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The Vietnamese spirit is now helping a bunch of genocidal asshats committing genocide (ghostarchive.org)

submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As Israel seeks reliable partners for its reconstruction journey, Central offers more than technical strength, it brings a powerful national spirit. It brings the story of Vietnam, a nation that has risen from war to rebuild itself. And now that spirit continues in the Mediterranean, where Central is laying the foundations for sustainable values and a bold vision for the future.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

It’s true that the dissolution of the USSR in the early 1990s marked the end of internationalist leftist movements across the world and the unfettered rise of neoliberalism.

However, the seeds had been sown long before that. China entered into a “marriage of convenience” with the US in the 1970s because Mao and later Deng perceived the USSR as trying to surround China through Vietnam. China’s alliance with the US not only saved the US from its declining hegemony in the 70s, they both collectively killed the USSR in the process.

Obviously, Vietnam, having to repel American imperialist forces, sided with the USSR. So, even though Vietnam won the war against the Americans, they were still the losers in the post-Cold War geopolitical reshuffling, with China reaping the rewards for their alliance with the US.

In a way, it’s ironic to see that Vietnam today is proactively seeking to side with the US empire (perhaps even trying to help saving the declining empire with whatever it has to offer) to get ahead of China - maybe they feel like they missed out on the last time the world underwent a substantial reshuffling of trade relations?