 On the other hand , the bachelor Diệm was described as the " hero of the people " and " father of all children " . The slogans exhorted the populace to vote for the prime minister because " To vote for the revolutionary man Ngo Dinh Diem is to build a society of welfare and justice " . They portrayed Diệm as a patriotic and nationalist anti @-@ communist , proclaiming " To kill communists , depose the king , [ and ] struggle against colonialists is a citizen 's duty in Free Vietnam . " 
