Blogmocracy in Action!
Guest post by: Bunkx
How do’ folks, and Happy VietNamese New Year!
Little Saigon, in Westminster California, comprises the largest population of VietNamese ex-patriots of anywhere in the world. The community was founded by those who escaped the communist invasion that followed the fall of Saigon in 1975.
Most made it here after abandoning all their material possessions. Doctors, lawyers, accountants, other professionals as well as tradesmen escaped the onslaught with virtually nothing, in order to save themselves and their families from the brutality of the communists. Many did not escape and many of those left behind did not survive.
What those survivors did with little more than integrity, a great work ethic, conservative values and a lot of patience transformed what might have been a crime-ridden slum into a prosperous community. I’ve got a lot of respect for the VietNamese.
I don’t live far from Little Saigon, so I decided to attend the local Tet parade for the heck of it. There were two things that compelled me to go:
1. See the V Hogs;
2. Look for moonbattery and report my findings on behalf of Blogmocracy.
As for No. 1, I saw and heard the V Hogs, a VietNamese Harley-Davidson afficionado group. As for No. 2, there were rumors of attendance by a VietNamese pro-gay marriage group from San Jose with protests promised.
I was pleased that there was no blatant moonbattery to be found, and the counter protest was negligible, but on the other hand I was kinda hoping for photo-ops in Zombiestyle. It was just a nice quiet parade.
View looking west. I figured this was the place to be, until I found out that the parade was gonna be driving the wrong way on Bolsa Avenue. In a bizarre sarcastic twist, it was kind of appropriate.
