When Black Lives Matter protests first erupted in early June some claimed it was a Marxist front group exploiting the grievances of African Americans. Initially that seemed a little fanciful but BLM organisers have since repeatedly said the goal is communism, so points, I suppose, for candour.
America has faced this menace twice before.
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