Comments by "William Cattr" (@williamcattr267) on "Ed Nash's Military Matters"
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn No evidence, you say? LOL!!! 🤣🤣🤣😂 Did you actually type that with a straight face?
Look at all the countries that got rid of communism, and look how they are successful today. China is communist in name only. They have adopted a number of ideas from the "capitalist" west.
No evidence that democracy is failing.
Visit a communist country to see for myself? Visiting and living somewhere are two different things, my man. In any event, why not take some of your own advice here and visit a democratic country like the U.S., Canada, Mexico???
I have had the opportunity of speaking with several persons over the years that lived in communist countries. None of them expressed any regret of not living under that system anymore, and they seemed quite impressed by the abundance of everything here in the U.S.
How many people do you know that previously lived in a democracy (born there, etc.) and moved to a communist country???
Even Lee Harvey Oswald (Kennedy's alleged assassin in 1963) left the U.S. after serving in military to go to Russia; supposedly he was a Marxist sympathizer. He got a job there as a lathe operator at the Gorizont Electronics Factory in Minsk, and met his future wife. However, he was dissatisfied with the soviet way of life after only 2 years and moved back to the U.S. to live in Texas with his wife.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn Well if is as you claim it is over there in Vietnam, guess what then? YOU'RE A DEMOCRACY in the making! 😁
Either way, you still don't have it as good as workers in the U.S.
Do you have Trade Union's there? OH NO! That is a dirty word in a communist country! LOL!!
These unions do quite well representing their members with negotiating better pay and benefits. Even school teachers here in the U.S. are represented by unions. They get paid fairly well, and they get summers off, which frees them to work other jobs, or sit back and wait for the school year to start back up again.
Wanna start comparing pay for the jobs that you work in Vietnam vs. the same jobs in the U.S? You'll get spanked again by me! You simply can't beat what we have over here. And 2.2 million Vietnamese that live here in the U.S. are in no hurry at all to go back to communist Vietnam. They know the truth. Unlike a socialist slave like yourself that does not know any better.
I can say with confidence that whatever the pay is for these jobs that you mentioned, it probably is less than minimum wage in the U.S.
I see that the approximate value of dollars (Vietnamese to U.S.) earned in a month is around $148 dollars to $750 per month in some of the better paying jobs. Guess what??? Hate to break it to you, but I was earning over $3,689 per month 7 years ago, which was based on 160 hours for the month (40 hours per week, with 45 minute paid lunch a day). That is 85,053,584.00 Vietnamese dong. And that is just an average middle class earnings for me.
You made a joke about Walmart a few posts back. Guess what? The stock boys and cashiers make more than you do. They are getting $15 U.S. dollars per hour. That is 345,840.00 Vietnamese dong.
In twice the lifespan experience that I have over you, along with a significate advantage of quality of education that you do not have, I have not met so much as one person who said they were going to leave the U.S. to go live in a communist county due to better opportunities. Not even Oswald wanted to stay in soviet Russia.
No, not one (1). So, what does that tell you?
If you leave Vietnam and come to America, you can actually make a step up in wage and living standard if you work at the so-called "circus" of Walmart.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
You have wasted nearly a week of your time going back and forth with me here on the this whole “Democracy vs. Communism” argument, and you have failed to make any salient points here in support of communism. No, not one substantive point in support of communism.
What is so superior about communism to democracy? You need to draw some solid points on this issue if you are going to convince me; points based on factual evidence instead of that pitiful pro-communist bravado and wishful thinking that you have.
As an American with an advanced education, you are really going to have to give it your all if you want me to believe that communism is the way to go (because it clearly isn’t).
Is it the lower standard of living and the restrictive control by the government over every facet of life in communist Vietnam that you like so much? Why would we want that? More importantly, who would want that and why? With access to better waste and sewer management, better medical technology and medical experience, along with a superior education system in a democracy, why would we want a lesser standard of living in an oppressive communist regime? It would be like going backwards in time.
Here in America, military service is optional. In most communist counties all males upon reaching the age of 18 must serve. And you know what? Service in a communist military doesn’t even come close to the better pay and educational benefits enjoyed by an American serviceman. Veterans receive the Montgomery G.I. Bill (money for college), and Veterans Home Purchase Loan to name just a few of the benefits. As for healthcare? Veterans get access to V.A. health care if they ever find themselves outside of coverage due to unemployment.
