Actually it’s been more like 60 years. After WWII, we let our guard down too far with the Russians and they were able to infest every single one of our institutions. They haven’t left. They have been multiplying exponentially instead.
This is why I keep begging conservatives to read the late M Stanton Evans’ book, *Blacklisted by History *. It’s meant to be a well-supported validation of Senator Joe McCarthy (mission accomplished). To do that required a lot of details about how communism evolved in America and who the key players were.
I find it fascinating how similar the Senator’s story is to President Trump’s. Both correctly identified serious threats, and as they are mandated to do, they both took action.
We all know what happened to them. Tail Gunner Joe drank himself to death at 48. President Trump appears to be made of sterner stuff. Perhaps it’s his lovely family and his thoughts of coming generations that keep him going.
At the risk of dating myself, I remember a few “Guess what I learned today, Daddy!” events. Big mistake. I was setting myself up for a stern lecture on the evils of communism and that my teacher was one of *them*.
Talk about your cognitive dissonance.