https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/rastafarians-against-the-red-menace.3861/
How plausible is the link above?
How plausible is the link above?
Reactions to his death were mixed - some thought that his spirit was still alive and whatnot. If Haile Selassie can be successfully evacuated from Ethiopia, then he - or Amha Selassie - can mobilize the more militant Rastafarians to establish an Ethiopian Army in exile so I don't think its too implausible but its quite unlikely to me.That said, I've never known any Rastafarians personally, so I don't know how deeply they analyzed the political implications of Ethiopian politics. Was there widespread outrage among them when the Emperor was deposed in '75, to the extent where some of them would have been willing to take up arms to get him back?
The problem was that either of them would be laughed out of the room if they relied on the Rastafarians. Both Haile Selassie and Amha Selassie were rather conventional Miaphysite Christians (Haile Selassie even sent the Rastafarians priests to bring them back to Christianity).Reactions to his death were mixed - some thought that his spirit was still alive and whatnot. If Haile Selassie can be successfully evacuated from Ethiopia, then he - or Amha Selassie - can mobilize the more militant Rastafarians to establish an Ethiopian Army in exile so I don't think its too implausible but its quite unlikely to me.
I'm aware of their religion - what if this Rastafarian Army became Orthodox Christians?The problem was that either of them would be laughed out of the room if they relied on the Rastafarians. Both Haile Selassie and Amha Selassie were rather conventional Miaphysite Christians (Haile Selassie even sent the Rastafarians priests to bring them back to Christianity).
That might be difficult, no? Especially since Rastafarianism was in part a reaction to Christianity as "the white man's religion." Not to mention that the clergy may not like their reliance on cannabis...I'm aware of their religion - what if this Rastafarian Army became Orthodox Christians?
Which would kind of put a damper on the countercultural image, as they start looking less like revolutionaries and more like black Vendeens in the minds of the sort of people who were attracted to Rastafarianism.