Equation
Lieutenant General
They are toxic, petty, vitriolic, and have a severe inferiority complex reinforced by stupidly strong paranoia. These idiots actually believe China wants to wipe them out. Every.single.one of them believes that to some degree.
They completely ignore history; whenever China had every power to genocide their country, she didn't. And somehow the Vietnamese still believe China's just going to casually go "oh yeah, f*ck those Viets, let's go slaughter them" when she has never taken military action against Vietnam unless Vietnam started the poking and got a punitive slap in return.
Seriously, at this point in time, China might as well commit the atrocities that Vietnam believes she will. China has nothing left to lose. There isn't a single shred of Chinese reputation left hanging in Vietnam owing to millennia of brainwashing and constant bitterness of feeling inferior. If they already believe China's the embodiment of the devil and refuse to change their views despite all evidence to the contrary, then China should just be the devil and wipe them out. Yes, China will be viewed as the embodiment of the devil for genocide but she's already viewed as such, there's nothing left to lose except an irritating prick on the southern border.
It's those Vietnamese elitist propaganda, no matter what kind of government or whose in charge they always perpetuate this us vs them midget mentality. It's the fear of the large Chinese numbers will overwhelmed and extinct our race if we don't watch out kind of backward thinking and behavior. Have they ever given the thoughts about their over powering of their smaller neighbors such as Cambodia and Laos? It's the classic pot calling the kettle black.