I really don’t want to burst your bubble… but do you not realize this is seen as a joke abroad?
e.g. In Hanoi, American officials, diplomats, and executives are rushing to wine and dine people who literally celebrate the defeat of ‘American force’ in public, on the record, every year.
They treat even a random third secretary for some party committee 100km from Hanoi much much better than the 90th percentile upper middle class American household in the Bay Area…
Edit: And I’m not even going to talk about Eastern Europe or the Middle East, it’s really too harsh to put into writing.
Uhhh… you might need to work on your reading comprehension skills, or are you projecting something on to me?
Why would I be ‘salty’ about anything anyone does in Hanoi?
It seems clear that many people in Hanoi are benefitting enormously, which is pretty much a total positive, except for some possibility of inducing corruption elsewhere.
> In Hanoi, American officials, diplomats, and executives are rushing to wine and dine people who literally celebrate the defeat of ‘American force’ in public, on the record, every year.
I read that as that your are implying that the American diplomats should take the Vietnamese celebrating their independence as an insult versus the American diplomats.
This further implies that the American diplomats should be salty concerning the Vietnam War, to not lose face or something.
You said something that he found unclear (so did I). He asked for clarification. You refused to give it. And now you mock his reading comprehension? Since at least two of us couldn't be sure what you meant, maybe you should work on writing less cryptically.
Also, site guidelines call for charitable interpretation. When someone asks you to clarify, assume they need it clarified.
Why do you believe your opinion on this or that is more relevant than other passing readers? Is there some novel argument your preparing?
Since the comment in question doesn’t have a negative score currently and some time has elapsed, passing readers combined have already decided in a more credible way than a single individual can.
I'm confused. You're upset that America has made peace with Vietnam and treats its diplomats to courtesy state dinners and such? Who cares?
The Cold War ended almost 30 years ago. I don't live in the past. I look forward to a glorious future, where we can even work with dirty commies. If the people of Vietnam don't like their government, they should feel free to overthrow it.
But I think any attack on an American force will get you a quick lesson on our credibility, which, as an American, is all I really care about.
Similarly economically, good luck not participating in the American markets.