In the U.S., (along with most democracies) the standard of living is much higher than in a communist country; no two ways about it. Be it in America, Canada, Denmark, Norway, etc., the freedom enjoyed by the citizenry is beyond your warped conception of what freedom actually is. Additionally, the life span of the average person is higher in a democratic society than in a communist society. You can make claims to the contrary, but I’d say prove it, and prove it decisively. You are so gullible, if your great leader told you the moon was made of cheese, you and the idiots dancing and singing in the video would believe it! 😂🤣
To be quite frank, I really have seen no advantage at all of your life in a communist country compared to my life of relative prosperity here in America. If eating cats and dogs is an advantage to be gained, well, you can keep that so-called “perk” (barf 🤢🤢🤮 ). For the rest of us, cats and dogs are companion pets. The thought of eating one is beyond revolting to say the very least. Personally, I lean more towards a vegetarian-based diet, with the notable exception of fish, chicken, and beef (the latter on more rare occasions).
Communism is a dying breed of government. No wonder there are fewer and fewer communist countries with each passing decade (even you know this). I’m calling it now; Cuba will be the next country to trade communism for democracy (8 years or less). And when they do, they are going to experience tremendous growth and quality of living that will surpass anything in Vietnam (mark my words). Currently, Cuba ranks the lowest in terms of economic freedom compared to other South American countries.
With approximately 167 democratic countries vs. less than 5 communist countries at the present time, it is not hard to see that democracy is the better choice of the two, and gaining ground where communism is losing ground.
At the tender (and grossly inexperienced) age of 21, you are young enough to possibly see the eventual exit of communism in Vietnam. Either way, I really don’t care if Vietnam stays communist for the next 1,000 years, or if it goes democratic in the next few years; there is no stake in it for me. Based on some of the stuff you reported about jobs in Vietnam, it is clear that foreign investments are pivotal in creating some of the prosperity that Vietnam enjoys compared to other communist countries (China being the higher exception). Man, the Japs are making a handsome profit at the expense of all you cheap laboring Vietnamese! They took advantage of you guys in WWII as well.
Nevertheless, this prosperity in Vietnam is noting at all to brag about when compared to the prosperity of the democratic countries (and neither is the dancing and singing of a few Vietnamese morons in a video).
America was founded on the very principles of religious freedom. A person can choose any faith they want, or be free to choose none at all, and they are free to support any political party they wish. And while American democracy may have some faults, the pros far outweigh the cons of this system of governance. With democracy, change is always possible, and indeed it has already. Rights for women and racial minorities has gotten much better than it was years ago.
Here is a study conducted by the Pew Research institute regarding the opinion of people polled from former European communist countries. I think the research provides some valuable insight to this contentious topic. Yes, there were some surveyed that preferred communism over the current governments. However, the vast majority are satisfied with the transition from communism to democracy over the last 30 years.
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/10/15/european-public-opinion-three-decades-after-the-fall-of-communism/
Just the facts, kid. Eat it and weep.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
Ok, so this is day 7 of this communism vs. democracy debate?? Yes, and it is yet another day wasted by you.
I am still waiting for you to convince me with facts that clearly and decisively show that you have a better life in a communist society, and I am waiting for you to tell me all of the great socialist advantages. You have failed yet again to produce any foundation. All you can keep saying, “Oh, communism is so much better and it has so much more freedom compared to the democratic countries.” Blah, blah, blah. What a steaming crock of you know what…
I have already provided you with information time and time again that clearly shows that a life of democracy in the U.S. is far superior to anything you have in communist Vietnam.
Quick fact for you: Did you know that a city bus driver in a city in the eastern U.S. makes approximately $30 dollars (693862.15 VND) an hour after only 5 years of being on the job? No long shifts past 8 hours (unless they want overtime). They start at $16 per hour while in training. Yes, full-time hours too. Union job with paid vacation, paid sick time, bereavement leave, and good medical coverage too. It is a job that does not require a college degree or extensive experience. Paid training as well. Think I am joking?
