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peggysue2

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7. Republicans are hoping that . . .

Reply to teach1st (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:17 PM

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Bringing back the Red Scare from the 1950s and '60s will win the day. Soooo . . . Democratic Socialists are labeled communists. James Talerico pointing out Christian Nationalism as a perversion of Jesus' message is a communist or maybe a demon in human flesh. Mayor Mandami taking a page out of FDR's book is a communist (FDR would be proud, btw). Anyone resisting the Authoritarian playbook is a communist. Anyone attending a No King's rally (myself included) is a communist. For those who have resisted ICE?

Communists!

Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Gay Rights, any kind of rights at all.

Communists!

This is an old trope rearing its ugly head. Think Joe McCarthy. Think Phyllis Schlafly so eager to historically rehabilitate, reshape McCarthy into an American hero.

Republicans have tumbled back through time into the darkness to resurrect the worst of America and call it good, grand, a Golden Age.

Resist. Dissent. Agitate.

And for the love of God:

Vote!

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RE: Trump's obsession with communism. Confused with authoritarianism? [View all] teach1st Sunday OP

Trump wants communism for billionaires but not for the rest of us bucolic_frolic Sunday #1

its just marketing using a scare word that means less to people than it used to. he cares not about msongs Sunday #2

We need to post lots of pictures of Trump and his Commie BFFs. If anyone loves Commies, it's Trump. Vinca Sunday #3

Or, he's falling back on an old trope because GoCubsGo Sunday #4

Confusion? Nah, just stoopid...... lastlib Sunday #5

The GOP has been using this line for a long time LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #6

I'd go for the radical state-owned socialism. orthoclad Sunday #9

Republicans are hoping that . . . peggysue2 Sunday #7

They also called FDR a communist. LeftInTX Sunday #10

He''s flashing on his mentor, McCarthy's sidekick Cohn. orthoclad Sunday #8

Time to call Trump/GOP what they are DemocracyForever Sunday #11

He suckled at the rotten teat of Roy Cohn superpatriotman Sunday #12

No. It's Just A Buzzword ProfessorGAC Sunday #13

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