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The Tonkin Incident. Well, Wikipedia has a decent enough write up of the whole Vietnam War, including the French one, including Tonkin. The problem is less tha

by hef19898 3y ago

The Tonkin Incident. Well, Wikipedia has a decent enough write up of the whole Vietnam War, including the French one, including Tonkin. The problem is less that those crucial facts are not know, but rather that they get ignored in public discourse.

cies 3y ago
Exactly! Same for the --benign-- roman wages in salt story. It will get ignored.
- hef19898 3y ago
  And than all kinds of people will use that bit for all kinds of weird theories.
  - cies 3y ago
    That do not harm a million Iraqi or Viet civs. Plenty of groups believe/ promote all kinds of "weird theories". As long as they are harmless I dont care. The moment it involves cutting baby penisses or promoting hate I'm voicing myself out against.
    - hef19898 3y ago
      The cutting baby penisis remark was totally uncalled for, and can be seen offensive.