Ask Lemmygrad

So I should start by saying I'm not a Communist (albeit many of my ideas are technically "socialist", and I took a quiz once to make sure) but that I don't disrespect Communists as the stereotype shows. There are several mindsets and Communism is just another mindset. For me, the "feeling" of red scare doesn't come from their ideas, it comes from the pushiness experienced. I have been on the receiving end of several difficult times simply because I had even minor disagreements with Communists, such as whether anyone should be advocating assassinations (I don't think so). When I see a whole swath of people cheering for some guy who travelled to NYC to eliminate someone who was actually himself trying to fix a system he was put in charge of, it is without any doubt in the world that I'm going to have serious misanthropic contemplations. Even though, yes, some seem to be veiling themselves in some way to escape the fear factor, often with emphasis on anarchist elements as you say, that doesn't solve the issue. You're all potential friends, and I just want peace between us.