This trope has long been used to justify repression of anarchists, communists, liberals, immigrants, and unions.

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[–] 22 points 3 months ago (6 children)

anarchists, communists, liberals, immigrants, and unions

lol, one of these things is not like the others...

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    they might as well be in the minds of red maga

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  • [–] 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.

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