Communist Fear Quotes
This is a classic example of one of the many politicians of the 20th and 21st century who would call anyone a communist who opposed anything that he regarded as American. In actuality, there were some very conservative economists and shareholders who did not think that the funding of celebrations had little or no value for shareholders. Many on the left were concerned that the celebration was in great part paid for by all Americans because of the tax deduction that was allowed. However none were communists.
The Red Scare had already reached most conservatives and Truman and most others had not yet been affected by the fear of Communism that so many people had through the 1970s.
The Red Scare had already reached most conservatives and Truman and most others had not yet been affected by the fear of Communism that so many people had through the 1970s.
The red scare in America and much of Europe was not taken very seriously in Ireland where the internal conflicts over Northern Ireland and trying to build the Irish Free State took most attention of the radicals like Sinn Fein. The most conservative group however ran against the Communists of whom there were just a few in Ireland and they had no organization or program.
