[Secret Agent Man]

commies took refuge there.

unionistas took refuge there (with their commie buddies).

naive idealists took refuge there, to ‘change the world’ and ‘influence society’.

people with grudges and radical agendas took refuge there, to ‘change the world’ and ‘influence society’.

[subterfuge]

Sounds like a description of the lame stream media.

[AlexW]

“naive idealists took refuge there.”
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So do pseudo intellectuals. It makes them feel all warm and fuzzy.

[dfwgator]

And especially the gays took refuge there, to the point where now they are running the show.