It's a callback to McCarthyism. The 1950s. Never mind that The Cold War ended 25 years ago. A lot of these Rush Limbaugh listeners still like to throw out the occasional "commie" label.
No, this is McCarthyism:
"Student falsely accused of rape was ‘dragged through hell’ after bungling cops withheld texts from ‘victim’"
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5144496/liam-allan-rape-case-met-police-cleared-croydon-crown-court/"Today’s False Charges of Racism Echo Soviet Communists"
http://newbostonpost.com/2017/08/22/todays-false-charges-of-racism-echo-soviet-communists/
