When I was a kid, the world felt like it had not changed all that much in something like forty years. It was still the post-war world, dominated by the Cold War. And while McCarthyism might have been long gone, fears and even paranoia over the communist threat and the Soviet Union was still very much on people's minds. Ronald Reagan even had an advertisement warning about the "Russian bear" which still posed a threat, and that certainly contributed to getting him re-elected in 1984.
But that was then, and this is now.
The year 1984 was over 40 years ago. For those of us who can remember that year, it hardly seems possible that it actually was that long ago. But the calendar does not lie.
It becomes a bit easier to believe when you think about all of the things that have taken place since. Chernobyl and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Berlin Wall coming down, and mostly peaceful revolutions sweeping through eastern Europe. Germany reuniting. The Warsaw Pact being disbanded. Finally, the Soviet Union being dissolved.
And most people would agree, the threat of Soviet communism basically ending along with the Cold War. It is a relic of the past, a bygone age that is now relegated to the history books.
Except, apparently, in the mind of Donald Trump. Recently, he tweeted about how in his mind, communism still poses the greatest threat to the United States. More than anything else, even 9/11.
Somebody forgot to tell him that old-style communist regimes have gone the way of the dinosaur, for the most part. Except maybe for Cuba and maybe North Korea, arguably. Most certainly, we cannot regard China as a communist country anymore these days. And remember, the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1991, and the Cold War ended well before that. So the threat sure feels severely outdated. Trump's concerns seem to betray how out of touch he is with modern realities.
To him, apparently, the biggest threat to the United States is still communism. Yes, even in 2026.
And now, communism apparently has taken over the Democrats.
Because, of course the Democrats - or should I refer to them as he does when showing off his iconic wit, the "Dumbocrats" - embody everything evil. After all, they are opposed to Trump and his policies, and that is something that Trump clearly cannot tolerate. Any kind of opposition is automatically "low IQ" and stupid and evil and now, yes, communist.
Yet, most people are not buying it. Apparently, many conservatives even are not buying it.
Maybe it's time for Trump to jump into the 21st century?
Just saying.
What a moron.
Donald Trump's communism threat backfires as Fox News viewers brand him 'stupid' Story by Jorge Solis, Chiara Fiorillo • June 30, 2026:
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Donald Trump's communism threat backfires as Fox News viewers brand him 'stupid'
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