Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 12:24:48 -0400
Subject: Re: Who won in Vietnam?


At 11:14 AM 4/4/96, Rahul Mahajan wrote:

>Although saying
>it makes me want to retch, since I consider what the US did to Vietnam the
>worst crime since you-know-what and the Vietnamese resistance one of the
>most amazing displays of courage and perseverance ever

Before I get accused of being an apologist for imperialism, I have to say I
agree with every word of this. The murder of 2-3 million Indochinese was a
great crime, and the resistance of the Vietnamese was truly heroic.
Unfortunately, under imperialism, crimes are rewarded more often than
heroism.

Doug

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