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Alternate histories are fun and if you're going to write one, Harry Truman's decisions in 1945 are a good starting point. It's year that America let down Ho Chi Minh, who entered Hanoi and declared independence with the words "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." (Sound familiar?) He wrote to Harry to ask for America's support. His letter went unanswered.
Uncle Ho was a patriot who just wanted foreigners to stay the fuck out of his country. At the time, it happened that getting support in this modest request from the leaders of the socialist revolutions happening here and there around the world looked like the most efficacious option. He was no more a socialists or communist at heart than was John McCain.
 
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