Why progressives trigger red flags in those of us who escaped communism.
After escaping communism (details about that here >), I came to the US in 1985 during the Reagan years. Back in eastern europe, we were indoctrinated with all sorts of leftist ideas, with books about what a wonderful Baptist christian man Jimmy Carter was, and how a horrible evil man named Reagan took his place. I even remember one guy going into a rant about how Ronald Wilson Reagan was was most likely the antichrist (because his first, middle and last names were made up of six letters each). One thing that I never forgot is the stench of marxism. As the years went by, I began noticing subtle whisps of that odor popping up in the US. Each time more and more obvious. Twenty years ago, most of my american friends were completely clueless to it, but by 2020 it just became undeniable and I am glad to see a lot of people waking up to it. Democrats react angrily when I say something about it, and say things like: ...