See for yourself:
http://www.riderta.com/career-opportunities
A few of the highlights of democracy in America (these are just a few of many):
1. Better living standards and wages (you don’t even come close).
2. Access to better education (you are far behind this point too).
3. Social Security and pension benefits
4. Far more expansive rights relating to freedom of speech and press
5. Press is not owned by the government.
6. Protection against cruel and unusual punishment (can’t beat on a so-called “suspect” to make them confess).
7. The right of defendant to have a trial by judge or jury.
8. Freedom to start a business (just look at Amazon and Jeff Bezsos or Bill Gates for a rag to riches comparison).
9. Right to protest against the government, and the ability to criticize political leaders.
10. Freedom of religion
11. Superior technology available in the U.S.
12. Better safety regulations for food inspection and safety (think of the U.S.D.A).
13. Better access to hospitals and urgent care facilities (our doctors and medical support staff are some of the best on the planet!).
14. Government must prove each and every element BEYOND A REASONALBE DOUBT to convict a defendant.
Now that you understand how to better frame your supportive points for your “argument”, I want to hear about all the great things and the so-called high living standard of communist Vietnam (things we can’t do here in the U.S.).
Come on now, stop spinning your wheels and make me jealous of the “good life” in communist Vietnam! You may have to contact your local village political leader for some help on this. He/she will be more than glad to fabricate, I mean provide you with some fresh propaganda.
Look, the proverbial ball is in your court, Nguyen. Stop wasting time and don’t disappoint me with nonsense, I want facts.
By the way, I noticed that you didn't seem to comment on the subject of the innocence Project. You know, the point where I brought up that there is an initiative underway in the U.S. to free those who have been wrongly convicted. It does happen. People are human, and people can make mistakes (Prosecutors, Judges, etc.). Nobody is infallible, no, not even in Vietnam.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
I still disagreed with your absurd notion that communism is beneficial to people, and that people will enjoy the most freedom and prosperity under this outdated system of governance. It just isn’t so, my man.
The undertone from most of your statements seem to center more on anti-Americanism instead of anti-democracy. Any social issues and points that you raised in relation to riots, etc. do not bear relevance to societal issues in other democratic countries (Canada or Norway to name a few). By contrast, my debate stance centers on an anti-communist position instead of an anti-Vietnamese stance. All you can do is focus on perceived negatives (more like communist party exaggerations) of some of the downsides of democracy in America.
Nevertheless, as I have maintained on previous statements to you, the good points of democracy FAR outweigh the negatives. Communism on the other hand? Nothing good at all of this political system stands out as a decisive and overwhelming advantage.
The facts that I presented stand; fewer and fewer communist societies are in existence today. If it was so good of a political option, then it would stand to reason that more and more countries would adopt it.
We have seen from numerous examples of how vital it is to have free trade. The most successful communist countries are those (like China) that have adopted some of the economic principles utilized in democratic countries. On the flip side, North Korea stands out as one of the more faithful in terms of maintaining their Marxist principles, although it comes at the cost of economic prosperity. South Korean citizens enjoy tremendous advantages economically, socially, and in quality of life issues overall.
The advancements of human rights are paramount in the furtherance of a nation’s prosperity. You can argue all that brainwashed commie nonsense of how people in communist Vietnam have the most freedom (you clearly don't).
Apparently, your idea of freedom differs considerably from mine and others who endeavor to get the most out of life. Being able to practice your religious preferences, or exercising your right to free speech without intimidation tactics from the government is what true freedom really is.
Communist governments exert strict control over radio and television broadcasts (Vietnam is certainly no exception to this restrictive practice).
What concern is it of the government to decide if a certain business(s) have employees who wish to unionize so that they can bargain for better wages and benefits? Why should the government decide? In America, it is a choice to unionize if workers wish to do so.
Are you going to deny this….
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/vietnam#
^^Any truth to this, or are you going to deny it?
And while there is no doubt that some retirees (few rather than many) from a democratic country may move to a country that has a much lower cost and standard of living (communist Vietnam is a fitting example), it is only because their retirement funds will go much further.
American money goes a long way in places like Mexico too, and it is no wonder than some retired Americans move there to stretch their retirement money; doesn’t necessarily mean that Mexico is a better place to live. Some wealthy Americans go there to retire, whereas impoverished Mexican’s are trying to get into America for the better opportunities (and they are not even communist nation).
Communist countries are notaries for their abuse of human civil liberties. You can claim to the contrary, but that would make you either delusional, or an outright liar. I have been around too long to have some wet behind the ears 21-year-old pull the wool over my eyes and tell me everything is milk and honey in a communist regime.
Just to indulge you a little on this silly topic, let’s imagine for one disturbing (and equally depressing) second that America became communist. Well, there goes my freedom of liberty, right to bear arms, access to freedom of the press, and I lose everything I have. And for the legal system? The communist state has already decided your guilt and punishment beforehand in their Kangaroo court system. If that was on the horizon for America’s political future, count me on the first flight out of there to Montreal, Canada! I’ll N-E-V-E-R live under a communist system anywhere! I am definitely a staunch anti-communist.
Fascism would be a better option to communism if one were faced with making an extreme choice where democracy is not an option.
In any event, let’s agree to disagree on this issue. You continue to live at a much lower living standard and wage, and I will continue to enjoy access to better education, housing, wages, benefits, and free exercise of religion, speech, along with all the other finer advantages of democracy. Sounds fair to me.
Oh, how is your 401k doing? I am sure you have one of those, right? (that was sarcasm by the way).
Doubtful you even know what a 401k is (without doing a quick search on the internet).
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn You say he is "highly educated"? Did he receive that so-called "high education" in Vietnam or the U.S.? If in the U.S, then you just disproved your own point. In any event, who ever said he is an expert on the subject?
No possible way that would be a true statement. How many people from the U.S. (or anywhere for that matter) are skipping past a education in the U.S. to come to Vietnam instead?
And if you claim the Vietnamese education system is better than that in America, in what ways? Be specific, since at the tender age of 21, and with so much life experience, you know better than anyone about this subject matter. 😂
Anyways, this article link below refutes your claim and that of the American idiot in the video, who apparently is not that educated at all (must have received his education in Vietnam)..
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country
^^Vietnam is not even mentioned. Some sources have claimed either Canada or the U.K. as having the best educational system. This must be in reference to elementary school. As for colleges, nope. America holds the edge in this category. Princeton, Yale, Harvard University? No equals on the planet, certainly not in Vietnam.
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@Chí Thiện Nguyễn Not much of a fact at all.
Did you not look at the bus driving job link that I posted in my previous message, or did your government that controls what you see on the internet stop you from seeing it???? No degree needed at all. And there are quite a few jobs that are available. 30 million "unfilled" jobs that are restricted to the "educated"??? How many "great" paying jobs are unfilled in Vietnam? Oh wait, there is no such thing (ah, for the love of sarcasm).
As I said before, and I'll say it again for you.... The lowest paid American with a GED certificate flipping burgers at McDonald's makes more money than many so-called middle-class people in Vietnam.
With an average salary of less than $700 U.S. dollars a month (16190116.78 VND) earned in a job in Vietnam, man that is absolute garbage by comparison. Most low wage jobs in America are around $500 a week (more or less depending on area), with most middle-class jobs in the U.S. earning $1,080 per week.
You can't compete, Nguyen. You can't compete at all with the fact that America (or any other democratic country you want to name and compare to). Singapore is better than communist Vietnam!
So, how long you want to go back and forth with me on this issue? 1 more week? 6 months, 15 years? You'll tire long before me, son. With a superior American education behind me (primary and secondary levels), and armed with facts and life experience, you can be sure I will not yield an inch of ground on this topic.
You are in way over your head, kid. Ignorance and communist bravado are all you have to sustain you. And while the communist government in Vietnam clearly has you brainwashed and they control what you can and cannot see on the internet; they are unable to do the same to me.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
You wrote, "Vietnamese IT worker make $24,000-$36,000"
^^^Well, then they should come to the U.S. and get paid what they are worth.
Dunkin Doughnuts pays about $24,000 a year. And you know what they do? Yeah, employees serve coffee and doughnuts to customers on a daily basis. Wouldn't even need an education beyond the 6th grade, let alone have a college degree in information tech.
As for the cost of living in cities in California or New York? You are not telling me anything new. Heck, I knew that much before you were even a sperm cell swimming down your father's penis into your mother's vagina after a shared meal of Thit cho and rice. Look, those are two extreme examples. This is why $70,000 a year in New York is a poor wage, whereas in Texas that would be a good wage. How about Cleveland, Ohio???? What about Norfolk, Virginia In Cleveland, one can rent a 3 bedroom house for less than $1,300 per month in the suburbs. An IT specialist can earn $50,000 a year up to $100,000 + in Cleveland depending on experience and industry certifications like CCNA, CCNP, PMP, CISA ,etc..
I really do get a laugh at how you at the age of 21 are preaching to me like I was born yesterday. I have been out of grade school longer than you have been alive. Nevertheless, I am on track to earn my third college degree in less than two years from now (all in Information Technology).
