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9. If I recall correctly, the US Communist party had a huge number of FBI members.

Sun Mar 28, 2021, 11:00 PM

Mar 2021

Then sometime in the 1960s or early 1970s the FBI had all their people resign and the party pretty much withered away.

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I had two uncles who were Communists in the 30s and 40s. [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 OP

if they had any sort of public profile drray23 Mar 2021 #1

Careful. They might start a file on you. brush Mar 2021 #3

Just ask your bank to notify you of your credit score. Bucky Apr 2021 #11

absolutely DBoon Mar 2021 #6

A lot of early labor leaders were communists. murielm99 Mar 2021 #7

Didn't the ACP have close to a million members at one time? Laffy Kat Mar 2021 #8

Sure, do a FOIA request speaktruthtopower Jul 2021 #12