[eadmund]

> I feel like the people protesting the Vietnam war would be regarded by the current online zeitgeist as “pro-Mao”.

Many of them were extremely strong supporters of Ho Chi Minh (they used to call him the Vietnamese George Washington), the Viet Cong and — yes — even Mao. Mao’s ‘little red book’ was a popular accessory for anti-war protesters of the time.

[Gud]

Which he was though? Ho Chi Minh definitely wasn't the bad guy in the Vietnam war.

[eadmund]

He was definitely a bad guy for most of his political life. Whether he was the worst guy is debatable.

[stickfigure]

In some wars, they're all bad guys.