Lingering sentiment in southern Vietnam toward the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is rooted in history. Many of the most reactionary elements fled to the U.S. after 1975. Their relatives remain, supported by remittances and pathways to U.S. citizenship, creating a material basis for pro-American sympathy.

Historically, Vietnam's relationship with China is defined by centuries of domination contrasted with a brief period of communist camaraderie. The fraternal bond between Ho Chi Minh and Mao was genuine, but it was catastrophically damaged by the 1979 border war and the conflict over Cambodia. The persistent South China Sea disputes, a major point of contention from the late 20th century onward, have continuously strained the relationship. These maritime conflicts transform historical grievance into a present-day, tangible issue of sovereignty and resources.

This shifting perception coincided with Đổi Mới. To develop, Vietnam opened to the global economy. The nearest, richest market was the West. This created a new material base:

• The South, with its ports and historical links, became the engine for Western-facing trade and investment.

• This base then shaped the ideological superstructure: a generation in the South now sees the U.S. as a primary partner for development and, for some, a potential strategic counterweight.

The North retains stronger memories of the wars with both the U.S. and China. The state, pursuing national development, intentionally invested in the South to harness its proximity to Western markets.

The southern economic base, built on this Western integration, naturally fostered a new ideological reality: a generation more oriented toward global consumerism than party doctrine. This is not a failure of propaganda but a dialectical outcome of the development strategy. Systemic corruption emerged as a severe, destabilizing cost of this rapid economic model. The party's perpetual and contradictory project is to manage the resulting ideological drift while checking the corruption that threatens its legitimacy, all to maintain enough discipline for the state machinery to function and prevent the corrosion of the party structure itself.

New wallpaper!

Chrono Gear is actually pretty linear and level-based, so getting lost isn't really an issue

Yeah, I get what you mean. I've never watched VTubers either, but the technology behind it all is really fascinating.

Honestly, the only way I even know about Chrono Gear is through one of the devs I follow; I just tend to like their style.

I tried antimicrox and it works like you said! The only issue is I can't get the joystick to rotate the view fully in fullscreen (yes, I'm a fullscreen freak) without the cursor hitting the edge of the screen. Still, it's useful stuff though. Thanks a lot!

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That's impressive. While I know nothing about VTuber rigging (and have no particular interest in it), I still find it fascinating. It reminds me of a fan game I play called Chrono Gear: Warden of Time; I haven't even finished it yet, and I don't know any of the characters or the lore, but it's a great game. It just goes to show that good work is good, regardless of context!

Oh, and about the modpack. Call me weird, but I like to play everything with a controller, including minecrap of course. The problem is that this version of the modpack doesn't support controllers, so I've had to scrap the idea of playing on older versions of the game, at least any that are too old to have controller support. The idea of playing an old version is still neat, though! It would help prevent me from getting overwhelmed by objectives and let me just focus on enjoying the experience, which is a very good thing!

I appreciate the tip. It's probably my OCD. Never considered using an older version of minecrap, but I'll try it next time I get the itch to play. Will bookmark your modpack!

Also, cool to hear you used to be a builder for servers.

Seeing your world gets me hype to play. But then all I do in minecrap is start a new world, punch a few trees, mine some stuff, build a crib, then leave it to die and let PrismLauncher gather dust on my Ubuntu desktop. Repeat.

I'm jealous of people who can enjoy it so easily; the only thing I ever truly enjoyed was playing minigames on servers

Wow! that was some cool insight

sad to see you go. I will keep learning to draw, but I will never have the confidence to share my art online, at least not until I'm 'good enough' or when I'm on booze . I hope you'll lurk around too, like me. I can always find the fun shit here even if I'm not posting

omg, she's so cute , kinda inspired me to draw more now