Returned to Britain on wednesday,little seems to have changed in my absence.
The time in Vietnam has changed me from a Communist to a Social Democrat. Democracy is an inherantly flawed system, but it is favourable to tyranny in that there is at least some hope of freedom and justice.
Freedom and Justice are the foundations of decent society,and the two must be kept in balance. One ought not to sacrifice freedom for justice, or justice for freedom.
If the State is to represent the will of the majority (and any thing else would be tyranny), the State must be choosen by the majority of the people.
Socialism is not perfect,but nor is it cruel or self destructive.
On the other hand, the West has a great deal to learn from the ceaseless spirituality of the Vietnamese people. Their conection to the spirit world, and devotion to the memory of dead family and heros is admirable.
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