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applegrove

(118,696 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2012, 10:01 PM Jul 2012

Did the right wing create the nutjobs on the right because they saw how the existance of communism

in the 20th Century pulled the economic centre to the left with 20th century liberalism? I mean we know Rupert Murdoch and the like are not actually watching Fox News.

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Did the right wing create the nutjobs on the right because they saw how the existance of communism (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2012 OP

Yes! BlueinOhio Jul 2012 #1

BlueinOhio

(238 posts)

1. Yes!

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Mon Jul 23, 2012, 10:15 PM

Jul 2012

Socialism, fascism and NAZI's were to make sure that communism couldn't take place. During the 50's and throughout the cold war words like "commie, pinko or red" used for USSR when in fact they were socialist. Many NAZI's are in the republican party to fight communism.

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