excommunicate them from our society

The Viet Minh cannon fodder were the poor peasants, but much of the leadership of the moment were from the landlord class (because they were educated).

But after the revolution was won in the North, the Party went sharp turn Maoist and purged them during the Land Reform Campaign that closely followed the Chicom model (and soon later they even did their own Hundred Flowers Campaign, too). Many were killed in village people's trials (as the "local tyrants") and others were imprisoned, but most importantly their families were completely excluded from the society and in effect left to starve. They called it something like isolation.

They eventually realized they made a mistake there and even organized a relief effort but for many absolutely innocent "class enemy children" and such it was too late.

Source: General Giap memoirs (his own mother was a minor landlord).

excommunicate them from our society

The Viet Minh cannon fodder were the poor peasants, but much of the leadership of the moment were from the landlord class (because they were educated).

But after the revolution was won in the North, the Party went Maoist and purged them during the Land Reform Campaign that closely followed the Chicom model (and soon later they even did their own Hundred Flowers Campaign, too). Many were killed in village people's trials (as the "local tyrants") and others were imprisoned, but most importantly their families were completely excluded from the society and in effect left to starve. They called it something like isolation.

They eventually realized they made a mistake there and even organized a relief effort but for many absolutely innocent "class enemy children" and such it was too late.

Source: General Giap memoirs (his own mother was a minor landlord).

excommunicate them from our society

The Viet Minh cannon fodder were the poor peasants, but much of the leadership of the moment were from the landlord class (because they were educated).

But soon after the war the Party went Maoist and purged them during the Land Reform Campaign. Many were killed in village trials (as the "local tyrants") and others were imprisoned, but most importantly their families were completely excluded from the society and in effect left to starve.

They eventually realized they made a mistake there and even organized a relief effort but for many absolutely innocent "class enemy children" and such it was too late.

Source: General Giap memoirs (his own mother was a minor landlord).

excommunicate them from our society

The Viet Minh cannon fodder were the poor peasants, but much of the leadership of the moment were from the landlord class (because they were educated).

But soon after the war the Party went Maoist and purged them during the Land Reform Campaign. Many were killed in village trials (as the "local tyrants") and others were imprisoned, but most importantly their families were completely excluded from the society and in effect left to starve.

They eventually realized they made a mistake and even organized a relief effort but for many compeltely innocent "class enemy children" and such it was too late.

Source: General Giap memoirs (his own mother was a minor landlord).