These were from the 1920s. By the 1930s, Stalin and his Comintern had figured out that the best way to attack America was through the New York media and Hollywood. Sen. Joseph McCarthy exposed this attack a generation later in his HUAC hearings (in the Senate!), causing the Communists to burrow deep into the federal government. Evans' 'Blacklisted by History" (2017, Three Rivers Press) tells this story.
To have been there the first time someone said "I.W.W? What's that stand for? I Won't Work?" Must have been incredible
Political cartoons are the original memes. Seize the memes of productions, comrade. Anons will rule the day.
LAW AND ORDER!
Uncle Sam machine gunning bioleninist trash. You don’t see that much anymore
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The Bolshevik will endure anything for the party, except a bath and soap
The "you're fired" one goes hard trump needs to bring that in his campaign imagery somehow
Same as it ever was.
These were from the 1920s. By the 1930s, Stalin and his Comintern had figured out that the best way to attack America was through the New York media and Hollywood. Sen. Joseph McCarthy exposed this attack a generation later in his HUAC hearings (in the Senate!), causing the Communists to burrow deep into the federal government. Evans' 'Blacklisted by History" (2017, Three Rivers Press) tells this story.
My favorite one is definitely the snake of Bolshevism offering the apple of liberalism.
As someone who works in downtown Portland, I would love to glue these around town for all eyes to see.
These are great