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Newsmax host pines for McCarthyism: "Do people forget what it was like under the Red Scare in the early '50s? My goodness, if they even thought you were a communist sympathizer, you would be fired from your job. You couldn't even have any communist ideas. And now it's almost become popular!"

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Democrats arent communists They fought communism and ultimately brought down the Soviets during during the cold war Republicans using communism as fear tactic to rig elections Russia is spreading it all over reddit and everywhere else

Impossible! This must be AI or something because I heard many, many lectures from prominent voices on the right about the evils of cancel culture. No way they would abandon that principle as applied to their opponents!

The attack dog behind both the red and lavender scare was none other than Roy Cohn, who was Trump’s political mentor. Trump lives in the past, so it’s not particularly surprising he’s dusted this off to go after those who are LGBTQ and democratic socialists.

Newsmax is what happens when idiots forget how the red scare ended. Ask Joe McCarthy how that stupidity ended. Do tell me which commy is getting stakes for govt in public companies....demento!

Do people forget what it was like? If you remember the early 50’s you are around 80 yrs old. So go ahead, try to scare people with this idiotic talking point that won’t scare anyone except some old folks. And maybe the koolaide drinkers.

Nailed it. When the boogieman du jour stops infuriating the masses they trot out a new villain to scare and enrage the cult. They'll keep going back in time looking for new horrors to cite, even now RFK Jr. is bringing back plagues that somehow will be Dems fault.

The result of racial and religious supremacy and indoctrination realizing their lies are exposed, and they are quickly losing their grip on power. Also a serious lack of education and empathy.

How'd that end for McCarthy? Thousands of lives destroyed because of his fear mongering. Someone should notify these clowns the Cold War ended. Soviet Communism collapsed except the ex KGB agent, Trump's BFF, became dictator of Russia. Trump should strongly condemn Putin. (Not happening)

Says the party of Putin, Xi, and Kim. The republicans' pedophile in chief already admitted that Russia and China helped him get elected. He even showed proof. As someone who had to hide under desks for nuke drills, you republicans are really reaching to push a bad narrative.

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Communism, associated with Russia, China and North Korea: Who do republicans praise, coddle and do business with? Putin, China, and North Korea Put line item choices on our tax returns. Let us determine where my tax dollars go. It is against my faith to fund genocide, concentration camps, and war

Why don’t they ask themselves WHY it has become popular? What could possibly have happened over the last 25 years that would make people hate the status quo? What happened in the last ten years in particular? I guess it will remain a mystery.

Also during the "idyllic" Red Scare era, "ladies" were told to keep their opinions to themselves and were rarely given jobs as "news" anchors. Who is this sad Jeanine Pirro wannabe, anyway?

It’s somewhat appropriate that they’re taking about the early 50’s while Randy Fine looks like he just took off his goggles after a nuclear weapon test

Popular??? Because you insane nutcases pick up every insult the Mango Monster throws down, then run with it?? Show us where the “communism” is now. And definitely show the “proof” the “communists” want to destroy Mt Rushmore. (Ironically djt is way ahead of anyone in that dept).

Wonder where she is getting her information, probably Linda McMahon. You know, the Secretary of Education running around saying the government should be putting children on a pathway to what jobs they will work.

These folks are so twisted they've gone from "Nixon was good actually" to "the red Scare was good too". What's next? Glorifying Jim Crow? Well... that sounds like something they might already be doing.

lol in 1947 Burt Lancaster along with many others signed a letter protesting HUAC. That was the second year of his nearly 50 year career and he had made 5 of his nearly 90 movies. Hal Wallis at Paramount didn't fire him though the studio system still existed at the time.

Yeah you see that first part you describe was a problem not something to aspire to, which is why we all remember it negatively. Literally there are a bunch of stories printed now a days saying how bad the red scare was, even superhero comics (look up the JSA)

They're trying to get the old people riled up? Because those tactics do not work on the kids. I wonder if it's even covered by the American Education system anymore. 😄

Of course it works.. Communism has always been a real insult and outrageous slur ( like pdf used to be, before it became gop policy ..) Them shouting communist at every non magat will influence

A simple Kremlinology drives R/fascist talk. The Leader says it and the subs respond with a deafening barrage of repetition. Vandals perform some physical impossibility? Let it be so! The dead have risen in their millions to vote? Let it be so! Pay attention to the crazy. It's tomorrow.

