yes @nuthman you are right. These days I don't think very many people even try to evaluate a situation based on its own merits, they simply know what the standpoint of "their side" is and they go with that, without even having a cursory glance at what is being talked about.
As for the Vietnam comments, there is no way that any of the people in the comments have any experience in this country at all. I have only been here about 6 weeks and it is glaringly obvious that their comments are based on nothing at all.