List of political epithets

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Pinko

Used to refer to a person allegedly sympathetic to the Communist Party and Russia during the Cold War but not an outright Communist. Often used by people on the right to describe leftists. Similar in meaning to "Fellow traveller". The identification of Communism with "Socialist" red (and with red being the primary color of the flag of the Soviet Union) led to such Cold War phrases as "the Red Menace" and "Red China".

Related Topics:
Communist Party - Russia - Cold War - Communist - Fellow traveller - Communism - Soviet Union - Red China

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Hence "Pinko," pink being a light red. Also "pinko commie." Also "commie pinko fag". http://www.michaelmaasmusic.com/lyrics/river_summer.html

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"Parlor pink" (or "parlor radical") was a term used in the mid-20th century to describe wealthy leftists supposedly

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sympathetic to communism, especially those working in the film industry.

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