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    31 minutes ago

    But that isn’t the same thing at all. These are not Stalin’s words.

    If you buy into the McCarthyism “Red Scare” nonsense, then fine, but remember that the only lives McCarthy ruined were those of Americans, and with one possible exception*, all of whom were innocent of any actual wrongdoing.

    *Alger Hiss maintained his innocence to his death, and the evidence against him is dubious at best.