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Return of the Red Scare: how the US right is weaponising the word ‘communism’

As democratic socialists make inroads into mainstream US politics, one loaded word is doing a lot of work for their ideological opponents.

Return of the Red Scare: how the US right is weaponising the word ‘communism’
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As democratic socialists make inroads into mainstream US politics, one loaded word is doing a lot of work for their ideological opponents.

Original source: The Conversation
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