The Pendulum of Communism

1920-1945 – Communism is okay, look at how they are unifying the Soviet Union and helping fight the Nazis.  So, what if they have killed a few people to maintain power.  The workers are united, the progressive media love them, we should be more like them.

1945-1989 – Communism is bad, look at how many millions of people they’ve killed, they are trying to take over the world, they are spying on us and stealing our secrets, we have to stop communism and end the evils of the Soviet Union and China.  We must round up and blacklist everyone who liked communism.

1990-2016 – Whew we dodged a bullet, but it looks like communism is contained.  Look, even China is moving towards capitalism, so what if they are stealing a few secrets. 

2016-Present – Communism is okay, it will destroy those billionaires who are hoarding all the money and make life great for the workers.  It will solve all the problems with pollution and fix the climate problems.  Workers unite.  The thing is communism gets a bad rap so let’s call it democratic socialism, at least until we are in charge.   

BTW, see how well communism is working in China?