Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Uncle Ho is My Brother Man 0001


Uncle Ho, exercising.
  • Oja WallLoxx Catt and 125 others like this.
  • Ryan Wright best thing ever posted in this group
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  • Antonio Mauryshmelly boo! too soon. Gulag for you.
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  • Kris Wilkins That's how he keeps so young
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  • Jase McNguyenski more healthy than some of the fat asses on here
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan He is not uncle Ho. I don't like the way you joke here about him.
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  • Hans Nam nah, nobody beats this guy
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  • Richard Sanderson he's to young
  • Marc Mista Burning off his maccas?
  • Kris Wilkins Actually guys, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan is right. I just checked on wikipedia, Uncle Ho is actually dead now. So this guy is in fact just someone who looks like him.

    I was mistaken, perhaps we all were
    7 hours ago · Like · 2
  • Marc Mista I like Uncle bro's safari hat, JUMANJI
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  • Kris Wilkins Yeah man, he died quite a while apparently. It's not the real uncle Ho! We have been deceived
  • Richard Sanderson if he is we dont speak ill of the dead .... if not lock your door
  • Josefína Hejzlarová Cool grandpa 
  • Warren Johnson Make fun if you must but I always admired how the Vietnamese will get together at 6:30am in a public park and work out.
    7 hours ago · Like · 2
  • Marc Mista If walking slower than walking speed constitutes as a work out i agree Warren.
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  • Warren Johnson Marc, when you and I are that old (he's probably 109) we will be doing well to exercise like that
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  • Warren Johnson Marc Mista is right, let's call this guy Uncle Bro instead of Uncle Ho hahah
  • Aleksandra Nguen Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, no one makes fun of him. 
    Some people are just looking for reasons to argue about even when there are none. I like the photo - the guy his age exercising and looks all fresh and healthy. Plus, you gotta admit his resemblance to uncle Ho.
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  • Marc Mista If I can do that at 65 i'll be happy
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan I feel nothing if she Aleksandra Nguen did not write on the top: Uncle Ho. Clearly, he is not uncle Ho and I really feel hurt when he/she brings here for joking
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan To: Aleksandra Nguen. I don't talk you r wrong when you posted the picture but please don't use the word Uncle Ho here, understand?
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  • Aleksandra Nguen Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, I know one man in Hanoi with a very similar look as Ho Chi Minh, so people (Vietnamese) call him uncle Ho. No one had a problem with that. 
    I didn't post any offense to his name and photo itself doesn't content anything offensive, stop bitching.
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan Damm. Go to hell. You think you are too stupid to understand what I m talking about.
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  • Thomas Jeppesen I hear that when people get stopped by the police, they say that they know Uncle Ho 
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  • Reggie J Doan Aleksandra Nguen just back off, you can't stand her seriousness. Believe me, nobody understands her 
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  • Marc Mista Guys under decree 72 I must warn you to be careful what you write about political matters, influential figures, and current affairs. Remember freedom of speech doesn't exist and you could face jail.
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  • Thomas Jeppesen Aleksandra Nguen do YOU really think you're too stupid to understand? :))
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan All most Vietnamese pound of Uncle Ho. We don't use his name in public area if not allow, not more for funny or joking. She/ he can post this pix but cannot write Uncle Ho do exercise. Firstly, he was not live. Second, he does not someone for you joking. I don't know why she/ he can think that someone look like him and free called Uncle Ho.
  • Dương Thụy Bảo Seriously??? I dont think so!
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  • Thomas Jeppesen Interesting ... so we cannot depict Muhammad (we danish people learned that the hard way) and now we cannot talk about Uncle Ho doing exercise. Live and learn!
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  • Reggie J Doan And every year they have Hemingway Look-alike contest to honour him, to remember a great author. (She is serious as always. ...)
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan You will never open your eyes Thomas Jeppesen
  • Rosie Germinie ignore her and keep moving on, people.
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  • Richard Sanderson im moving maam
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  • Nguyen Thanh Loc I totally agree with Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan. sorry man, I can see you guys make fun of Bush/Obama/Putin/Geogre Washington or somebody else like that... but we, Vietnamese people, don't use Uncle Ho as a joke ^^ please remove this  I'm just sayin', if you guys keep making fun of this... hm, perception is always complicated for me
