On 1/20/2026 at 4:09 PM, Jingthing said:

Wouldn't have massively funded a PARAMILITARY organization that answers only to him and his DOJ stooge (ICE) of masked thugs to invade selected U.S. cities.

Thats only because you choose to interpret it that way.

3 hours ago, TedG said:

Go read a book. The market reforms of 1986 lead to the growth of Vietnam.

I don't need to "read a book" to know it's still socialist.

On 1/21/2026 at 8:01 PM, NanLaew said:

I don't need to "read a book" to know it's still socialist.

Communism was an utter failure. Which why they had to move towards market reforms.

Just now, TedG said:

Communism was an utter failure. Which why they had to move towards market reforms.

All those reforms and successes, and yet it's still a proud and independent SOCIALIST nation with the Communist Party at the helm.

"The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a one-party state. A new state constitution was approved in April 2013, replacing the 1992 version. The central role of the Communist Party was reasserted in all organs of government, politics and society."

They call them libtards or leftards for a reason.

8 hours ago, NanLaew said:

All those reforms and successes, and yet it's still a proud and independent SOCIALIST nation with the Communist Party at the helm.

"The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a one-party state. A new state constitution was approved in April 2013, replacing the 1992 version. The central role of the Communist Party was reasserted in all organs of government, politics and society."

Which needed capitalism to get the economy moving. Socialism always fails.