In the next five years, I will have completed my graduate degree. Let me know when you can catch up.
Oh, yeah, So, tell me again about your 401k plan. Tell me about how you have your own house and car.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
New Topic: The Olympics
Vietnam: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 0 Bronze, Medals total: 4
United States: 1,127 Gold, 907 Silver, 793 Bronze,
Medals total: 2,827
You guys can't even compete seriously in the Olympics compared to our record?
What has your local political leader told you to say on this point? Or have you not called this person?
And you expect me to believe that you have a better education system and other nonsense??? You may be gullible enough to believe this, however, I am much more informed. Even Singapore and Taiwan did better than you guys.
Here, see for yourself...
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/olympic-medals-by-country
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn And, your point is????
Some of these same news links are what you earlier referred to as "fake news" when these news sources presented information that was not favorable to communism. But now they are credible, right? 🤣🤣🤣
More and more people are being vaccinated against Covid, which means the "frustration" will soon be over.
I'm am sure there are students in Vietnam who have the same frustrations about mask requirements.
"Covid parties in Alabama"??? So, what point is that suppose to serve?? Students are always looking for something to party about, And you know what? When Covid is gone, they will be partying about something else. So again, what point are you trying to drive here???
What won't be over soon is the fact that you don't live free. You are not free to speak your mind, and you have a low living standard, and your country is weak in sports among many things.
"Highly educated in Vietnam made an AI robot" Yeah, I was not all that impressed to tell you the truth. China is WAY ahead of you guys in just about everything, including Artificial Intelligence. And the U.S. is ahead of both of you.
By the way, you talk about Information Technology, how do you like American made hardware and software? You can thank Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs for that!
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn Oh, I am sure there are many small businesses in Vietnam. Yes, they make very little money and pay their employees very little as well. Perhaps I should sell off my house, car, quit may job, and move to Vietnam so I can work for the crummy money over there. Yeah, that last part was sarcasm.
You wrote, " in US small companies or businesses will be brought by bigger companies or giant corporations just like what Microsoft and Disney been doing in the last 2 decades. "
Not necessarily true. And for the situations where it is true, guess what? The big companies will buy these business at a rate that the small business owner's will be satisfied with. It is a free choice in any event, which does not exist in a communist country like Vietnam (free choice).
It is no secret that companies like Disney are doing deals with China. Again, they provide cheap labor, which means Disney makes more money. If companies in Vietnam could actually afford to do what Disney does, they would (assuming your oppressive government would allow it).
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
I also notice how you quickly gave up cultivating that silly idea about Vietnam’s contribution to the exploration of outer space, lol. Really?? The Russian’s could easily go into space alone, however, Phạm Tuân could not have gone into space without the Russians; it was a publicity stunt and nothing more. This would be comparable to a father that lets his 8-year-old son sit on his lap while driving a car and allows him to put his hands on the steering wheel to make the boy feel like he is driving instead of his father.
Do you actually think that the Russians needed Pham to get into space? By contrast, Alan Shepard made it into space, not onboard a Russian or Vietnamese space craft, no, rather he accomplished this feat onboard an American spacecraft. Same for John Glenn. I know you probably heard of these great American astronauts, but to be quite honest with you, I never even heard of Pham until I did a Google search a few days ago. This was most likely due to the fact that his contribution (and I say this as kindly as possible with a little bit of laughter) was so inconsequential to the Russians and their mission that it was not given much publicity (not even in Russia).
We have all heard of Russian Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin (much respect for him). He was the first man in space at a time when the space race was in full swing between the U.S. and Russia. A close race indeed, where the winner could have been from Russia or America, but America ultimately won by landing a man on the moon first. Sure, I know we had some help in the early days of our space program with former scientists from Nazi Germany’s rocket program (Wernher von Braun).
https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/23092241/dr-wernher-von-braun-632141main_vonbraun_web.jpg
You see, Nguyen, there is a reason why American is always at the very forefront of space exploration and the advancement of technology in the world. This point is evidenced by our superior education system and vast resources. Mark my words, we’ll be the first nation to put a man on Mars before 2030. Vietnam may (and that is a stretch) be able to hitch a ride on a Chinese or Russian spacecraft in the year 2085 (this is a very generous estimate at best). And again, neither Russia or China needs anyone from your underdeveloped country to achieve this goal. So, your country needs to start kissing up to China.
