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From the 1930s–50s, Democratic white supremacist and progressive U.S. representative [[John E. Rankin]] of [[Mississippi]]'s 1st congressional district outspokenly claimed to oppose Communist infiltration, staunchly supporting the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] (HUAC) which he served on. However, during [[World War II]], Rankin openly praised Soviet leader and mass murderer [[Joseph Stalin]]:<ref>Boller, Paul F., Jr. (1995). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Not_So/cA8Q1Ev7ol4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=john+rankin+joseph+stalin&pg=PA138&printsec=frontcover Not So! Popular Myths about America from Columbus to Clinton], pp. 138–39. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 16, 2023.</ref>
From the 1930s–50s, Democratic white supremacist and progressive U.S. representative [[John E. Rankin]] of [[Mississippi]]'s 1st congressional district outspokenly claimed to oppose Communist infiltration, staunchly supporting the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] (HUAC) which he served on. However, during [[World War II]], Rankin openly praised Soviet leader and mass murderer [[Joseph Stalin]]:<ref>Boller, Paul F., Jr. (1995). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Not_So/cA8Q1Ev7ol4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=john+rankin+joseph+stalin&pg=PA138&printsec=frontcover Not So! Popular Myths about America from Columbus to Clinton], pp. 138–39. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 16, 2023.</ref>
{{cquote|Stalin was educated for the priesthood. The Bible says, teach a child the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart therefrom. It was but natural therefore that when Stalin got in power he should open the churches ... Stalin broke up the [[Comintern]] ... He restored rank and discipline in his army and introduced the incentive payment plan among the men who work in his factories.|||Rep. John E. Rankin (D–MS), 1940s}}
{{cquote|Stalin was educated for the priesthood. The Bible says, teach a child the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart therefrom. It was but natural therefore that when Stalin got in power he should open the churches ... Stalin broke up the [[Comintern]] ... He restored rank and discipline in his army and introduced the incentive payment plan among the men who work in his factories.|||Rep. John E. Rankin (D–MS), 1940s}}
===John Birch Society feuds===
[[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], a neoconservative, opposed the John Birch Society which he perceived as damaging the reputation of the anti-Communist cause. Buckley sarcastically wrote in ''The Politician'':<ref>Mulloy, D. J. (2014). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_World_of_the_John_Birch_Society/RHHYAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=john+birch+society+comsymp&pg=PA79&printsec=frontcover The World of the John Birch Society: Conspiracy, Conservatism, and the Cold War], p. 79. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 16, 2023.</ref>
{{cquote|Woe unto the man who disagrees with [[Robert Welch|Mr. Welch]]. He is 1) an idiot, or 2) a Comsymp, or 3) an outright Communist.|||William F. Buckley, Jr.}}
==Modern examples==
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