The article explores the historical periods that Donald Trump and his administration may idealize as times of American greatness, such as the Gilded Age and the postwar Red Scare. It discusses how Trump and his allies frame their opposition to perceived radical left ideologies, often using terms like 'cultural Marxism' to attack progressive ideas. This perspective connects modern political battles against diversity and inclusion initiatives to historical fears of communism, revealing an ongoing narrative predicated on a fear of leftist influence which has persisted since the McCarthy era.
The far right’s contemporary incantation of 'cultural Marxism' reflects a long-standing counternarrative of perpetual threats posed by leftist ideologies, morphing from McCarthyism to today.
Trump's administration embodies a commitment to slay perceived 'radical left' forces, akin to past movements that highlighted the threat of communism to American ideals.
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