• NathanielThomas@lemmy.world
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    Actually, my teenage years (1980s) were that commies are bad. Everybody hated communists and I don’t think I heard the term Nazi even once outside of Grade 10 history class.

    The 1980s obsession with Russia and commies set back North America in terms of worker rights and social programs for at least half a century, if not longer.

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      Fear of communism has fucked up the US in so many ways. Before the 80s, it was McCarthyism and putting “In God We Trust” on our money.

    • KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml
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      If only Stalin were in charge. That guy would have actually built a wall instead of this pussy ass Trump shit. Comrade.

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        Stalin was ruthless, not stupid. He would have looked at the existing barriers and realized that it would be a waste of resources to try to build a wall in the middle of a desert.