The finns loses in 1940 but managed to trick everyone that they are the good side, meanwhile the vietnamese and ACTUAL Badasses beat the crap out of the Statesian imperialist, but its the STATESIANS that is more glorified despite LOOSING the War.
Maybe the vietnamese are yellow, uncivilized, non-blonde hair, Non-blue eyes Savages. while finns are wholesome civilized against evil mongol hordes /s
Do the Vietnamese have some form of warrior culture mythology? The cultural hegemony of white supremacist views is probably a significant factor. Vietnam has been really poorly represented under this hegemony. Most people only know of the country from US media portrayals that do not center any Vietnamese perspectives.