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?
I guess in my experience with Maoists (not Trots, everyone hates Trots except other Trots) is that they try to avoid sectarianism which is why I don’t understand the stereotypes lobbed around. Or even if they find China to be revisionist, for example, I think that there is more of a nuanced explanation there instead of just “China is not Maoist therefore bad!!”. Which is kinda how I see Maoists characterized here and elsewhere which I just find uncharitable. But perhaps I’m wrong and it is the vast majority of Maoists that are extreme vs the ones I know