[Translate] - 42 years after April 30, 1975, through the eyes of young people

How did young people born after the war end up knowing about April 30, 1975, and what have they seen in the country's change over the last few decades?

How to call

Every April, every year, the black and white image of the kids standing outside the tiny window in a plane that had removed all the seats, on the floor of the plane was filled with other children. Lying, sitting confused, re-appeared on the forum as a reminder ...

42 years since April 30, 1975, will be over half the life of the boy in the photo. 42 years later, they will recall the day with a colorful memory of "fate," the way a person on a social network views a photo.

But, for those born in the 80's and 90's, it would be a completely independent, ideological, institutional, ideological, and overbearing age.

They are receptive to new words, new culture, new social style. They did not undergo a phase called "transfer mode". Therefore, many people this age look on April 30 with a completely neutral mind.

Sao Mai, 9X generation, is one of them. Very simply, she called it liberation day, according to the culture of education she was taught.

"That is usually when I go to school, when I grow up, I know that April 30 is the day of liberating the South." May 1 is the Labor Day. Rest two days ".

More specifically, it is no less simple when Morning Star understands liberation day.

"In the past, it was possible that the North was liberated in the first place, not under the yoke and not invaded by foreign invaders, but in the South, the enemy still had to fight against foreign invaders. April 30 is the day marking the South as peaceful as the North and reunification of the country. "

Not only Sao Mai, but all those who undergo education under the socialist school know how to call the phrase "Liberation of the South, unification of the country."

Nguyen Khang, another 9X generation from Saigon, said that he is no stranger to that:

"Liberation of the South, reunification of the country, that is in accordance with my concept of school."

Until now, Khang said he accepted only half of the way, because there is no denying the fact that Nam, North of a house after April 30, 1975.

"Until now, I call it the unification of the country." Calling liberation of the South is unreasonable because it is impossible for a poor man to liberate a rich man. That is the unification of the country. "

Also divided two times to have two understanding and acceptance, is the opinion of Sy Binh, generation 8X.

At that time, sitting on the roof of that school, calling April 30th is liberation day, but after that, understand the problem, April 30 is the sad day of the Vietnamese people. One day it is called blood-soaked, dyed blood of the motherland.

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Inside a Babylift airplane in April 1975. Inside a Babylift airplane in April 1975.

The 'understanding of the problem' was told by Sy Binh that since the internet has grown, state media and the press are no longer the "second school" of the people. Instead, young people like Sy Binh say that they have found "another truth hidden in it".

"A day called the North Vietnamese Communists have come in to rob the homeland of the South." The battles that the communists saw as liberating were the battles that helped the Chinese Communists and the Soviet Union. "

Even though the youngsters recognized two understandings from two different times, leading to two different ways of speaking, yet according to Nguyen Khang, there is one thing that he thinks can not be denied.

"There is no denying that the Communists have won." The Republican lost, but the implications of it were that it was a dark day, a sad day. "

In Sy Binh's view, he says that when the truth is revealed, looking back on what has been learned, it is all painted, with the help of the pen he calls " "

"To deliberately build false learning and communication to demagogic people, when it is understood to be very painful, it is called emotional breakdown."

If Sy Binh is a broken feelings, Nguyen Khang calls it "a painful day":

"Because I know the implications of that day, those who died in the re-education camp, I know what life is after 1975, so I know that day was a painful day. The law, even they can kill people publicly without waiting for the law ....

If it was not there, it would be better. "

Positive and negative

The story of the war was painted in the books of magnanimity, true glory has taken quite the full faith of the young generation while sitting on the roof.