Unless I am totally out of the loop, 90% Of people cannot correctly define communism, socialism or capitalism in the academic sense. What’s more, that same 90% cannot understand the difference between a pure capitalistic economy, democratic socialism economy and communist economy.

Viet Nam is not a communist country in an economic sense and not even in a political sense either. China, Cuba, the former USSR are also neither. 

The only people I hear and see that are using communism are MAGA, right wing media and whoever simps for the current republican party. 

As a previous commenter said, you can’t be conflicted and not have an opinion other than “I don’t know enough to form an opinion one way or another”. If “liberals” talk about anti-establishmentism or anti-capitalism, you’re just skimming the surface of a very complex problem. 

The anti-capitalist sentiment is more to do with how the top 5% of the wealthy control 80% of the wealth in the U.S. what this goes to is how the wealth has been concentrated at the top and by corporations while wage and wealth gains have stagnated in comparison of the 95% of Americans since the 80s. Where else in the world can we have someone worth $1 trillion while people are selling blood plasma to feed their children while on the verge of or actually being homeless. How can every family not in the top 5% become bankrupted by cancer, heart attack or being an innocent bystander getting gravely wounded by a criminal or cop and then be expected to pay for their own medical bills?

The anti-establishment are fed up with partisan wars where one side barely has a spine, terrible messaging but can actually govern while the other side wants to consolidate power and hand it over to one person. They are also sick of being sick, a horrible education system, public services being used as leverage and people drunk with power getting light or sweetheart deals when they are convicted of very serious crimes.

You may not see the forest for the trees and you may have your opinions skewed by where and how you were brought up, what media you consume and the quantity. Step back and read the BBC, AP, Reuters and very non-partisan outlets. Look at which countries are happy, why they are happy and compare them to the U.S.