Comment by Gecko_45 on 05/08/2015 at 23:20 UTC

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It only took one generation for the American left to go from hating Joe McCarthy to stealing his playbook.

Horseshoe theory[1] in action.

1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory

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Comment by HelperBot_ at 05/08/2015 at 23:20 UTC

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Comment by [deleted] at 06/08/2015 at 03:15 UTC

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the radical left of the 60s/70s playbook was a completely different playbook. i mean they're both shitty playbooks but they are different.