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Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why hes now talking about the communist menace.
He cant talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He cant talk about foreign policy, because his war in Iran has been a debacle, his tariffs are an utter failure, and he obviously hasnt settled the war in Ukraine on Day 1. He cant talk about immigration, because his raids and mass deportations have become so unpopular.
So, facing the midterm elections, whats left?
Hes resorting to the oldest of right-wing tropes accusing Democrats (especially a rising generation of new, young, vigorous Democratic politicians) of being commies.
He kicked off Americas 250th anniversary celebrations on Friday with a speech at Mount Rushmore extolling American culture and warning of a resurgence of the communist menace. With the granite faces of four of his predecessors behind him, Trump took aim at what he called radicals and extremists.
There is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success. You can be a communist, or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both.
Oh, please.
For years, Trump has been trying to scare Americans about progressive Dems who advocate Medicare for All, universal childcare, free public higher education, and higher taxes on the super-wealthy to pay for them (all of which the rising young Democrats are advocating).
But he hasnt gotten anywhere because these initiatives are supported by most Americans.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-communist-trump-card]
usonian
(27,398 posts)
"Caption it yourself" ... template at the OP linked above.
It's just a dogwhistl8, like so many others.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21351285
Donnie misuses "communism" SO CAN WE. TURN THE TABLES.
It's a dogwhistle!
Welfare mothers
Soft on crime
War on drugs
"Big government" (what?)
"Dem pedophile ring"
Shove that *** damn dogwhistle down his/their ******* throats.
About the fact that these are NOT communists:
Magats don't know Lenin from linen.
Perfection is the ENEMY of damn near everything good (Brain surgery and other critical things excluded)
This is WAR on democracy, NOT BRAIN SURGERY.
They ain't got no brains nohow.
And besides ..... Joe McCarthy asks:
"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the communist party?"
I rest my case.
TVguyCards
(128 posts)He's an authoritarian strong man who leads a Capitalist state.
He doesn't follow Marxist-Leninist ideology and his alliance is with oligarchs, state-controlled Capitalism, and Conservative Nationalists.
Here's a good article from History On The Net titled "Is Russia Communist Today?"
usonian
(27,398 posts)"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the communist party?"

Call me when he flips Lenin the bird.
Justice matters.
(10,266 posts)In his American gangster's case.
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Vogon_Glory
(10,454 posts)A quarter-century ago calling your political opponents Communists was a losing ploy except in red-dirt parts of the Heart of Dixie and the deepest back-woods of Appalachia, the Ozarks, and maybe Idaho.
Since then a lot of working-class whites have allowed themselves to become so dumbed-down that theyd actually believe it, never mind that the Soviet Union dissolved, the Warsaw Pact is. Kaput, Cuba was economically moribund even before the latest round of trade restrictions and the Peoples Republic of China, while formidable, stopped waving their copies of Chairman Maos Little Red Book decades ago.
Kid Berwyn
(25,649 posts)Like at their country club, repuglians only do Divide and Conquer
MineralMan
(152,138 posts)He's trying to recall the 50s and 60s and regenerate the "Red Scare."
yardwork
(70,162 posts)We need to lean in, not scurry in fear.
durablend
(9,484 posts)"On the Democrats dangerous embrace of democratic socialists [letter]"
Seems to be one of these every few days so they're definitely pushing it.
Nanjeanne
(6,897 posts)public education, universal healthcare, childcare, sick days, maternity and paternity leave, an electrical grid that works, broadband, etc.
maxsolomon
(39,517 posts)In '24, Trump and the RWNM started calling Harris a Communitst.
Soon thereafter, a co-worker told me Harris was a Communist. He was "joking", but it was the 1st reason he had to justify a vote for Trump.
A day later, my Dad told me Harris was a Communist. He voted for Trump for a third time.
Remember: this bullshit works on the American Voter, because collectively, they're dumb AF.
Peppertoo
(453 posts)AllaN01Bear
(30,255 posts)yawn
FloridaBlues
(4,697 posts)3Hotdogs
(15,804 posts)Would you want to have a commie red bastid for a friend?
I wouldn't.
Festivito
(13,967 posts)And 3. what would your response mean when applied to democratic socialism?
Who but the lackluster nonthinkers would fail to see right through your answer.
Pure communism fails. Pure capitalism fails. If we need a mix, can we decide on the mix democratically? Perhaps we could call it democratic socialism. Hmmm?
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