anything is possible.. but .. in that time frame.. no.. negative.. not with out the bad parts of the last cultural revolutionI've heard that Ngo Dinh Diem wanted to convert all of Vietnam to Catholicism through means of a cultural revolution. Could this have been achieved?
I've heard that Ngo Dinh Diem wanted to convert all of Vietnam to Catholicism through means of a cultural revolution. Could this have been achieved?
ASB in the timeframe, and I don't think even Diem wanted to convert Vietnam by force. With incentives and favoritism maybe, but Diem, despite being a sonofabitch, was not that stupid.I've heard that Ngo Dinh Diem wanted to convert all of Vietnam to Catholicism through means of a cultural revolution. Could this have been achieved?
If he somehow was able to do it without causing a massive recruiting boost for the VC or getting himself killed in a coup, then the US wouldn't care. But there's no way he would have been able to pull it off, so the US would give it's blessing to a coup against him just like OTL.What is the benefit in doing so? Diem's goal was to stay in power, preferably with his Catholic clique with him. As long as Catholics control the country, Diem would have no reason to enforce the faith amongst the lower classes.
Edit: Another point of importance is that with the U.S. support keeping him alive, there is no way he could get away with such actions. It is probably the greatest violation of the 1st amendment imaginable, so there is no way it was possible. Historical figures have wild fantasies that they sometimes jot on paper.
Edit: Another point of importance is that with the U.S. support keeping him alive, there is no way he could get away with such actions. It is probably the greatest violation of the 1st amendment imaginable, so there is no way it was possible. Historical figures have wild fantasies that they sometimes jot on paper.