There is nothing wrong to be in the "Quoc Gia" camp---I consider myself part of the camp, but I strongly disagree with the uncompromising attitude and the barnyard language and the calling for blood of the VCP leaders and their followers by some vociferous and stupidly self-righteous people of the Quoc Gia camp. To win over the hearts ands mind of all the Vietnamese populace, the Quoc Gia camp must present themselves as pragmatic problem solvers and people with compassion and forgiveness in their hearts, and not bloodthirsty and vengeful ideologues, otherwise they unwittingly pose themselves that they are no better than their commie counterpart ideologues. A winning solution is never regarding and painting the opposing camp as uncompromising and evil enemies, otherwise the opposing camp, out of induced paranoia, will in turn be uncompromising and fight to the death defending their lives and interests.
We must remember our true enemies are not Vietnamese, no matter what stripe of ideology they choose to wear. Our enemies must always be external, especially the Chinese and the Cambodians who have killed us in the past and bent on taking our lands. If the Vietnamese people keep regarding one another as enemies and constantly and persistently demand blood as a payment for past sins, such a people cannot last long as an independent, sovereign people. All civil wars are bad, no matter how it is painted. There are more than enough civil wars in our history. It's time for us to grow up in view of the looming danger of being conquered and assimilated by the Chinese, this time once and for all. Just because we succeeded in escaping assimilation in the past, that does not necessarily mean this time we also will, in view of the advances of technology and the pressures of demographics.
To state there are some, if not many, stupid and unenlightened folks in the Quoc Gia camp may not necessarily involve ad hominem attacks. It is what it is, whitewashing does not get rid of realities. There are indeed folks in the Quoc Gia camp, who are mặc cảm, chụp mũ, and ngụy biện who best serve as unthinking, petty, small followers, and never as leaders or spokesmen in any capacity as they don't have the brains and wisdom to act as leaders or spokesmen, regardless of how their wanton ambition tells them otherwise.
Roberto Wissai/NKBa'
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