng the^? ha`nh ddo^.ng theo kie^?u:  "Cu+' ddi ddi, boi~
 vi` be^n kia se~ co' a'nh dde`n va` ne^'u lo+~ dde^'n no+i ma` kho^ng
 co' a'nh sa'ng thi` chu'ng ta se~ ddo^'t de`n."  Nhu+ng ne^'u lo+~
 kho^ng co' lu+?a thi` la`m sao ma` ddo^'t dde`n. Lu'c ddo' he^'t the^'
 he^. nay` qua dde^'n nhu+~ng the^' he^. kha'c ddo+`i so^'ng se~ ma~i
 ma~i to^'i ta(m.  Hoa.c la`: "Ne^'u the^' he^. na`y la`m kho^ng ddu+o+.c
 thi` the^' he^. ke^' tie^'p. ". Nhu+ng tie^'t ra(`ng ne^'u the^' he^.
 na`y kho^ng la`m ddu+o+.c thi` ma.ng cu?a ho. dda^u co`n nu+?a dde^? ma`
 ga^`y du+.ng ne^n mo^.t the^' he^. sau.
 
 Tho+`i gian va^~n tro^i qua, tra'i dda^'t va^~n quay, va` ddo+`i so^'ng
 va^~n kho^ng ngu+`ng ddo^?i thay.  Nhu+~ng ca'i "... Mo+'i" ca^`n fai?
 du+o+.c mang ra thu+.c hie^n dde^? ddo+`i so^'ng tie^'n trie^?n.  Ta^'t
 ca? nhu+~ng ai va^~n kha(ng kha(ng muo^'n ba'm vi'u ca'i cu~ tu+'c la`
 muo^'n cho^'ng la.i lua^.t cua? vu~ tru., muo^'n da^.m cha^n ta.i cho^~,
 va` ta^'t nhie^n ba'nh xe lich su+? se~ pha?i nghie^`n na't.
 
 Tha^n,
 NV.
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 #  Nguyenson Vo,                        Texas Instruments Inc.           #
 #  E-mail:  sonvo@lobby.ti.com          P.O.  Box 655303,  M/S 8301,     #
 #    (or    5072712@mcimail.com)        Dallas, Texas 75265.             #
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Article 16281 of soc.culture.vietnamese:
From: ntran@danang.East.Sun.COM (Nhon Van Tran - Sun USOPS IR)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: [POL] Mo^.t Suy Nghi~ Ve^` Tha~m Tra.ng VN
Date: 13 Aug 92 18:51:34 GMT
Reply-To: ntran@danang.East.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Mo^.t suy nghi~ nha^n ddo.c ba`i cu?a 
Anh Hien Doky ve^` Ba'o Tra(m Con.
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  DDo.c ba`i Hie^?n post nha^n vu. ba'o Tra(m Con to^i tha^.t kho^ng
the^?  nhi.n cu+o+`i. Tru+o+'c he^'t  la` cu+o+`i vi` ca'i tu+. 
nha^.n mi`nh "ngu" cu?a Hie^?n , it' nha^'t va`i ba la^`n nha('c 
ddi nha('c la.i ca'i "ngu" cu?a mi`nh. Kho^ng bie^'t anh ta co' "ngu"
tha^.t hay la` "ngu" theo kie^?u Nguye^~n Bi~nh Khie^m. Du` sao ddo^'i
vo+'i to^i, Hie^?n la` mo^.t trong so^'nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tre? ma` to^i 
ki'nh phu.c va` hy vo.ng.  

  DDie^`u buo^`n cu+o+`i thu+' hai la` chu+? "ta^.p ho+.p mo+'i" 
trong bai` gio+'i thie^.u cu?a Tra^`n DDo^~, to^i kho^ng ddo.c Tra(m
Con  la^`n na`o, ddo+n gia?n chi? vi` no+i to^i o+? kho^ng co' no+i 
na`o  ba'n, ne^n kho^ng ne^n nha^.n xe't ve^` no^.i dung cu?a to+` 
ba'o. Chi? buo^`n cu+o+`i ve^` ca'i chu+? MO+'I. 

