The Republicans, led of course by the very stable genius, have decided to resurrect the fifties by calling their Democratic opponents communists. As documented here, Fox is playing along.
One must wonder if the Republicans are losing their game. One thing they were good at was pushing lies about the Democrats that worked for them, but they seem to be losing their touch. It’s getting to the point where they’re just as bad as the Democrats about labeling their opponents, though all the Democrats would have to do is tell the truth about the Republicans. I still haven’t seen the quite apt term “Fascist” applied by the Democrats to the actual fascists by whom we are currently governed.
It just doesn’t seem likely that trotting out the old slur of communist will have much traction. Particularly when it’s used to condemn Democrats for wanting things like universal health care. It also seems to be a confession on their part that calling someone a “socialist” hasn’t worked either, as a number of Democrats who have been so labeled have won their primaries and seem fated to win in November, again assuming that we are allowed to have somewhat fair elections.