You made reference to the American entertainment industry, well, what does Vietnam have that is worth mentioning in the entertainment industry? Nada, zilch, không có gì. Our entertainment and actors are known all over the planet. Vietnamese movies or entertainment? Never heard of anything. But you can be sure your entertainment is heavily regulated by the Vietnamese communist party; it must meet their approval first. Our entertainment is not owned by the U.S. government. It is privately owned in large part by Jewish entrepreneurs to have been in the Hollywood movie business a long time.
You have heard of Superman and D.C. Comics? Great! Now, what exactly does Vietnam have in the entertainment category that can be compared to Superman or D.C. Comics??? Lol! I’d love to hear the answer to this one! Let me guess, a resurrected Ho Chi Minh with a flapping red cape, emblazoned with the yellow outline of five-pointed star, wearing red underwear over a yellow form fitting leotard! Yes, his weak, scrawny figure flying through the skies to save people by having them work on collective farms! What a miracle! I’m sure it would be a box office hit in Vietnam!
Look, you are not free, Nguyen. A free society allows people to decide for themselves by the process of voting on what type of government they want. Communism is forced upon the people through violence and revolution. Democracy is chosen by the people and for the people. If enough people here in the U.S. wanted communism instead of democracy, we’d be absolutely free to have a vote and make that transition to a system that would restrict our freedom and give us lousy wages across the board.
Try asking your local government political leader for ideas on how to formulate a free election to vote for whoever you want? Don’t be a bit surprised if your political officer quickly takes your name down and puts you in handcuffs, and then they will have you off to the labor camp for “political re-education.” And we all know what that means, hint, hint.
You saw what happened when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gave people the right to choose, right? They chose to get rid of communism and the iron curtain came down. His Glasnost policy was pivotal in bringing about the necessary change that brought about increased freedoms for Russians. Once Putin is gone, things will get better. Putin is a former commie who runs things like they did prior to 1989. He can't run everything the commie way, but he sure is trying his best.
A Vietnamese “glasnost” would be the best thing for your country and advancing true freedom in your oppressive country. Instead, you allow businesses from democratic countries (Japan for example) to use your countrymen as cheap labor to maximize profits for the stakeholders in Japan. Do you think that the Japanese respect you? If they did, they would pay you a respectable wage. Evidently, you are too stupid to even realize this. You know the old saying, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” So, on that note, it is time to get rid of communism and adopt the democratic way Vietnam; you’ll be that much better off.
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Notice what countries are ranked as having the best healthcare? See a familiar trend in this grouping??? No? Confused?
Here, allow me to point out to you what they all have in common (drum roll), they are all democratic nations (and none are communist). Doesn't matter if the U.S. is ranked #22 in this article; your country didn’t even make a ranking.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/countries-with-the-most-well-developed-public-health-care-system?slide=13
Did you notice that Vietnam is conspicuously absent from this listing?? Guess your healthcare is not as good as it is in the free West. Told you communism sucks.
Oh, this is a very telling article below. Like how you criticize American college students on break, and their approach to mask mandates. Seems as though Covid-19 has hit Vietnam as well. Businesses are closing, this means people are losing their jobs, etc.
“According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, in the first 6 months of 2020, the number of enterprises suspending business for a definite time was 29.2 thousand, increasing by 38.2% over the same period last year, while 19.6 thousand enterprises stopped and focused mainly on the service sector. There were 897,050 thousand people losing jobs while the number of unemployed people was at 1.3 million, an increase of 123.900 thousand, making the unemployment rate reaching the highest point in 10 years (3)”
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.590074/full
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn
Do you realize how delusional and pathetic you are? You are in complete denial of the facts and reality to the extreme. Your little 21 years of life on the planet in a communist country that tells you what to think illustrates that you don’t have a clue about what you are talking about.
As for me? I have said it before and I’ll say it again for you (at the risk of sounding like a broken record player), with two (2) college degrees behind me and a third degree by 2023, AND consider the fact that I have lived twice your life span, it would be safe to say that I am much more qualified to know what is and what is not freedom.
