Does anyone know what’s up with the South Vietnam flags at these protests?
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The S Vietnamese gov was run by far right authoritarian regime that was extremely corrupt. They were backed by the US government to fight the communists during the war. They hoarded the money, and murdered any suspected communists. Think Batista in Cuba before Fidel
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1) “south” Vietnamese immigrants that fled in the 70s are often quite anti communist and pro-Trump 2) that flag has been used as a sort of anti communist metonym among boomers
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There's a ton of Vietnamese compradors based around Falls Church, VA. They're associated with human traffickers in Eden Center as well. Long and Kimmy Nguyen are one of their bigger local financiers
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The Viets who still rep the SV flag are very anti-Communist and anti-Chinese, so very MAGA.
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These are old people hanging to the past. They forgot in 1975 a GOP pres. Gerald Ford abandoned Vietnam. They forgot as "boat people" it was Jimmy Carter a Democrat, he lifted immigrations rules to help refugees to settle anywhere in the US. Shame on them.
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Please check out my thread.
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Why was the South Vietnamese flag at the rally/riot? Many US, Trump, Tea Party, Confederacy + some national flags like Australia, Japan, S. Korea. But the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) that ceased to exist in 1975? Why did its three-red-stripes-on-yellow flag pop up yesterday? 1/15
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