Theodore Roosevelt hated communists, as most of the progressives did.
That doesn’t make him a good person, and it does not absolve progressive ideology of its destructiveness.
Correction: I typed that a little hastily. Constitutionally, TR was a nightmare. He was probably a good father/good person and else in private life, away from the levers of power and abuse of authority.
I meant my comment solely in the context of the United States Constitution and paper shredders.(which progressives are want to do)
He may have hated communist at the time but Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warrens policies are firmly rooted in Teddy’s Square Deal.