Word: dai
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...Naturally, we must prepare ourselves, and those who have not already done so must do so now. However, let me emphasize that I personally believe and hope that the elections will not yield a Buddhist majority. I wish that any Vietnamese Catholic, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai and Protestant who has proved his sense of loyalty to the people and wishes to serve the people could be elected. What I would like to see as a result of this election is an equity for all, not a predominance for anyone. After all, Diem's assembly was elected with a predominance...
...will draw up the new constitution chosen from provincial and city councils-which Buddhists control. Ky has so far refused, and with good reason. A Buddhist-dominated Assembly would bring into the streets Viet Nam's four other major religious groups: the Catholics, the Hoa Hao, the Cao Dai and the Protestants. Saigon Buddhist Thich Tam Chau seems willing to compromise with the government on the Assembly, but so far the fiery Tri Quang has refused-and is using the demonstrations to improve his leverage...
...tried to do it with French puppets--and General Ky is no less a puppet than Bao Dai--but it failed because it was a foreign importation...
...DAI UY, the Vietnamese rank of captain, is pronounced dye wee by Americans and used to designate anyone in charge of anything...
...DAI (rhymes with tree high) is Vietnamese for "O.K., go ahead," not to be confused with Di Di (pronounced dee dee), which can mean anything from "get out of here" to "follow...