▲ 65 ▼ How a Century of Anti-Communism Cleared the Way for Trump’s Authoritarianism (truthout.org) submitted 3 months ago by Maeve@kbin.earth to c/usa@lemmy.ml 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments This trope has long been used to justify repression of anarchists, communists, liberals, immigrants, and unions.
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago (4 children) they might as well be in the minds of red maga permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kvasir476@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (3 children) Then write that instead of some ahistorical nonsense about how "the trope of anti-communism has LONG been used to justify repression of liberals." For 100+ years the boot on the neck of communists, socialists, anarchists, trade-unionists, etc. has been directly from liberals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) and overwhelming majority of neoliberals -- which encompasses both red and blue maga -- refuse to accept that this happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal is the whole political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal means the style of government. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kvasir476@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (3 children) Then write that instead of some ahistorical nonsense about how "the trope of anti-communism has LONG been used to justify repression of liberals." For 100+ years the boot on the neck of communists, socialists, anarchists, trade-unionists, etc. has been directly from liberals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) and overwhelming majority of neoliberals -- which encompasses both red and blue maga -- refuse to accept that this happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal is the whole political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal means the style of government. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) and overwhelming majority of neoliberals -- which encompasses both red and blue maga -- refuse to accept that this happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal is the whole political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal means the style of government. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal is the whole political spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 3 months ago Liberal means the style of government. permalink fedilink source parent