Pinko, the Glossary
Pinko is a pejorative term for a person on the left of the political spectrum.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Alabama, Anti-communism, Apartheid, Card-carrying communist, Cold War, Fellow traveller, George Wallace, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Henry A. Wallace, Hyphenated American, Little Pink, McCarthyism, Pink tide, Political colour, Progressive Party (United States, 1924–1934), Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955), Red Scare, Richard Nixon, Robert M. La Follette Jr., Socialist mode of production, South Africa, Soviet Union, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time (magazine), 1948 United States presidential election.
Alabama
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Anti-communism
Anti-communism is political and ideological opposition to communist beliefs, groups, and individuals.
Apartheid
Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.
Card-carrying communist
"Card-carrying communist" is a term popularised in the United States during the Second Red Scare as a label for members of communist and far-left organisations, especially the Communist Party of the United States. Pinko and Card-carrying communist are political terminology of the United States.
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Cold War
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Fellow traveller
A fellow traveller (also fellow traveler) is a person who is intellectually sympathetic to the ideology of a political organization, and who co-operates in the organization's politics, without being a formal member.
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George Wallace
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician and judge who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms.
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician.
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Henry A. Wallace
Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, farmer, and businessman who served as the 33rd vice president of the United States, from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Hyphenated American
In the United States, the term hyphenated American refers to the use of a hyphen (in some styles of writing) between the name of an ethnicity and the word in compound nouns, e.g., as in.
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Little Pink
Little Pink is a term used to describe young jingoistic Chinese nationalists on the internet. Pinko and Little Pink are political pejoratives for people.
McCarthyism
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.
Pink tide
The pink tide (marea rosa; onda rosa; marée rose), or the turn to the left (giro a la izquierda; virada à esquerda; tournant à gauche), is a political wave and turn towards left-wing governments in Latin America throughout the 21st century.
Political colour
Political colours are colours used to represent a political ideology, movement or party, either officially or unofficially.
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Progressive Party (United States, 1924–1934)
The Progressive Party was a political party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in the 1924 election.
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Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955)
The Progressive Party was a left-wing political party in the United States that served as a vehicle for the campaign of Henry A. Wallace, a former vice president, to become President of the United States in 1948.
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Red Scare
A Red Scare is a form of moral panic provoked by fear of the rise, supposed or real, of leftist ideologies in a society, especially communism.
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947.
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The socialist mode of production, or simply (Marxist) socialism or communism as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels used the terms communism and socialism interchangeably, is a specific historical phase of economic development and its corresponding set of social relations that emerge from capitalism in the schema of historical materialism within Marxist theory.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinko
Also known as Parlor pink, Parlor pinks, Pink commie, Pink communist, Pink commy, Pinko commie, Pinkos.