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They were hiding in TabooLand where they belong. As Tucker said. Then we installed a man married to a trans in The White House. And as far as the Man Bites Dog story goes, this is coming out now bc that is the next taboo they want to obliterate. In the end everyone will be a confused pervert ready for Mommy State to own them all.

Just returned from a trip to Vietnam, where the main spiritual foundation is ancestor worship. Before doing anything a person asks themself "what would GrandPa think of me if I did this?". They even have a special kind of portrait of the departed they hang in their houses so the ancestor can take an active part. Grandpa I'm thinking of buying a house, what do you think?

Wikipedia assures me that Vietnam is an "authoritarian socialist" country. I have never seen so much *capitalism* in my life. One woman stopped in a 3 foot space between two buildings and set up a clam noodle shop. NOBODY STOPPED HER. She has been there for 20 years, making a living. I also saw no police or military anywhere, I guess a society with a shared set of traditional cultural values runs pretty much by itself. Be assured that if you do commit a crime punishment is swift and harsh.

In a side street of a side street a tiny grandpa with an army uniform on rushed up to me. He hugged me and showed me the photo of the American war prison he survived, torture, starvation. But his message was *forgiveness*

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Thanks for writing. That's all pretty interesting information. And they may be more free in Vietnam, ironies of irony, than we in the US or Australia for that matter. And as I was reading about the noodle shop, I pretty much suspected that people could sell farm produce, meat and vegetables straight to the customer without the Food Police from the Totalitarian State raiding the farm or the market place. I suspect that Vietnam may now have a more viable economy than the US. And God help us when the Funny Money Carousel grinds to a whopping halt.

Sound like you had an enjoyable trip. God bless you.

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