As an American that has lived twice as long as you, I know full well what freedom is. I can write disparaging and unflattering comments about my government (even if they are untrue), our leaders, and their policies if I so desire. And you know what? Nobody with a badge is going to come and put me in prison for it. As a matter of fact, I wrote something at the beginning of this video’s comment section about how my government needs to stop sending money and resources to other nations (I am against this). Also, I am free to pick up a copy of newspaper or magazine knowing that the government didn’t write the material. No, a news correspondent and their team of editors covered a story and presented their findings. Often these stories contain content that the government would find embarrassing to politicians. No such freedom exists at all in Vietnam, NONE at all. Your government (regardless if you want to embrace reality and admit it or not) will always censor any material that they deem unflattering about their socialist society and their policies. In America the internet is NOT owned by the government. There are approximately 2,774 internet service providers in the U.S.
As for Vietnam, they have a mere 5 internet providers (all strictly regulated by the communist government).
Look, your reasoning and critical thinking skills are imbecilic to the extreme. There is no way in hell that you are going to convince me (or anyone in a free democratic society) that life in a communist country has more freedom than a democracy, or that there is more opportunity for success. That is just plain ludicrous to say the least; you’re totally divorced from reality.
A better education system than the U.S.???? LOL!!!! Better wages and opportunities than in America??? MORE LOL!!!!! A better hospital network than America?? Oh, boy you are one dumb S.O.B. I almost feel sorry for you (almost that is).
And you know what? Any Vietnamese person working in Information Technology for what would be the U.S. equivalency of less than $35,000 per year is not getting paid what they are worth. Perhaps this is because the training, equipment, and technology is more sophisticated in the U.S. than it is in communist Vietnam. Heck, our nation is the one that pioneered the whole concept of the internet and information technology; you guys sure didn’t. You’re just “riding coattails” on what we have already accomplished in the U.S.
There is greater diversity for places to travel to, or if one wishes, move to. From warm tropical climates to winter landscapes, and mountainous alpine climates, there is something for everyone.
You can post all the goofy YouTube links that you seem to foolishly believe are relevant and support your points, but I got news for you, boy; YouTube videos are not authoritative sources for supporting a point. Try a “.org” source or something credible. When you get a college level education someday, you’ll see what I am talking about regarding the importance of citing sources. If you try to use YouTube or Wikipedia as a base for your narratives, people will soon be convinced that you are a moron, a simpleton.
Quite a few Americans own more than one car, have a home (sometimes more than one of those as well), a boat, and a 401k through their employer. Some of our lowest paying jobs are better than most of your good paying jobs in Vietnam. Just he way it is. We are a nation of prosperity that has been on the world stage for a lonnnnng time. And it is clear that we will not be leaving the world stage anytime soon. You can choose to remain jealous if you like, or you can curse communism and move to the U.S. for the abundance of opportunities.
I see you have said nothing more about the Innocence Project that I have brought to your attention a few times. Executing 435 people a year in communist Vietnam compared to 35 persons executed in the United States is quite revealing about the fairness about sentencing criminals. With that large number of executions in your country, it is safe to say you have a much higher degree of getting it wrong and killing someone that was wrongly convicted. In America, when someone is sentenced to death, they are entitled to an appeals process. So, in other words it could take around 20 years before someone is executed.
Oh yeah, in America, we do not have kin liability like they do in communist countries. You know, where the government wants to prosecute you, but if they can’t get you, they will come after your family and put them in camps.
So yeah, tell me (as I asked you before) about your “great” retirement benefits and 401k plans in communist Vietnam.
Communist Vietnam is not known for high ratings regarding respect for human rights. And you know what? It is like that in all communist countries.
Here is a fitting narrative illustrating the oppression that exists in communist Vietnam: “Constitutional guarantees of due process are generally not upheld. Defendants have a legal right to counsel, but lawyers are scarce, and many are reluctant to take on cases involving human rights or other sensitive topics. Defense lawyers do not have the right to call witnesses, and often report insufficient time to meet with their clients. In national security cases, police can detain suspects for up to 20 months without access to counsel.”
https://freedomhouse.org/country/vietnam/freedom-world/2020
Not so in America. A defendant has a constitutionally guaranteed right to have an attorney represent them through each phase of the judicial process, and they have the right to call witnesses. It is called a Miranda Right, and police MUST advise a defendant of this right prior to custodial interrogation. And if the police fail to do this, well then, the defendant’s statements will not be used against them in court. If a defendant can’t afford an attorney in America, one will be provided at no cost to a defendant that is indigent. Doesn’t get anymore democratic than that, and that is freedom.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn Fairy tales, socialist fairy tales.
If you are so free (and again, you are not, you moron) then speak up and voice your support for free elections in your country! lol. You get to choose anyone you want so long as that person is a member of the communist party. So, don't fool yourself.
