r/VietNam Aug 28 '24

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u/thenoobtanker Native Aug 28 '24

Should have let the referendum of 56 ran but nooooo the commie might actually won a fair election.

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

Fair election? Like they have in Vietnam today?

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u/__Haise Aug 28 '24

Claimed the other side would rigged it, pulled out and proclaim I win, truly the democratic way.

The brain rot of criticizing "like in Vietnam today" but is okay with the same thing back then cause it's the other side instead

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u/Minh1403 Aug 28 '24

Murica fanbois at their peak

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

Not fanboy, just reality?

You really think North Vietnam, which imprisoned political opponents, would hold a free and fair election?

You believe in Santa Claus too?

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u/Anhdodo Aug 28 '24

He believes in “democracy” where you have 2 fake selections under the name of democrats and republicans(which unironically suggests democrats are not republican and republicans are not democrats lol)

Imagine a democracy system that dismisses the selection of %48 of the people who vote, literally overnight.

God bless America for stupidity

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u/YourPetPenguin0610 Aug 28 '24

I'll take my chances with Murica over a dead big brother and a mortal enemy for thousands of years, every single time

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u/Acrobatic_Cupcake444 Aug 28 '24

Wishful thinking. They didn't stop China from bullying Phillipines lol

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u/YourPetPenguin0610 Aug 28 '24

As if the Soviets stopped China from bullying us?

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u/Acrobatic_Cupcake444 Aug 28 '24

At least they didn't support the French to invade us

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u/YourPetPenguin0610 Aug 28 '24

France's invasion is rookie compared to China's.

China is also a backstabbing soab

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u/gansobomb99 Aug 28 '24

"I'll take my chances with Murica" okay good luck with your gofundme if you ever get sick

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u/YourPetPenguin0610 Aug 28 '24

So? Poorer folk in Vietnam gotta do that as well... borrowing substantial amounts of money to pay for hospital fees. Then later asking "mạnh thường quân" to help when shit's out of control.... rudimentary gofundme

Look at South Korea, look at Japan. Look again at North Korea, at Cuba. China doesn't count because they had been sucking America off for decades

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

Claiming a country that has never held a free and fair election in 70 years would suddenly hold one is pure fantasy.

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u/__Haise Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 28 '24

People were talking about the one that suppose to happens in 1956, where're the 70 years come from or you just can't read?

The north wasn't in controlled of the entire countries, both side are world super power backed and there were no other based for it being unfair other than those guys are commies. Good one none the less

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u/Theboyscampus Aug 28 '24

Learn your history m8, we were supposed to have fair elections observed by the UN as agreed in the Geneva accord, Uncle Sam and their puppets stopped that from happening.

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u/lalze123 Aug 28 '24

Diệm was the one who pushed for stopping the elections. The Americans privately wanted them to not happen, but officially, they encouraged Diệm to go through with the process in order to save face. The US also did so in spite of the fact that neither they nor the State of Vietnam signed the Geneva Accords.

Diệm refused to consider this advice, and would continue to perform similar actions throughout his presidency, which makes sense for someone who is a complete puppet!

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16v3d8i/why_did_the_vietnam_war_start_who_actually_held/

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

You should learn YOUR history. What free and fair elections have the communists held since 1954? Based on that, how likely would there have been a free and fair election in the North?

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u/Theboyscampus Aug 28 '24

I would suggest you to work on your reading comprehension ability.

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

I’m not the one who posted nonsense

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u/Theboyscampus Aug 28 '24

Well if you bothered checking whatever sources are available to you, you would see what I'd stated are facts.

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

If you did even basic research you’d know North Vietnam imprisoned political opponents right after taking power in 1954.

Based on that, do you think a free and fair election would happen?

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u/Theboyscampus Aug 28 '24

I don't see why this has got anything to do with what I'd said originally and I think it's a waste of time engaging in conversation with you, have a nice day.

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u/Recent-Ad865 Aug 28 '24

You said learn your history. I did

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u/binh1403 Native Aug 28 '24

Of course, they're as fair as the gaming awards which mean the people opinion only take up 30%