[Vnbiz] Running for National Parliament (formerly: Tetandunbelievable ...)

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear anh Shane & CACC,

Very well spoken, anh Shane.  Yes, I agree that it is stupid rule that
you may be in the army and die for your country at 18 but you can't run for
an office in the government that orders you to die.  That must be the
hypocrisy of the old-men network, people of our generation, anh Shane :-(
"Hey, you kids can die in the battlefield, we old men do politics in our
office.  You're too young to do politics."  Gosh, I can just hear myself
saying that, loud and clear, and I am ashamed of myself and my generation.

And I hope that the young generation will all just act like Thu Huong.  Be a
leader.  Make things happen for your country and your people.  The future of
this nation is in your hands.  Don't belitlle yourself.  Be a leader.

Have a great day!

Hoanh
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On 3/9/07, Shane Wall <shane.wall at translingualexpress.com> wrote:
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> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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>  Dear anh Hoang and CACC,
>    You give us a truly worthy list of possible NA candidates. I agree with
> you 100% about that.
>
>    Now having met you, I think we are "on the same wave length" about this
> subject. I know you have been working towards a more representative NA for
> many, many years - VNBiz and the previous VNForum are clear evidence of your
> passion for this ideal. Brother, I share this ideal. However, I think we
> might have different ideas about the tactics and timings.
>
>    This is my thinking. It is already too late to have an impact on the
> current election process. However, it is NOT too late to influence the next
> election! Passionate, idealistic, energetic YOUNG people need to make their
> 'voice' felt *within the current election process*. This will take a long
> time. The good thing for me is that Vietnam is a very, very young country
> demographically (about 20 million people UNDER 21!!). I believe the
> political future of Vietnam is not in the hands of people like you, me, the
> current government representatives, the 'Mass Organizations', the Fatherland
> Front, or even the VCP. The political future of the country lies in the
> heart of people like sister Huong - who *ACTUALLY* went out and DID
> something about what she believes!
>
>    My dream is that when my 17 month old son is old enough to vote, he
> will be living under a Government that welcomes electoral competition for
> every seat (regardless of affiliationa), is ruled by outward looking,
> progressive thinking representatives, whoese operations are transparent to
> the people, and who conducts elections free of connivence, contrivence,
> connections, or any other form of influence.
>
>    "My money is on" sis Huong. I am betting she will be a member of the NA
> when she is "old enough" - what a stupid 'rule': You are old enouth to die
> for your country but you can't be a member of the Government that has
> decided you can die for your country? I just don't get that logic. By the
> way, this has happened, and can happen againg in other countries that VN
> sees as 'model' countries.
>
>    I just want my son to have a better life than his mother, grandmother
> and great-grandmother. Dynamic, idealistic and passionate people like sis
> Huong are the people I want to be representing the people when my son
> becomes an adult.
>
> Shane
>
> Mr. Shane Wall, Principal
>
> Trans Lingual Express
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> shane.wall at translingualexpress.com
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> +849 0948 4753
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> www.translingualexpress.com
>
> --
Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
Attorney of Law
Washington DC
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