Laura Brown

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According to Red Scare mythology, communism is an “anti-American” doctrine that threatens “democracy” and “freedom.” Trump recently proclaimed that communism is “a philosophy that this country is not ready for and never will be.” [Originally published at communistusa.org] Yet, despite all the pro-capitalist media and school curricula; reactionary wars and coups; lies and government resolutions denouncing its horrors—the specter of communism keeps returning to haunt the ruling class.

Once again, Donald Trump appears to have been the target of an assassination attempt. More than four decades elapsed between the shootings of Ronald Reagan in 1981 and Donald Trump in July of this year. Now, in the span of just two months, there have been two attempts on a presidential life. Such is the political polarization and social decline in the United States—a country that could once boast being the most stable haven of world capitalism.