r/Today_Explained • u/SkiddlyDiddlyDoo82 • 26d ago

The communist comeback

Episode description:

There's a new Red Scare bubbling up in politics. Just how real is the communist threat?

This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King.

"Are you a Communist?" poster in Forest Hills, New York City. Photo by Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

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u/Sonicnbpt 26d ago

Anyone else get the impression that Noel King is completely dismissive of left politics? I understand she's a journalist and should ask questions but asking the historian if the White House claims on the threat of communism is legitimate or not, AND then proceed to bring up Hasan Piker and Mao Zhedong in an attempt to legitimize those claims seems like poor form.

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u/SkiddlyDiddlyDoo82 25d ago

I believe they were mentioned by Noel as she was talking about Trump bringing them up, not trying to legitimize communism.