So, here's what I see. Right-wingers have used and abused the word "socialism" so much that it has lost any impact. But, digging deeper now with "Communism" could backfire badly when your President/Executive/Dictator/Tyrant is taking ownership and controlling businesses.

From Wiki: After being censured by the Senate, McCarthy died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital on May 2, 1957, at the age of 48. His death certificate listed the cause of death as "Hepatitis, acute, cause unknown";<...> (Historian) Thomas C. Reeves argues that he effectively died by suicide.

A) democratic socialism, not communism, is the idea becoming more and more popular B) communism has never worked or been enacted anywhere in history C) neither of these two idiots were alive during McCarthyism.

“Do people forget?!” Yes because I wasn’t born and probably half the people watching it weren’t either. Ma’am are you a vampire, this is so weird.

Where are all of these Communist flags flying that she’s talking about? I haven’t seen any. What do those Communist flags look like?

I used to think these people know they’re full of evil shit, but do it for the money. And some do I’m sure. But it’s seems more and more they are just really stupid and true believers in their stupidity. Damn

Layers and layers of hysterical bullshit. No actual thought detected for miles. She needs to explain why working people should labor for 60-80 hours per week with no hope of adequate housing or healthcare while their debts pile up. She needs to explain how the system she loves so much is working.

All we want is a decent country with a strong social safety net. You know, like famous communist hell holes like Norway, Denmark, or Sweden. They act like we want to reenact Stalin’s purges or the Ukrainian Famine. I might have missed it but, I’m pretty sure exactly -0- people favor that.

How many crazy people does it take to build channels like Newsmax or Fox? 100 percent and they are all hand collected, guaranteed nuts and loyal to madness. Welcome to the Republican Republic of Lunatic!

Oh my God, the hypocrisy of electing a fucking pedophile white supremacist!! they use those trigger or buzz words to try to get people fired up, guess what we’re not all fucking dumb boomers like the ones that watch your shit network.

Oh… didn’t know that she is old enough to remember how life was in the early ‘50s. Good plastic surgeon huh?

These two fucking morons weren't even born then. They need to focus on the orange menace in the U.S. now. Our problems stem from within. Our red scare is in war crimes, pedophilia, grift, terrible policies, and electing, or appointing unqualified idiots. Ya reap what you sow. Epstein...

It's all for talking points. They neither understand nor care for communism or socialism or for some other "ism". They only care for retaining power and enriching themselves. These are meant for energizing their base so that they can continue their grift!

This partisan news set up is absolute b0ll0cks. It’s pure mental insanity to peddle that communism is returning. This would get laughed off the airways in UK and Europe but somehow it’s allowed in US. It’s not about the people any more but about beating the other party and it’s the people who suffer

Can't get over how this taxpaying-sitting Congressfuck has his own podcast studio complete with his own stupid personalized name backdrop. Would love to know who paid for that!

What the hell is wrong with these people? It’s like they’ve learned completely the wrong lessons from America’s failures. What’s next, Japanese internment was a good idea actually?

As if this dumb ass lived in the 50s. Then as now it's a scare tactic deployed to hide what these criminal Gomer Pyle's are doing to destroy everyone and everything they can't steal to end up sitting in their mansions, palaces, and pjs to escape the smell of the rotting dead they caused. Liars.

The people who ruined other peoples' lives based on rumors and insinuation they couldn't defend themselves from weren't the *heroes* in that particular chapter in history.

Yet none of them can actually articulate what “communism” or “socialism” is or how they differ. Nor would they look at services already existing in this country since before they were born and realize that they are socialist policies.

Why is it that everyone associated with this regime is a weirder looking specimen than the next? It completely tracks with the formula for stories where the bad guys are always identifiable because they just don't look right.