Trip to Vietnam Reconfirmed My Hatred of Communism

A visitor tries out the machine gun at Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 25, 2016. Linh Pham/Getty Images

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Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting.