During the Cold War, the mere hint of Bolshevik leanings could ruin careers and tear apart communities. And one of the brightest red flags in history is the label communist. Want sensible gun control laws? That’s Satanism.ĭo you enjoy breathing oxygen? Suck it up, you dirty, hippie, tree-hugging, mother earthing fascist!Īs you can see, name-calling is confounding and unproductive, but it has a long record of destroying lives and shaping our government, as unfortunate as that may be.