I swear to god if I see another one of these galaxy brain takes I will turn into a irl agony emote. These types of people would probably unironically call Nelson Mandela a "tankie" because the ANC accepted help from Cuba and the USSR.
I believe Ho Chi Minh asked for help from the USA. It's almost as if his first priority was independence from French imperialism for Vietnam.
I believe Ho Chi Minh asked for help from the USA
It is with great sadness that I must hereby cancel Uncle Ho.
call Nelson Mandela a “tankie”
libertarian socialists against apartheid
I believe if you watch the documentary Rambo: First Blood Part II you will notice Soviet helicopters directly assisting the Vietnamese. Checkmate tankie!
Diem was killed by a US-approved coup. That is, a cantankerous puppet with an independent power base was replaced with a more pliable puppet. Diem was heavily anti-communist, oppressed the Buddhists in favor of the Catholics, and collaborated with the Japanese occupation during WWII, so his death was no loss, but it did represent the US taking greater control of South Vietnam - it wasn't a communist victory.
