They both have a bit in common. They’re both communist Asian states that the US went to war with during the Cold War and did not win. But the messaging regarding the two states is a lot different. DPRK is treated like the worst dictatorship ever, that kills you and your family for even thinking that the Kims are less than gods, whilst also starving. But Vietnam, they say… nothing.
Why isn’t Vietnam demonized like DPRK?
one is barely socialist, almost in name only, while the other is deeply communist in all facets of society
I mean… That’s like people saying China is barely socialist because they have a mixed market.
China’s civil war and invasion ended in 1949, Vietnam’s was fighting until damn near the 1980’s. I feel like they’re making quite a bit of progress considering the timeframe.
Also North Korea isn’t exactly the bastion of communism that they used to be. When the public distribution system collapsed during the great famine in the mid 90s, jangmadang filled a lot of the gaps and have been growing ever since.