The Vietnam War ended 41 years ago. The Vietnam of today isn’t the same as it was. I was in Vietnam 1969-1971. Today Vietnam has internet and Skype and Nike and Reebok factories and they make the Lumia smart phones.
Also, for as many times as China has invaded Vietnam, the Vietnamese have always driven them out successfully. It would be nice to know how they do this.
Vietnam is ruled by the communist part, but it is developing quickly and has a lot of free-market industry.
Also, Vietnam never had the marxist craziness that Russia and china had under Stalin and Mao. I don’t think the communist mentality ever really took root in Vietnam.
Finally, on several trips to S. Vietnam, I see far more people in church on Sundays than in the USA. I’ve seen Catholic masses there where hundreds of attendees stand outside because the church is jam-packed.
Many things seem upside-down in this world now....