[CommiesOut]

But as someone said, they were simply "idealists".

How did you know that? Bought a book already?
That's what it says on the front flap:
"For much of the time she was an idealistic supporter of Soviet socialism and a dedicated member of the Young Communist League".

[GROUCHOTWO]

YCL=a mirror image of Hitler's Youth, the former causing even more blood-letting than the latter.