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  • Richard Sanderson buy we the people for the people
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  • Rosie Germinie I don't see why this is offensive. Explanation? He was a great man, agree. So we can't have anybody looks like him ?
    6 hours ago · Like · 4
  • Ha Luong A very simple solution, just change it to Morning Exercise and every one is happy, and still loves the photo.
  • Thomas Jeppesen I like buy we ... especially with beer!
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  • Richard Sanderson its offensive because no one else mentioned it before you
  • Vu Ho Can't say Uncle Ho? So my nephews would be breaking the law if they call me uncle Ho? 
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan Ban la nguoi VN nen Minh noi TV cho ban hieu nhe Duong Thuy Bao. Ban nghi khi nguoi ta post mot anh ai do giong bac va co gi do hay hay thi duoc phep de binh luan va cuoi cot u? Ong ta ko phai la bac Ho. Neu co ta co the viet la tinh than tap the duc giong bac. Nhung ban co the thay co ta Viet gi. Ban thay nhung phan comment o duoi di. La nguoi VN toi thay cai chu de nay la tinh tinh chang co gi dang de cuoi ca.
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  • Reggie J Doan this page is ruined by a group of extremely serious people. Just saying  !
    6 hours ago · Like · 8
  • Dương Thụy Bảo Tôi là người Việt Nam: tôi viết tiếng Việt có dấu!
    6 hours ago · Like · 4
  • Nguyen Thanh Loc @Thanh Nhàn: bạn ko cần phải cmt cãi nhau với 1 đứa như thế  sv Luật đấy trời ạ...
  • Richard Sanderson i agree and i am one seriously one sagittarin person
  • Ha Luong Well, its just Vietnamese culture, when we respect someone, we don't make fun of them, especially Uncle Ho, the one that brought freedom to us. Its nothing to do with politic, just culture and people. I somehow can understand Mrs Nhan's point of view.
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  • Đau Tim Vựt too much stubidity.... can't handle itttt .... makes me wonder what's in her mind...   
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan Yes, I agree with you Ha Luong. She can post this pix. But write every words but not as the way she wrote.
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  • Thomas Jeppesen Ha Luong you just said it in a very polite and sympathetic way ... something that Mrs Nhan could not, which is why we're reacting 
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  • Richard Sanderson hey Ha Luong dont get your knickers in a twist its all fun here
  • Reggie J Doan Loving and honouring one great person doesn't mean not being able to make such an unharmful joke about them. FFS ...
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  • Ha Luong You may be too young to understand how much Vietnamese people love and respect Uncle Ho, and you may be living in a world that is westernized daily, so you forget our culture Reggie J Doan, its an unharmful joke, but its still a culture.
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  • Reggie J Doan besides, I always make unharmful jokes about people I love, my family, my friends and surely, to your serious minds, I disrespect them. I am 100% Vietnamese  WOW. Sorry mom and dad, and my friends ...
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  • Đau Tim Vựt can't say it's cultural though... I'm a Vn and I'm totally fine with this jokes... just that Uncle Ho has such a great influence on us that although he was gone,when we catch a sight of someone somewhat looks like him, it makes us relate to him... Reggie J Doan's right... nothing offensive about this, we are not bitching about Uncle Ho in anyway :)))
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan Thomas Jeppesen, you know why I feel angry and use bad words? I think you can not understand.
  • Reggie J Doan alright yeah, I am young, but pretty sure I'm much mature than most people my age.  Can't stand a joke? Simply pretend you didn't see it. ^^
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  • Thomas Jeppesen Yes, I know ... Ha Luong just explained it politely
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  • Rosie Germinie being angry doesn't mean you should open your foul mouth  Be a lady!
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  • Reggie J Doan you lads should create a group and name it "The Serious Side Of Vietnam-Where People Don't Tell Jokes" and you already know who is perfect to be the leader.
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  • Ha Luong No need to create any new group, everyone has a right to express their own opinions, at the end of the day, it always ends in a good way. It will be too boring if everyone has the same opinion and everyone says 'oh yeah', 'its great'! more fun this way, right? 
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  • Reggie J Doan yeah, it'd have been fun if someone didn't use bad words and take it too seriously 
  • Alston Prenn Hold it, lads. I heard his flatulence smelled like roses, just ask people like Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan .
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  • Thomas Jeppesen here we go again! 
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  • Richard Sanderson so he's not related to the queen
  • Kris Wilkins I don't think this photo is disrespectful to Uncle Ho in any way, nor is it disrespectful to the old man- we all admire the guy for being in such good health and staying active at that age.

