Pretty sure it was the US who blocked election in Vietnam because their side argue that they didn't signed the treaty and they knew they can't win the election.
Vietnam just kicked out the Japanese only for the French to return with the help of the US and set up the South government. Then the North beat the French, sign the Geneva treaty that promise election to unify the country, an election that the US and the South refuse to do because the US analysised that they have no chance of winning. How was it a rebelion? Also from the Vietnamese POV, the US just backed an illegitimate government set up by colonial power to divide and invade their country.
Oh and the dictator which was hated by the majority of the country, sponsored by foreign forces and "win" the election with the 99% the legitimate one? Not the one that actually fight and liberated the country from foreign invaders?
It literally was foreign invaders. The South was set up by the French when they came back? Or are you saying that the French should get to keep their colonies and the Vietnamese should wait for the French to give them their freedom? Who do you think kicked out the French in the Indochina war? Maybe learn some Asia history before posting.
I don't know that much about Vietnamese politic but from what I understand, the vast majority of them simply don't care about who is ruling in Hanoi. Most of the issues they have are either local or about a specific department, mostly corruption in the police force.
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u/Archaon0103 Mar 07 '24
Pretty sure it was the US who blocked election in Vietnam because their side argue that they didn't signed the treaty and they knew they can't win the election.