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9. there was something about a "card carrying communist"

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 12:23 PM

Jul 6

an actual party member. there were never many . gus hall and a few dozen leftovers from our alliance with stalin.

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Communism? What IS That, Exactly? [View all] MineralMan Jul 6 OP

Seems like Communism never existed in the USSR. Ron Green Jul 6 #1

Even the Communists don't know. MineralMan Jul 6 #3

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? MineralMan Jul 6 #2

there was something about a "card carrying communist" rampartd Jul 6 #9

What is the difference between socialism and communism? Norrrm Jul 6 #4

It sure meant 2 different things back in the U.S.S.R. bucolic_frolic Jul 6 #5

Isn't that just what any organized crime family calls its competition? struggle4progress Jul 6 #10

There is a pattern LetMyPeopleVote Jul 6 #11

Exactly. MineralMan Jul 6 #12

I remember that scene! MineralMan Jul 6 #14