Bibliograph

Dupes, how America's adversaries have manipulated progressives for a century, Paul Kengor

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Dupes, how America's adversaries have manipulated progressives for a century, Paul Kengor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dupes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

631745726

Responsibility statement

Paul Kengor

Sub title

how America's adversaries have manipulated progressives for a century

Summary

Kengor exposes the legions of liberals who have furthered the objectives of America's adversaries, and shows how such dupes have contributed to history's most destructive ideology-- Communism-- but also why they are relevant to today's politics

Table Of Contents

World revolution, the Comintern, and CPUSA -- Woodrow Wilson : "utter simpleton" -- Potemkin progressives -- John Dewey : the Kremlin's favorite educator -- John Dewey's long, strange trip -- The redemption of Professor Dewey -- Smearing another liberal icon : CPUSA's assault on "Fascist" FDR and the New Deal -- War communism : hating FDR, loving FDR -- Duping FDR : "Uncle Joe" and "buddies" -- The Hollywood front -- October 1947 : Hollywood v. "HUAC" -- Trashing Truman : world communism and the Cold War -- Dreams from Frank Marshall Davis -- Vietnam dupes : protests, riots, and the chaotic summer of '68 -- Grown-up Vietnam dupes : Dr. Spock, Corliss Lamont, and friends -- Radicals : Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, SDS, and the Weathermen -- John Kerry--and Genghis Khan -- A kiss for Brezhnev : Jimmy Carter -- Defending the "evil empire" : stopping Ronald Reagan's "errors" and "distortions" -- "Star Wars" : the SDI sabotage -- September 11, 2001 -- Still dupes for the communists -- 2008 : a "progressive" victory -- Postscript : Bogart at the Workers School?

Target audience

adult

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