From 1947 until 1991 the United States of America waged a civilizational struggle against communism that came to be known as the Cold War.
In those days communism was like a four-letter word. It was considered a bad thing to be a communist. The enemy threat doctrine studied by our military and intelligence was Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto,” and the toxic economic and political doctrine built upon it by Lenin, Stalin and Mao. In the name of communism these men would go on to become among the biggest mass murderers in human history.
America fought wars in Korea, Vietnam and other hot spots around the world to hold back the tide of rising communism. It won some, and lost others, but eventually, our economic, political and military efforts discredited communism and brought down the Soviet Union. The only remaining outposts of communism were China, North Korea, and Cuba.
During the Cold War, not only were American schoolchildren taught that communism was nefarious, but new recruits to the military who had traveled to communist countries had to provide a complete explanation for the reason for their visit. Sometimes they were denied security clearances if their explanations were unsatisfactory.
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