    I just think sometimes western culture can seem very strange to Vietnamese people is all
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  • Lockie Harris Just like we have a joke about any other politician or countrys leader , Having a light hearted comment or saying that a person looks like someone doesn't mean its disrespectful !
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  • Ha Luong Strange Kris Wilkins? I think its normal for some Asian countries, not only VN that people could react like this. Did you ever go to any cinema in Thailand? At least here in VN, we don't have to stand up and show our 5 minutes respects for Uncle Ho like what they have to do in Thailand for their King before actually watching a movie. I think its quite free here to joke, just some points of view about it. I don't think you can joke like this with Thai people about their King, or with Cambodian people. So I absolutely understand it and to make you understand better, for us, Uncle Ho is like our King that brought us freedom, not just another prime minister.
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  • Mulan Origin still debating? it s always a debate when i see a huge number of comments...
    4 hours ago · Like · 1
  • Mulan Origin i mean discussing and expressing ideas...
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  • Nick Cox It has been said many times that imitation is the highest form of flattery 
  • Tim Camp Come on guys, cults of personality are serious business. http://bit.ly/1dk7Ooa
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  • Ha Luong Okie, I say nothing now, Btw, love this photo, wish I could do that when I am at his age 
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  • Alston Prenn Kris Wilkins Post 1975 Vietnamese without exception from early on was dunked head first into a personality cult concoction mixed with propaganda served as "education". Hell, I was raised by an anti-commie mother hence was inoculated against some of that BS but at the age of 10 I believed that it was the Russian, not American, that took the first walk on the moon. (Though now I realize Stanley Kubrick faked the whole thing j/k). I still remember a fair amount of songs praising uncle Ho  Reaction like that of Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan wouldn't be a surprise coming from a child, but when coming from an adult, it does make you pause; and me specifically -- a bit angry as reminder of a wasted childhood.
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  • Antonio Mauryshmelly Cult of personality aside though. Ho Chi Minh was a pretty awesome person. Definitely worthy of being among the bravest humans in history.
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  • Alston Prenn Dunno about that, with some political courage and insight, he might have saved a hell lot of senseless blood shed. Dude though was a decent pastry cook, I heard.
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  • Shane Wall Why is there no "Aunty Ho"???
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  • Reggie J Doan Shane Wall you've made a huge mistake... I'm outta here. Can't stand the wrath of the serious habitants here...
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  • Alston Prenn Aunties Ho got no recognition because they would diminish his aura. It's kinda important in sculpting a cult.
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  • Shane Wall No, PLEASE don't bail out now, Reggie J Doan, I haven't asked about the Holettes yet!
    4 hours ago · Like · 2
  • Kris Wilkins Ha Luong, you did not understand my comment, please check again. You have confused the object & subject of that sentence
  • Robert Gonzalez He looks cool for Uncle Ho.
    3 hours ago · Like · 1
  • Antonio Mauryshmelly At risk of starting a shit storm, Alston Prenn, how do you think he could have saved a lot of senseless bloodshed?
  • Lars Iver Damn, this group has gone strange. like being back in kindergarten
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  • Alston Prenn Antonio Mauryshmelly: I know it's a crazy idea, neither of the wars he started was, you know, necessary. Colonialism had run its course after WW2 and was going out of fad quicker than Justin Bieber. Even Great Britain, which was in much stronger position than France, and the lead preacher of "whiteman's burdenism", had to let go of their former holdings within a few years. What Ho did was to get the country into a costly globo- ideological war and set the countries back *decades* if not century by empowering a class of people that had no experience in governing, hence governed by fear, hatred, and xenophobia; and wiped out significant progress western influence did bring to Vietnam.

