Simplistic thinking, fear mongering, of libs being communists answered in simple English: It's Democracy vs Fascism

 I suppose the inference that libs are to be feared because they are communists. The gist of my response is that our family has a personal history of experiencing hands-on, so that they did not grow up to be communists or fascists, but were dedicated to democracy. My response to the meme."Members of our family ...I noticed a new meme with a hammer and sickle raised as a fear symptom with the caption of "Don't let your children grow up to be communists". I suppose the inference that libs are to be feared because they are communists. The gist of my response is that our family has a personal history of experiencing hands-on, so that they did not grow up to be communists or fascists, but were dedicated to democracy. where citizens determine the present and future of their country.

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Dr. Mike fled communist Yugoslavia...knows the difference firsthand.

I had witnessed firsthand how communists consolidated power in East Berlin, there as an exchange student in 1957. What I learned..fascists and communists used the same techniques to control their subjects...destruction of democracy. The communist model failed as an economic system and died with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Western Europe, however, kept some social programs like healthcare and free college tuition, and social security, along with capitalism. I have grandchildren who live in Austria and in the US. What they fear most is the fascism, like Putin's, that controls Russia and Russian aggression in Ukraine. What the no kings movement shows many fear Trump ..whose unitary govt.no checks and balances,

anti-civil rights ...who thinks his executive orders are the law to be followed. If not, he will use his power to punish those who do not follow. He is being supported by powerful economic captains of tech.. This is the classic definition of fascism. Rich capitalistists and rule by a person and not by laws. Our children and grandchildren are smart enough to know and are smart enough with firsthand experience not to grow up as either communists or fascists. They support democracy as practiced in both Europe and the first 250 years in America, where citizens have the power to determine the present and future of their country.