打破沉寂(A Time to Break Silence)(共27页)17900字.docx
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打破沉寂(ATimetoBreakSilence)
TheymustseeAmericansasstrangeliberators.TheVietnamesepeopleproclaimedtheirownindependence*inXXXX年*--inXXXX年*rather*--afteracombinedFrenchandJapaneseoccupationandbeforethecommunistrevolutioninChina.TheywereledbyHoChiMinh.EventhoughtheyquotedtheAmericanDeclarationofIndependenceintheirowndocumentoffreedom,werefusedtorecognizethem.Instead,wedecidedtosupportFranceinitsreconquestofherformercolony.OurgovernmentfeltthenthattheVietnamesepeoplewerenotreadyforindependence,andweagainfellvictimtothedeadlyWesternarrogancethathaspoisonedtheinternationalatmosphereforsolong.Withthattragicdecisionwerejectedarevolutionarygovernmentseekingself-determinationandagovernmentthathadbeenestablishednotbyChina--forwhomtheVietnamesehavenogreatlove--butbyclearlyindigenousforcesthatincludedsomecommunists.Forthepeasantsthisnewgovernmentmeantreallandreform,oneofthemostimportantneedsintheirlives.
FornineyearsfollowingXXXX年wedeniedthepeopleofVietnamtherightofindependence.FornineyearswevigorouslysupportedtheFrenchintheirabortiveefforttorecolonizeVietnam.BeforetheendofthewarweweremeetingeightypercentoftheFrenchwarcosts.EvenbeforetheFrenchweredefeatedatDienBienPhu,theybegantodespairoftheirrecklessaction,butwedidnot.Weencouragedthemwithourhugefinancialandmilitarysuppliestocontinuethewarevenaftertheyhadlostthewill.Soonwewouldbepayingalmostthefullcostsofthistragicattemptatrecolonization.
AftertheFrenchweredefeated,itlookedasifindependenceandlandreformwouldcomeagainthroughtheGenevaAgreement.ButinsteadtherecametheUnitedStates,determinedthatHoshouldnotunifythetemporarilydividednation,andthepeasantswatchedagainaswesupportedoneofthemostviciousmoderndictators,ourchosenman,PremierDiem.ThepeasantswatchedandcringedasDiemruthlesslyrootedoutallopposition,supportedtheirextortionistlandlords,andrefusedeventodiscussreunificationwiththeNorth.ThepeasantswatchedasallthiswaspresidedoverbyUnitedStates'influenceandthenbyincreasingnumbersofUnitedStatestroopswhocametohelpquelltheinsurgencythatDiem'smethodshadaroused.WhenDiemwasoverthrowntheymayhavebeenhappy,butthelonglineofmilitarydictatorsseemedtooffernorealchange,especiallyintermsoftheirneedforlandandpeace.
TheonlychangecamefromAmerica,asweincreasedourtroopcommitmentsinsupportofgovernmentswhichweresingularlycorrupt,inept,andwithoutpopularsupport.Allthewhilethepeoplereadourleafletsandreceivedtheregularpromisesofpeaceanddemocracyandlandreform.Nowtheylanguishunderourbombsandconsiderus,nottheirfellowVietnamese,therealenemy.Theymovesadlyandapatheticallyasweherdthemoffthelandoftheirfathersintoconcentrationcampswhereminimalsocialneedsarerarelymet.Theyknowtheymustmoveonorbedestroyedbyourbombs.
Sotheygo,primarilywomenandchildrenandtheaged.Theywatchaswepoisontheirwater,aswekillamillionacresoftheircrops.Theymustweepasthebulldozersroarthroughtheirareaspreparingtodestroytheprecioustrees.TheywanderintothehospitalswithatleasttwentycasualtiesfromAmericanfirepowerforoneVietcong-inflictedinjury.Sofarwemayhavekilledamillionofthem,mostlychildren.Theywanderintothetownsandseethousandsofthechildren,homeless,withoutclothes,runninginpacksonthestreetslikeanimals.Theyseethechildrendegradedbyoursoldiersastheybegforfood.Theyseethechildrensellingtheirsisterstooursoldiers,solicitingfortheirmothers.
Whatdothepeasantsthinkasweallyourselveswiththelandlordsandaswerefusetoputanyactionintoourmanywordsconcerninglandreform?
Whatdotheythinkaswetestoutourlatestweaponsonthem,justastheGermanstestedoutnewmedicineandnewtorturesintheconcentrationcampsofEurope?
WherearetherootsoftheindependentVietnamweclaimtobebuilding?
Isitamongthesevoicelessones?
Wehavedestroyedtheirtwomostcherishedinstitutions:
thefamilyandthevillage.Wehavedestroyedtheirlandandtheircrops.Wehavecooperatedinthecrushingofthenation'sonlynoncommunistrevolutionarypoliticalforce,theunifiedBuddhistChurch.WehavesupportedtheenemiesofthepeasantsofSaigon.Wehavecorruptedtheirwomenandchildrenandkilledtheirmen.
Nowthereislittlelefttobuildon,savebitterness.*Soontheonlysolidphysicalfoundationsremainingwillbefoundatourmilitarybasesandintheconcreteoftheconcentrationcampswecall"fortifiedhamlets."ThepeasantsmaywellwonderifweplantobuildournewVietnamonsuchgroundsasthese.Couldweblamethemforsuchthoughts?
