everyone disliked that
everyone disliked that
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Vietnam is one of the reasons I have hope for Ukraine. The North Vietnamese were overwhelmingly outgunned and outmanned. But they had a "win or die" mentality and spent the better part of two decades forcing the enemy to play whack-a-mole until everybody got bored and went home.
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Another analogy would be that the Ukrainian defense is being propped up by foreign military aid to fight indefinitely, similarly to the South Vietnamese puppet regime, which promptly collapsed when the US pulled back.
That’s not to conflate the legitimate Ukrainian fight against Russian invasion with the US’ immoral campaign against (North) Vietnamese liberation from colonialism or to detract from Ukraine’s agency and determination. However, the reliance on foreign assistance, particularly from Russian friendly regimes like the US, might prove precarious in the coming months.
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I know, Pooh, I know: https://youtu.be/G3rH8TyOjTU
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Swedish flag?
In 1972 the Swedish prime minister gave a christmas speech to the nation comparing the US actions in Vietnam to WW2 massacres. Only swedish article on it on wikipedia: https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof_Palmes_jultal_1972
This amazing man was a Social Democrat! Nowadays, the actual left party is far to the right of where he was in the seventies. That's how far the window has shifted. His speech on prejudice still gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. Palme was a rare gem.
Sweden supported the Vietcong during the war.
As anyone in their right mind should have. 💚