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- From: groucho!thinh@uu.psi.com (Thinh N. Nguyen)
- Subject: [POL] Re:*3 Normalization w/ Vietnam
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.003659.18449@news.media.mit.edu>
- Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu
- Sender: owner-scv@media.mit.edu
- Reply-To: groucho!thinh@uu.psi.com
- Organization: SCV Relay
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:36:59 GMT
- Lines: 48
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- Hi netters:
-
- To reply David Kohr's posting:
-
- > Thinh raises some interesting and important practical points about
- > normalization of relations and trade. I think that it will be insightful
- > also to keep an eye on developments in China, whose economic and political
- > situation I expect Vietnam will soon parallel: a non-democratic
- > authoritarian Communist party retains official control of formal politics
- > and the military (the ultimate form of control), but relinquishes much
- > power over the economy to private citizens and foreign investors.
- >
- > Another interesting potential parallel might be Singapore: could Vietnam
- > become economically capitalist yet controlled politically by a single
- > authoritarian party?
- >
-
- I think you definitly have a more accurate and unbias perpective on the
- situation in Vietnam. I agree with your comparision. I also think that
- the speed of which Vietnam will move toward democracy after the normalization
- will be much faster than that of China because the Vietnam has a stronger
- tight with the outside world. Realisticly, for the next 15 years if everything
- goes right, the current situation of Singapore is about as good as democracy
- in Vietnam will be. Which is still something to look forward to.
-
- The effort to help Vietnam should not be a political one but rather to
- help raise the standard of living and level of education. Once the people
- understand the concept of democracy and freedom, only a true democratic
- government will survive the evolution.
-
- About the protitution problems. I didn't blame anyone but rather using it
- as an example of many existing problems.
-
- > I think Max is suggesting that the current regime be replaced on the basis
- > of human rights abuses, lack of democratic control, and economic
- > incompetence, not out of a sense of revenge. Not every American wants to
- > be the next Rambo :-) .
- > --
- > Dave Kohr CS Graduate Student Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
-
- I have never doubt Max's concern for human rights and I don't think he wants
- to be the next Rambo. I just don't want him to let his personal hatred toward
- the communist government (as all of us have) turns him into the US advisers
- of the 1960s who advocated removal of government thus restart the killing
- process all over again.
-
- sincerely yours,
- Thi.nh n. Nguye^~n
-