THE SYMPATHIZER
THE COMMANDANT WANTS TO SEE YOU.
LAST TIME YOU ENDED WITH A REAL HOLLYWOOD CLIFFHANGER.
LET HER GO! I CAN'T LOSE YOU TOO!
WELCOME TO OKLAHOMA
WAKE UP, BON... IT'S A DESERT.
REAL AMERICAN DESERT!
YOU LOVE WESTERNS!!
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ASIAN COMMUNISM
AND THE ORIENTAL MODE OF DESTRUCTION
CHAPTER 17
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GENERAL LOSING AUTHORITY
ASIAN COMMUNISM AND THE ORIENTAL MODE OF DESTRUCTION
RESPITE
GENERAL LOSING AUTHORITY
PRESUMED BRIEF RESPITE
FOR YOUR COMFORT
MAGIC FINGERS MASSAGING ASSEMBLY
5 WEEKS EARLIER FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS
FILTHY, FILTHY!
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF AMERICA? HOW ARE YOU SETTLING IN?
ARE YOUR DORMS ALSO LEAKING?
LOOKING GOOD IN YOUR AMERICAN CLOTHES.
SO, THE FOOD'S GOOD?
AHH, MS. XUAN?
HOW'S THE FOOD?
WHY DON'T YOU TASTE IT!
HOW DARE YOU WEAR THAT UNIFORM!
YOUR CORRUPT ARMY IS WHY MY SON IS DEAD!
BRING BACK MY HUSBAND! YOU DEAD DOG!
BRING BACK MY SON!
GET US OUT OF THIS SHITHOLE!
YOU COWARD!
YOU LIED TO US!
UNITED STATES ARMY FORT CHAFFEE
WELCOME VIETNAMESE FRIENDS
DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL STUDIES CAL WEST COLLEGE
FORD
LOS ANGELES
ASIAN COMMUNISM AND THE ORIENTAL MODE OF DESTRUCTION
AN ASSIGNMENT FROM PROFESSOR HAMMER.
A LIST COMPARING MY ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL QUALITIES.
HERE. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
THE OCCIDENTAL SIDE OF ME IS TALKATIVE.
WHEREAS THE ORIENTAL SIDE IS... WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? GUESS.
THE ORIENTAL SIDE OF ME IS...?
BLENDED WHISKEY
YEAH, EXACTLY.
THAT'S THE CORRECT ANSWER.
MINGUS DYNASTY
A SPECIAL TREAT FROM YOUR FATHER.
WHICH ONE SHOULD I GO FOR?
THIS ONE. - MOM, NO!
HERE I MUST INTERJECT.
EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS WERE YOU PURSUING AT THIS POINT?
IS IT POSSIBLE YOU WERE LOSING SIGHT OF YOUR MISSION?
FAR FROM IT.
ON THE CONTRARY, I WAS WORKING VERY HARD IN MY FIRST SEVEN WEEKS IN LOS ANGELES,
GATHERING INFORMATION, EXPLORING INSIDE AND OUT,
AND LEARNING ALL I COULD--
ABOUT THE STRANGE AND BOUNTIFUL LAND I FOUND MYSELF IN.
I DARE SAY...
...NEVER ONCE DID I FORGET ABOUT MY MISSION.
WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES, MADAME.
THANK YOU.
DISGUSTING.
10 DAYS LATER
OVER HERE, MAJOR.
WHY CAN NONE OF YOU INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS FIND OUR HOUSE?
AH, MADAME!
AND CAPTAIN!
LOOKS LIKE I GOT THE RIGHT PLACE.
I'VE COME TO PAY MY RESPECT TO THE GENERAL.
THE GENERAL?
AH, THE MAN WHO USED TO BE THE GENERAL?
WHAT DOES HE KNOW OF COOKING? OR CLEANING HOUSE?
"THE GENERAL" IS OUT OF COMMISSION.
DOING NOTHING BUT LOAFING FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH
HAS LEFT HIM DEPLETED.
DO COME BACK SOME OTHER TIME.
DURIAN!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER!
A CHINESE MARKET, IS IT? I SHOULD CHECK OUT THAT PLACE.
MY MOTHER MAKES THE MOST DELICIOUS STICKY RICE WITH DURIAN.
HOW IS YOUR MOTHER?
HOMESICK, I'M AFRAID.
AREN'T WE ALL.
FOR YOU. A SMALL TASTE OF HOME.
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
NOBODY SELLS THEM IN THIS COUNTRY.
DON'T FORGET MA'AM, THAT I WAS ONCE AN ELITE AGENT OF THE SECRET POLICE.
HAVEN'T I TOLD YOU TO CLOSE IT WHEN YOU'RE SMOKING?
THOUGHT YOU WERE GRABBING A DRINK WITH HAO?
I DIDN'T GO.
WHY?
BECAUSE THE GENERAL...
WHAT? THE GENERAL, WHAT?
HE ASKED FOR HELP.
HE... WHAT? FROM YOU?
FOR THE STORE HE'S OPENING.
