A New Red Scare Is Coming

If you thought McCarthyism was gone...well, no such luck. In this episode, we'll discuss the US' newest wave of reactionary, anti-communist rhetoric and legislation. As capitalism's popularity wanes among the American population and the economic system begins to show signs of impending collapse, we should expect more kneejerk measures like these to try to rally support around a failing system.

A New Red Scare Is Coming – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:

Desantis bill signing:
   • DeSantis Says Students Must Learn Abo...  

Timeline of US-Cuba relations:
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-cuba-...

Vietnam government approval rating:
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/cov...

Cuba government approval rating:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/1630/Cub...

PBS War On Nicaragua documentary:
   • PBS Frontline: War on Nicaragua (1987)  

Nicaragua death squads:
https://theintercept.com/empire-polit...
https://www.democracynow.org/2004/6/8...

Iran-Contra:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Co...

US created anti-sandinista media:
https://thegrayzone.com/2021/06/01/ci...

McCarthyism and “communist teachers”:
https://millercenter.org/the-presiden...

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