Wemustspeakforthemandraisethequestionstheycannotraise.These,too,areourbrothers.
Perhapsamoredifficultbutnolessnecessarytaskistospeakforthosewhohavebeendesignatedasourenemies.*WhatoftheNationalLiberationFront,thatstrangelyanonymousgroupwecall"VC"or"communists"?
WhatmusttheythinkoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawhentheyrealizethatwepermittedtherepressionandcrueltyofDiem,whichhelpedtobringthemintobeingasaresistancegroupintheSouth?
Whatdotheythinkofourcondoningtheviolencewhichledtotheirowntakingupofarms?
Howcantheybelieveinourintegritywhennowwespeakof"aggressionfromtheNorth"asiftherewerenothingmoreessentialtothewar?
HowcantheytrustuswhennowwechargethemwithviolenceafterthemurderousreignofDiemandchargethemwithviolencewhilewepoureverynewweaponofdeathintotheirland?
Surelywemustunderstandtheirfeelings,evenifwedonotcondonetheiractions.Surelywemustseethatthemenwesupportedpressedthemtotheirviolence.Surelywemustseethatourowncomputerizedplansofdestructionsimplydwarftheirgreatestacts.
Howdotheyjudgeuswhenourofficialsknowthattheirmembershipislessthantwenty-fivepercentcommunist,andyetinsistongivingthemtheblanketname?
WhatmusttheybethinkingwhentheyknowthatweareawareoftheircontrolofmajorsectionsofVietnam,andyetweappearreadytoallownationalelectionsinwhichthishighlyorganizedpoliticalparallelgovernmentwillnothaveapart?
TheyaskhowwecanspeakoffreeelectionswhentheSaigonpressiscensoredandcontrolledbythemilitaryjunta.Andtheyaresurelyrighttowonderwhatkindofnewgovernmentweplantohelpformwithoutthem,theonlypartyinrealtouchwiththepeasants.Theyquestionourpoliticalgoalsandtheydenytherealityofapeacesettlementfromwhichtheywillbeexcluded.Theirquestionsarefrighteninglyrelevant.Isournationplanningtobuildonpoliticalmythagain,andthenshoreitupuponthepowerofnewviolence?
Hereisthetruemeaningandvalueofcompassionandnonviolence,whenithelpsustoseetheenemy'spointofview,tohearhisquestions,toknowhisassessmentofourselves.Forfromhisviewwemayindeedseethebasicweaknessesofourowncondition,andifwearemature,wemaylearnandgrowandprofitfromthewisdomofthebrotherswhoarecalledtheopposition.
So,too,withHanoi.IntheNorth,whereourbombsnowpummeltheland,andourminesendangerthewaterways,wearemetbyadeepbutunderstandablemistrust.TospeakforthemistoexplainthislackofconfidenceinWesternwords,andespeciallytheirdistrustofAmericanintentionsnow.InHanoiarethemenwholedthenationtoindependenceagainsttheJapaneseandtheFrench,themenwhosoughtmembershipintheFrenchCommonwealthandwerebetrayedbytheweaknessofParisandthewillfulnessofthecolonialarmies.ItwastheywholedasecondstruggleagainstFrenchdominationattremendouscosts,andthenwerepersuadedtogiveupthelandtheycontrolledbetweenthethirteenthandseventeenthparallelasatemporarymeasureatGeneva.AfterXXXX年theywatchedusconspirewithDiemtopreventelectionswhichcouldhavesurelybroughtHoChiMinhtopoweroveraunitedVietnam,andtheyrealizedtheyhadbeenbetrayedagain.Whenweaskwhytheydonotleaptonegotiate,thesethingsmustberemembered.
Also,itmustbeclearthattheleadersofHanoiconsideredthepresenceofAmericantroopsinsupportoftheDiemregimetohavebeentheinitialmilitarybreachoftheGenevaAgreementconcerningforeigntroops.TheyremindusthattheydidnotbegintosendtroopsinlargenumbersandevensuppliesintotheSouthuntilAmericanforceshadmovedintothetensofthousands.
HanoiremembershowourleadersrefusedtotellusthetruthabouttheearlierNorthVietnameseoverturesforpeace,howthepresidentclaimedthatnoneexistedwhentheyhadclearlybeenmade.HoChiMinhhaswatchedasAmericahasspokenofpeaceandbuiltupitsforces,andnowhehassurelyheardtheincreasinginternationalrumorsofAmericanplansforaninvasionoftheNorth.Heknowsthebombingandshellingandminingwearedoingarepartoftraditionalpre-invasionstrategy.Perhapsonlyhissenseofhumorandofironycansavehimwhenhehearsthemostpowerfulnationoftheworldspeakingofaggressionasitdropsthousandsofbombsonapoor,weaknationmorethan*eighthundred,orrather,*eightthousandmilesawayfromitsshores.
AtthispointIshouldmakeitclearthatwhileIhavetriedintheselastfewminutestogiveavoicetothevoicelessinVietnamandtounderstandtheargumentsofthosewhoarecalled"enemy,"Iamasdeeplyconcernedaboutourowntroopsthereasanythingelse.Forito
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