    In 1945, even 1954, Vietnam was on better course to modernity than, for instance, South Korea. They had better infrastructures laid down by their "colonial masters", better expertise in law and technology from all those French trained technocrats. What had happened since? 

    How is the way Vietnam gained independence better than say the way numerous other former colonial countries gained their independence, but peacefully?
  • Antonio Mauryshmelly Dude, I'm not sure what kind of colonialism you are talking about but none of it just went away. And I feel like you might not know that much about Ho Chi Minh, though I'm not saying you are dumb, just that there were a lot of specifics that I feel like you aren't acknowledging... Which ones got it peacefully?
  • Alston Prenn Antonio Mauryshmelly On the contrary, I feel that you're being obtuse, if not ignorant of the politics of the world post WW2. India, the middle east, Burma, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, numerous countries in Africa all gained independence without having to fight their former master, need I name more? By the way, in a democratic society, ideas come and go, it may take time for new ideas to push out the old, but they usually do. Even before Ho was somebody, colonialism was under assault from within by people like George Orwell, who did a hell lot more to change people's mind than some self-aggrandized, self-styled revolutionist like Ho. 

    And what made you think you're more an expert of Ho than I am?
  • Antonio Mauryshmelly I feel like you have a very colonialist mindset, even saying that Orwell, a colonist (albeit a regretful one) did more to stop colonialism than HCM is absurd. 

    When you say "need I name more?" sarcastically, I think it reveals that you know how much more you really do need to say. Colonialism did not simply vanish, as though the colonial powers stopped their "benevolent" occupation when they were finished civilizing the 'natives'. Each anti colonial struggle was a product of its specific material conditions. To imagine the French would just let it go after Truman double crossed Ho Chi Minh and gave the colony back after he assisted with the fight against the Japanese is ridiculous (FDR promised HCM that the french wouldn't be allowed to return). No doubt their would be a protracted anti-colonial war, like Algeria and many others. 

    Furthermore, to equivocate Indonesia and the others and call them free or independent or democratic is outlandish. Did Indonesia not have its genocides? Burma, was that a joke? We can't ignore the ways that 'colonialism' has led into a global capitalist system that retains many of its features. 

    Finally to call HCM a 'self-styled revolutionist' is sadly misinformed and is part of the attitude that leads me to believe that either I know more, or that you are purposefully ignorant, about the incredible work that the man undertook. 

    While I gather that your opinion comes more from a hatred of Marxism-Leninism as a political-economic value than a genuine dislike of the man HCM per se, I think that, as an outsider who is stepping over my bounds and venturing to speak out of turn, that the route Vietnam took had little to do with his vision. 

    The Viet people certainly had the right to self determination, this much I am sure we agree on, but the idea that they should have waited till it was granted to them by their masters is a classic oppressor statement thats been repeated to American blacks, Algerians, Indians, etc. It's just plain fucked up
  • Aleksandra Nguen Guys, kindly move your political debates and history lessons out of this thread to somewhere else, please.
  • Alston Prenn Alright, Mr. Berkeley, when the Britons voted Labours to oust an old-timer colonialist like Winston Churchill, and it was a decisive indication of a change in mindset of the populace (on many things, not just colonialism), was it because of people like Orwell who had turned the opinions, or was it because of Ho?

    I also never advocated "they should've waited their turn". 

    I'll stop now, as per the wish of the rest of the members.
  • Antonio Mauryshmelly Ok, we agree to disagree, I don't think the brits stopped colonialism because of orwell. I don't even think it ever really stopped.

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