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2006-04-26 Southeast Asia

Vietnam Reappoints Communist Party Leader

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Posted by Steve White 2006-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Vietnam (like China) is in transistion from Commie to Capitalist economy. Another 20 years the only communists parties still around will be in the U.S. and Western Europe. Try to imagine if the PRC tried to do a 180 and ended the capitalists special zone? I can't.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-04-26 11:01|| 2006-04-26 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Ever notice how poverty and neo-socialism [aka communism and its islamic sister] seem to thrive together. The failed psuedo-scientific and religious perspective is that control can over come the natural chaos of human interaction with the usual result being entropy. Best to learn to live with the chaos and ride it.

Posted by Glath Sherese1207 2006-04-26 14:22|| 2006-04-26 14:22|| Front Page Top

#3 I do believe the the Vietnamese and the Chinese will move more and more to a capitalist state. Whether they eventually throw off the Communist form of government I think is mostly irrelevant. right now the respective governments give a great ammount of security to their people and limit personal the freedoms we enjoy and allow a certain ammount of capitalism in exchange for a citizenry that won't make waves. If the people begin to believe they will not be allowed economic rewards (due to imcompetance or any other factor) there will be problems. The people won't go back to the old days.
And yes, this is a genuine 100% real North Vietnamese Army pith helmet. I ain't sayin how or where I got it.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-04-26 15:01|| 2006-04-26 15:01|| Front Page Top

#4 What's the demilitarized zone? It sounds like something from the Wizard of Oz "Oh no don't go in there!" "Ohhh wee ohh. Ho Chi Minn." "Oh look you've landed in Saigon. You're amongst the little people now." "We represent the ARVN army, the ARVN army. Oh no! Follow the Ho Chi Minn trail! Follow the Ho Chi Minn trail!"

Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-26 15:48|| 2006-04-26 15:48|| Front Page Top

#5 LOL, B!

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-04-26 16:08|| 2006-04-26 16:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey Deacon, I guess you got pithed on.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-04-26 16:15|| 2006-04-26 16:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Well when I remove it I can say, "pith off".

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-04-26 16:45|| 2006-04-26 16:45|| Front Page Top

#8 from the Jane Fonda Collection© of accessories?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-26 19:20|| 2006-04-26 19:20|| Front Page Top

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