Left-Communist Group of Vietnam

  Recently, Vietnamese activist Will Nguyen appeared on a digital town hall with the organization Now! to discuss Vietnam and it’s democracy movement. One of our members and a sympathizer had the opportunity to watch the town hall on Zoom. That experience and an analysis of it has been compiled into this article. Before we begin, let us address the organization that held this meeting. Now!, founded in 2019, describes itself as “the global movement pushing for humanity to work as One, to solve the biggest challenges of our time”. Vague wording, to say the least, however, we can still draw some conclusions from it. Such as a doubtless class collaborationism with their appeal for a united humanity. Looking at the actual content of the town hall and Now!’s facebook page, it is clear that they’re a very liberal organization. Joe Biden apologia, along with calls for a “coalition of democracies” to form and help defend (bourgeois) democracy and it’s “freedom fighters” doesn’t make this a ...

  Recently there has been a vivid display of reactionary sentiments and views by those in the Vietnamese diaspora in America. At a rally in Biloxi, Mississippi, one of many, a crowd of Vietnamese flew the flags of various reactionary groups with reactionary slogans accompanying. Prominently featured was the three striped flag of the Republic of Vietnam (“South Vietnam”) and the Trump 2020 flag. This show of support for the American regime is the result of numerous components, which we have attempted to identify below. Yellow Red Scare The most prominent factor we have to take into account is the diaspora’s relationship to present Vietnam. The ideological and legal predecessor to the modern “Socialist” Republic of Vietnam was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (“North Vietnam”), which many Vietnamese tried to escape from during the American War in Vietnam. This was largely due to its allegedly communist characteristics, and the fear of suffering under the regime. The resulting inter...

  In the politically active sections of the Vietnamese diaspora, there are often calls for “democracy” to be instituted in Vietnam. From Phạm Đoan Trang to the Viet Tan, many organizations proclaim “democracy” to be of the utmost necessity. And while it is true that Vietnam is not a democratic country, the “solutions” proposed by the above mentioned figures would not change anything. The Viet Tan, also known as the The Reform Revolutionary Party of Vietnam, has a clear cut program and is popular with the bourgeoisie, so we shall use them as an example. Their program states they want a multi-party democracy. Specifically: “Viet Tan holds that any political party, or individual, whether or not in power, may still contribute to the betterment of the nation and people through the activities and avenues of civil society.” An interesting choice of policy. But it gets better (and by better we mean worse). On the subject of class struggle they say: “ Class struggle, the root cause of soci...

  One of the most baffling things about the Vietnamese diaspora is its near collective insistence upon using the flag of South Vietnam to represent itself. Why not use the flag of the actual government of Vietnam? Because that flag represents the “tyranny, oppression, and dictatorship” of the “communists” which many tried to escape from. Maybe it’s time the Người Việt hải ngoại cracked open a history textbook because that’s exactly what the flag of South Vietnam represents as well! You may often hear tales of South Vietnam being a “democracy”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Repression ran rampant under the several regimes (many military juntas) that reigned over the south. From suppression of religion to political killings, South Vietnam became a veritable slaughterhouse. It’s estimated that hundreds of Buddhists were killed or “disappeared” by the Diệm government alone. The leaders of the country weren’t even elected most of the time. Rather, they were picked by the CIA ...