 Qua dda^y chu'ng ta la.i hay nghe ve^` ca'i chu+? MO+I' na^`y nhu+
Da^n Chu? Mo+'i, La^.p Tru+o+`ng Mo+'i, Sai` Go`n Mo+'i, Vie^.t Nam 
Mo+'i v.v.va` ho^m nay thi` Ta^.p Ho+.p Mo+'i. Nhi`n du+o+'i nhu+~ng 
chu+~ MO+'I na^`y la` nhu+~ng con ngu+o+`i cu?, tha^.nm chi' tha^.t la`
cu?, no'i theo quan nie^.m tuo^?i ta'c va` di'nh li'u dde^'n chi'nh 
tri. . Nhi`n quanh cha(?ng tha^'y gi` la` mo+'i ca?, ta^'t ca? chi? 
la` nhu+~ng su+. la.m du.ng danh tu+`, cha.y tro^'n su+. tha^.t va` 
lu+a` bi.p du+ lua^.n ma` tho^i. Chu+~ MO+'I o+? ha?i  ngoa.i cu~ng 
thi.nh ha`nh nhu+ chu+? HOA` BI`NH trong tho+`i ky` tru+o+'c 75. 

 Mo^.t tha'i ddo^. ti'ch cu+.c kho^ng pha?i la` tha'i ddo^. bo? ca'i 
cu? lo+'n dde^? la^.p ra nhu+~ng ca'i mo+'i nho?. Mo^.t tha'i ddo^. 
ti'ch cu+.c kho^ng pha?i la` tha'i ddo^. la`m mo^.t ke? trong sa.ch 
ddu+'ng ngoa`i. Mo^.t tha'i ddo^. ti'ch cu+.c kho^ng pha?i la` tha'i
ddo^. tro^'n cha.y, tu+` cho^'i qua' khu+' dda(.t bie^.t la` qua'
khu+' cu?a chi'nh mi`nh. 

 Tha~m tra.ng VN chi? co' the^? gia?i quye^'t ba(`ng phu+o+ng pha'p 
duy nha^'t la` cha^'p nha^.n su+. tha^.t du` la` mo^.t su+. tha^.t 
be~ ba`ng. Ne^'u ai tha^.t ta^m vo+'i dda^'t nu+o+'c thi` kho^ng ne^n 
ro+`i bo? la^.p tru+o+`ng va` ha`ng ngu~ quo^'c gia trong giai ddoa.n
cu+.c ky` kho' kha(n na^`y.

 La^.p tru+o+`ng quo^'c gia khO^ng co' ngi~a la` la^.p tru+o+`ng cu?a 
o^ng Thie^.u, o^ng Ky`, o^ng Khie^m, nhu+ dda~ bi. bo'p me'o bo+?i ca?
ca'c o^ng a^'y la^~n Co.ng Sa~n tru+o+'c 75. La^.p tru+o+`ng quo^'c 
gia la` la^.p tru+o+`ng cu?a ta^'t ca? ngu+o+`i VN ddang dda^'u tranh
cho mo^.t VN tu+. do, da^n chu?, thi.nh vu+o+.ng kho^ng CS. Ha`ng ngu?
quo^'c gia la` ha`ng ngu? cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i VN kho^ng CS, ye^u 
tu+. do va` da^n chu?, ha`ng ngu~ cu?a nhu+~ng Phan Bo^.i Cha^u, Phan
Chu  Trinh, Nguye^~n Tha'i Ho.c, Pha.m Ho^`ng Tha'i, DDoa`n Vie^'t
Hoa.t, Nguye^~n DDang Que^',  va` ha`ng trie^.u  chie^'n si~ quo^'c 
gia dda~ va` ddang ddo^? ma'u trong lao tu` cu~ng nhu+ tre^n kha('p 
ba mie^`n dda^'t nu+o+'c.

 DDa^y cu~ng kho^ng pha?i lu'c dde^? tha('c ma('t ra(`ng co' hay 
kho^ng co' a'nh dde`n phia' be^n kia ddu+o+`ng ha^`m. Bo^?n pha^.n         
ta^'t ca? chu'ng ta la` pha?i qua be^n kia. Tu+. do, da^n chu? va` 
thi.nh vu+o+.ng cu?a da^n to^.c ddang o+? phia' be^n kia. Ne^'u 
cha(?ng may kho^ng co' ro^`i chu'ng ta se~ tha('p. Ne^'u the^' he^.
ho^m nay kho^ng la`m ddu+o+.c thi` the^' he^. mai sau. Li.ch su+?
la` gio`ng so^ng me^nh mo^ng va` kho^ng bao gio+` ngu+`ng cha?y.
Ne^'u chi? ngo^`i dda^y tha('c ma('t thi` se~ kho^ng bao gio+` qua
be^n kia ddu+o+.c.  

Tha^n

Tra^`n Trung -Da.o