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moondust

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7. Oldest smear in the book.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 03:03 PM

Nov 2025

Probably started about a century ago after the Bolsheviks overthrew the (Trump-like, self-serving) Tsar, Maoists won the Chinese Civil War, and the communist parties of both took control of the means of production and almost everything else. Wasn't the Vietnam War about stopping the further spread of evil communism?

Today's rabid GQP control freaks probably have a list of smear words they hand out without actually knowing what they all mean.

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A Comment & A Question: DJT Started Throwing Around The Label "Communist" In The CBS Interview..... [View all] global1 Nov 2025 OP

From "Antifa" to "Communists" sop Nov 2025 #1

Honestly, what is the percentage of Americans who have any context or connotation for Communists/Communism? hlthe2b Nov 2025 #2

It works on Olds maxsolomon Nov 2025 #4

That is my point... The majority are totally ignorant to the extremist rationale for demonization of Communism hlthe2b Nov 2025 #5

My Father and a Co-Worker both told me Kamala Harris was a Communist maxsolomon Nov 2025 #3

Most people have no clue, it's an economic system! BlueKota Nov 2025 #6

Oldest smear in the book. moondust Nov 2025 #7