HE HAD YOU SHOPPING?
FOR HIS STORE.
HIS LIQUOR STORE!
YELLOW FLAG SPIRITS LIQUOR
BEER, WINE, CIGARETTES
HOLLYWOOD
BUTCHER
LIQUOR YELLOW FLAG SPIRITS
WHEN WE SAY THANK YOU WE MEAN IT!
PLEASE COME IN AGAIN.
HOW CAN THEY BE SO HAPPY?
HOW CAN THEY BE SO CHEERY ABOUT ABANDONING THEIR HOMELAND
LIKE COWARDS AND COMING HERE?
ONCE, THEY WERE SOLDIERS!
KEEP IT DOWN.
AND WHY IS THAT FUCKER SO FAT?
HE WAS ALWAYS FAT.
BUT NOT THAT FAT.
COME ON, MAN!
WHAT'RE ALL THESE PHOTOS FOR?
WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THIS PARTY FOR A BUNCH OF COWARDS?
THE GENERAL GAVE ME AN ORDER.
SMILE, YOU ASSHOLE!
COME ON, BON...
THE GENERAL SAID THIS PARTY'S GOING TO BE THE BEDROCK
UPON WHICH WE BUILD OUR SECOND HOMELAND IN AMERICA.
"THE INSIDE STORY OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE EVACUATION"
PEANUT CANDY
I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS OF DISCOURAGEMENT.
HOW DO I KNOW?
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE WITH YOU.
YOU'VE ALL HEARD THE GOSSIP AND I'M NOT GOING TO DENY IT.
SINCE ARRIVING IN THIS COUNTRY...
I'VE BEEN... HOW SHOULD I PUT IT, "ADRIFT"... FROM MORNING TO NIGHT.
BUT FINALLY MY WIFE SAID SOMETHING, AND IT HIT ME HARD.
I OPENED THE TRASH CANS TO THROW OUT MY BOTTLES OF LIQUOR,
BUT THEN IT STRUCK ME-- THAT WOULD BE A WASTE.
AND NOW YOU SEE THE LOGICAL CONSEQUENCE OF THAT REVELATION.
THROW AWAY THE HABIT... BUT NOT THE BOTTLES.
SO WHAT DID MY WIFE SAY THAT DAY?
SHE SAID...
"DARLING... REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE."
OUR ARMY LOST.
ANY OTHER RATS WANT TO JUMP SHIP?
THIS SHIP ISN'T SINKING, SIR.
YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE MALICIOUS SCRIBBLING
ON THE WALL OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT.
ONCE AGAIN THE IMAGE FROM THIS NOTORIOUS PHOTOGRAPH
IS BEING USED AGAINST US,
TO MAKE US LOOK LIKE BUTCHERS!
THAT IS HOW AMERICA SEES US.
BUT WE KNOW IT'S A LIE!
WE KNOW THE MAN BEING SHOT WAS A MURDERER.
AND NOW ONE OF OUR OWN...
IS USING THIS IMAGE TO SELL THE SAME LIE!
EXTERMINATE THE COCKROACH!
KILL THE VIPER!
OBLITERATE THE VERMIN!
CUT HIS THROAT!
SLIT THE MOLE'S THROAT!
WHO DO YOU THINK IT IS?
WHO WHAT?
WHY DO YOU THINK WE'RE WAITING HERE?!
THE SPY, I MEAN THE SPY.
I DON'T CARE.
OBVIOUSLY.
BUT WHOEVER IT IS, HE NEEDS TO BE KILLED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LENGTHY REPLY.
YELLOW FLAG SPIRITS LIQUOR
HAPPY BURGER
KILL
SHOULD I KILL MAJOR
FINISH HIM, FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
YOU IDIOT, THAT'S NOT HOW YOU STAB!
FASTER!
DIE!
EAT.
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
YOU HAVE TO EAT.
I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
IF YOU DON'T EAT, YOU'LL GET SICK.
THEN I'LL DIE. MOVE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SHOWERED?
I DON'T RECALL.
HAS THE GENERAL MENTIONED YOUR SMELL?
NEVER. MOVE.
YOU STINK LIKE A RAT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE CONSIDERATION
FOR THE PERSON YOU'RE LIVING WITH?
RIGHT, LIKE YOU HAD WHEN YOU CAME HERE TO BANG THAT JAPANESE WOMAN?
OR CHINESE OR KOREAN. OR WHATEVER SHE IS.
THAT'S...
THAT'S A PRIVATE MATTER!
I PUT UP WITH YOU DOING THAT SHIT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE AND MY BOY.
...NOT HERE.
WE DID IT...
...IN THE BEDROOM!
BON.
BON, WE HAVE TO GO.
WE'RE LEAVING.
BON, LISTEN...
LISTEN.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
MAJOR OANH'S A MOLE.
SAYS WHO?
SAYS THE GENERAL.
WHICH OANH? THE DUMPLING?
SHOULD I KILL THE MAJOR?
NOW THAT... I CAN HELP YOU WITH.
HAPPY BURGER EST. 1935