The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from it’s courts to it’s military. But it also has effective ideological weapons.

Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How did things get that way?

Abby Martin explores the history of anti-communism in America, and the heavy repression of an idea that became an unofficial religion.

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America’s Unofficial Religion – The War on an Idea

by TRNN, The Real News Network
October 10, 2015

<h1>America’s Unofficial Religion – The War on an Idea</h1> <p class="byline">by TRNN, The Real News Network <br />October 10, 2015</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0apwrA564kk</p> <p>The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from it’s courts to it’s military. But it also has effective ideological weapons. </p> <p> Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How did things get that way? </p> <p> Abby Martin explores the history of anti-communism in America, and the heavy repression of an idea that became an unofficial religion. </p> <p> teleSUR’s The Empire Files airs every Friday night at 10:00 EST / 7:00 PST. Watch live here: http://bit.ly/1kuU2Vi </p> <p> FOLLOW @EmpireFiles &amp; @AbbyMartin <br /> LIKE http://facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles<br /> Music by Fluorescent Grey: https://soundcloud.com/fluorescentgrey</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com/amartin1009efep6redscare">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com">The Real News Network</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-TRNN-2021-logomark-square.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://therealnews.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=130358&amp;ga4=G-7LYS8R7V51" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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