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A Red Scare is a form of moral panic provoked by fear of the rise, supposed or real, of left-wing ideologies in a society, especially communism and socialism. Historically, red scares have led to mass political persecution , scapegoating , and the ousting of those in government positions who have had connections with left-wing movements.
Red Scare bills itself as a cultural commentary podcast hosted by "bohemian layabouts" [15] Dasha Nekrasova and Anna Khachiyan, and is recorded from their homes in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Nekrasova is a Belarus-born actress, who became known as "Sailor Socialism" [16] [17] after an interview with an InfoWars reporter went viral in 2018.
The first Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of far-left movements, including Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagined events; real events included the Russian 1917 October Revolution, German Revolution of 1918–1919, and anarchist bombings in the U.S.
McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage in the United States during the late 1940s through the 1950s. [1]
Members of the Hollywood Ten and their families in 1950, protesting the impending incarceration of the Ten. The Hollywood blacklist was the mid-20th century banning of suspected Communists from working in the United States entertainment industry.
Daria Dmitrievna "Dasha" Nekrasova [1] [a] (born February 19, 1991) [2] is an American actress, filmmaker, and co-host of the Red Scare podcast with Anna Khachiyan, based in New York City. [3] [4] In 2018, she became known as "Sailor Socialism" [5] [6] after her interview with an InfoWars reporter, in which she was dressed in a sailor fuku ...
Anna Leonidovna Khachiyan (Russian: Анна Леонидовна Хачиян; born August 23, 1985) [1] [2] [3] is an American cultural critic, [4] [5] writer, [6] and co-host of the Red Scare podcast with Dasha Nekrasova, based out of New York City. [7] [8] She is the daughter of Soviet-American mathematician Leonid Khachiyan. [9]
The Second Red Scare, commonly referred to as McCarthyism, which occurred immediately after World War II, was preoccupied with the perception that national or foreign communists were infiltrating or subverting American society and the federal government. The name refers to the red flag as a common symbol of communism.