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red-baiting

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Meaning

red-baiting (uncountable)

(US) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting his or her political views.
Synonym: red-tagging (Philippines)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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And all the other stuff—from red-baiting to abortion to the Southern strategy to guns to gays—is just smoke and mirrors to trick the 99% into voting for them. Source: Internet

He could re-shape the relationsip of the US with the rest of the world during a very challenging period and finally put to rest the left-over GOP red-baiting about the Democrats at long last. Source: Internet

Godfried’s presentation was titled, “Better Dead than Red: The History of Red-Baiting in the United States.” Source: Internet

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