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Anti-Communism
in the United StatesAnti-Communism
in the United States has always been subjected
to popular, political and academic controversy whereas, communism has remained staunchly the archenemy in
this deeply rooted capitalist culture. Both communism and anti-communism, from their diverse roots, to their
post-war manifestations have posed a threat to the pillars of American democracy. More than fifty years ago,
American leaders attempted to "contain" the evils of communism. Policies were put in place that defined the
path of political and cultural ideologies of the second half of the 20th century. In hindsight, it was not communism,
but instead its counterpart, anti-communism that would eventually become the greater threat to democracy.
The word "democracy" rings familiar to almost everyone. According to Webster's, democracy "is government by the people in
which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral
system." American democracy is more than a set of constitutional rules that determine how the government should function.
The government is only but one element in an intricate social web of many varied institutions, political parties and organizations.
American democracy
According to our Chief Mr. Hemanta Kumar Jena , both India and USA are largest democracratic countries in the world .Simmilarly
both the countries are always under threats from communists . Many states in India are now severly affected by threats from
communist rebels . The
communists are now secretly trying to undermine the banks and financial institutions of democratic countries. All
the banks in India both in public and private sector are now controlled by communist trade union leaders . Some left-wing
corrupt bank officers are deliberately giving huge loans knowing fully well that they will never be recovered in future
most particularly in housing and industrial sectors . Large number of banks have already collapsed in USA . If not checked
, the same things may happen in India also . Communists always operate secretly and slowly . Communist threats are always
apparent and visible all over the globe. Democratic institutions all over the world are always under threats from communists
. The threats are not always visible since the communists do their works with utmost secrecy . Large number of common people
and police personels are dying daily in many states of India due to communist attacks . The police buses are damaged daily
in interior hilly areas of India due to remotely operated landmine blasts planted by communist rebels on the public roads
in India resulting in huge loss of life and property . Large number of police personels and common men are killed daily in
violent clashes between police and armed communist rebels in India . While collapse of banks became successful in USA , the
same did not suceed in India . While armed attacks do not happen in USA , the same is happening in large scale in India .
It is nothing new and surprising that the communists are trying very secretly and slowly to return to power again in Russia
and other erstwhile communist countries of the world by undermining the democratic institutions in those countries . It
is only due to MWCA that anti-communism has become a very popular movement in India.
As anti-communism is becoming popular day by day in India , we expect that the same thing may happen in
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MEANING OF ANTI-COMMUNISM Anti-communism is opposition
to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and reaching global dimensions during the Cold War.Most] anti-communists reject] the concept of historical materialism, which is a central idea in Marxism. Anti-communists reject the Marxist belief that capitalism will be followed by socialism and communism, just as feudalism was followed by capitalism. Anti-communists question the validity of the Marxist claim that the socialist state will "wither
away" when it becomes unnecessary in a true communist society.Anti-communists argue that the repression
in the early years of Bolshevik rule, while not as extreme as that during Joseph Stalin's rule, was still severe by reasonable standards, citing examples such as Felix Dzerzhinsky's secret police, which eliminated numerous political opponents by extrajudicial executions, and the brutal crushing of the
Kronstadt rebellion and Tambov rebellion. Some anti-communists refer to both Communism and fascism as totalitarianism, seeing similarity between the actions of communist and fascist governments. Historian Robert Conquest has argued that Communism was responsible for tens of millions of deaths during the 20th century.Opponents[argue
that Communist parties that have come to power have tended to be rigidly intolerant of political
opposition. These opponents claim that most Communist countries have shown no signs of advancing
from Marx's socialist stage of economy to an ideal communist stage. Rather, Communist governments
have been accused of creating a new ruling class (aNomenklatura), with powers and privileges greater than those previously enjoyed by the upper classes in the non-communist regimes.
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