Message from @Stander
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Like a lot
Like this weird ass Samsung TV that I have in my room for some reasons
The middle class in Vietnam is growing
My family personally is middle class and stuff are going well for us
Talkihg about SOE
Unlike private companies, SOEs and Military owned companies actually get their shit done
MOEs?
man vietnam signed up for TPP
whyyy
this also makes me suspicious lol
I feel like war is brewing ngl
We actually went to war with China 40 years ago
because the people learn all about marxism, but then their government does the opposite?
is that why?
"The government can then use those proceeds to help in funding infrastructure projects to attract more foreign investment."
is this part of why SOEs are being sold off?
No, the South East China Sea problem
As you have already know, our GDP is low, maybe the state are selling off those SOEs because they're inefficient and to pay off debts and do as listed above
The people don't care about Marxism/Leninism or Communism and Socialism and they certainly won't start another bloody civil war just because the government isn't what they claim to be
There are a clear trait of nationalism in Vietnamese society and even though the government is "Socialist", they are in fact Nationalistic
Vandalizing historical Vietnamese national heroes can land you in jail
The school books encourage Nationalism and national pride
Propaganda posters have a certain amount of Nationalistic content in them
Like this for example
"Glory to be a soldier"
"Protect the Fatherland"
"Vietnam in my heart"
"30th year celebration of the Dien Bien Phu Victory 1954/1984"
"The Dien Bien Phu Spirit"
""Fight a hundred battles, win a hundred battles"
"Our Youth stand ready to protect the Fatherland"
"we are destined to win, they are destined to lose"
This one implies that China lost the war of 1979 to Vietnam
There are definitely Communist elements in these ones
But there are definitely nationalist elements in these
Nationalism is silly
Nationalism helped us through wars
Without Nationalism, I don't think we'll win the war against, South Vietnam, China and Cambodia and Thailand
yea nationalism is important when your nation is under a foreign threat