Hitler used it. Trump insisted he was conceived in Germany. So why be surprised?

But with all of this ongoing talk about socialism over the years, Republicans had more or less stopped hurling the “commie” tag at their political adversaries. After all, since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and China’s entry into the capitalist marketplace, it makes even less sense than it used to. 

Yet it’s now suddenly become commonplace.

Source: Republicans reignite the red scare in service of Trump | Salon.com