You wrote, "research shown 96% of Vietnamese people have a positive view about their own current government, US only have 40% of Americans sacrificed with their own government, so we Vietnamese don't expect any change."
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Man o man! And where the hell did you come up with that crock of fecal matter???? The Vietnamese communist party came up with that study! Which is just another way of saying it is totally unreliable, and doesn't at all reflect reality.
96%? eh? Where are the other 4%? Probably in prison or in the ground with a bullet in the back of their heads. What research and more importantly, WHO conducted it?
Sounds like 96% of the people are just as brainwashed as you are.
You wrote, " US only have 40% of Americans sacrificed with their own government"
^^^Americans "sacrificed" what with our government??? That doesn't make any sense.
Did you mean "satisfied'??? You got that wrong too. You may be referring to a particular President's approval rating, but that does not at all indicative of how American's feel about democracy in our country. They sure as hell wouldn't trade it for Vietnamese style communism. You can be sure of that!
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn And another point? Who would want to drive for Uber of Lyft? Be it $9 buck an hour or even if it were $20 per hour? When one drives for these companies, they are just burning up the resale value of their own car. Does that make a lot of sense???
You do all that driving with your own car, only to devalue it if you want to sell it or trade it in; makes no sense. A person puts quite a few miles, along with wear and tear on their car (tires, gas, etc.). Plus, someone pukes in your car, YOU have to clean it up. Someone dumps their beer that they were hiding under their coat all over the floor of your car, again, YOU have to clean it up. Some drunk wets themselves in your backseat, YOU clean it up. So, bringing up Uber of Lyft and how it compares to driving a taxi in Vietnam is a moot point.
If driving is what one can do for a living, and if they expect to make a decent living out of it, then why not drive for a trucking company or a metropolitan bus company?????? Get paid a heck of a lot more money to do it, AND you have the company pay for the upkeep of the vehicle. It breaks down, they bring you another vehicle (and you still get paid for downtime). Not so with Lyft or Uber.
However, since you want to compare driving for a living and the wages that come from it, yeah, let’s discuss that, shall we?
Comparison: Truck driving in the U.S. vs. Vietnam
https://www.erieri.com/salary/job/heavy-truck-driver/vietnam
LOL!!! Driving a truck in Vietnam comes out to approximately VND 121,560,442. That is around $5,279.28 United States Dollars!!! What a joke!
Truck Driving Salary in the U.S. $40,378 and $53,000 USD (Hazardous material drivers make even more!).
So, if a truck driver rents a house in the U.S. for $1,100 a month, that comes out to 22 percent of their salary $50,000.
In Vietnam? The truck driver that makes VND 121,560,442 (or $5,279.28 U.S.) a year is spending more than their yearly income to rent a home that would cost approximately $800 U.S. dollars a month. That Vietnamese truck driving better have an additional source of income! That wage is not even $500 U.S. dollars a month!
https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/truck-driver-heavy-salary
Some of the sign-on bonuses comprise what one of your drivers in Vietnam makes in a whole year. And that is just the sign-on bonus!
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533032.htm
You are getting beat by me time and time again on this Vietnamese Communism vs. U.S. Democracy and quality of life stuff. You are getting crushed!
So, what do you want to compare next, Nguyen??? Professional Chef’s or Police Officer salaries??? Maybe Pipefitters or Construction Equipment Operators?????
How about garbage men?
We already know actors, musicians, and sports celebrities in the U.S. make FAR, FAR, more money than someone of comparative backgrounds in communist Vietnam.
I’m ready! Bring it on.
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Chí Thiện Nguyễn Again, you are an idiot. Totally clueless.
You wrote, "Your US police committed 1,000 cases of public"
^^^Look stupid, first off, when a police officer encounters an armed suspect, be it with a gun, knife, baseball bat, that officer has a right to defend themselves. So what you call an "execution" is actually self defense by a police officer. After all, approximately 135 U.S. Police Officers are killed in the line of duty each year, often at the hands of hostile suspects. Your police have killed people too.
And for officers that do kill without cause, they go to jail and lose their job! And the government pays the family a large sum of cash. Remember Rodney King and the LAPD from the early 1990's??? They didn't kill him, but they did beat him severely. He got around $8 million U.S. dollar's in compensation.
I'll bet your government does not pay compensation to anyone.
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