The Great American Boogeyman – “socialism” – has long been used as a political punching bag LONG before either the Soviet Union -or- Nazi Germany came along.
Yeah.
LONG, LONG before.
Que viene el Coco, Lu (Here Comes the Bogey-Man, Lu), 1799 etching and burnished aquatint by Francisco Goya (1746–1828)
So just bear that in mind anytime any political moron (like Republicans) use the term to attempt to scare (ignorant) people.
Yeah, IGNORANT.
Because they DELIBERATELY use your ignorance AGAINST you.
It’s even in the Miranda Warning – “anything you’ve say can, and will, be used against you in a court of law.”
And that’s PRECISELY WHY the American voter MUST BE well-informed.
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