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Linh Dinh's avatar

Hi everyone,

In May of 2018, five US warships made a “friendship” visit to Da Nang. On shore, the 7th Fleet Band entertained. When a petty officer, Emily Kershaw, belted out Trịnh Công Sơn’s “Nối vòng tay lớn” [“Linking Many Arms”], some onlookers were moved to tears. No one can charm like Uncle Sam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTyOH7z7hSY

Linh

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Frank Drevin's avatar

"When he didn’t respond, I suspected he only had the dimmest ideas who they were. Nhất Linh was Vietnam’s leading novelist."

I once was discussing politics with an American deep thinker. I mentioned 1984 and she asked what made that year so special. When I specified the book, she admitted she had never heard of it. I don't think we realize the number of people walking around who never read anything besides empty braindead fiction if anything.

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