The Commumarxisocialist Menace: Dissecting the Right’s Favorite Nonsense Phrase

Republicans love calling Democrats “communist marxist socialists” — but these three ideologies actually contradict each other. Here’s what communist, Marxist, and socialist actually mean, why you can’t be all three at once, and why the term “Commumarxisocialist” tells you more about the Right’s fear tactics than anything else.