Children of the 50s who were afraid of communists under the bed who'd take them out, force them to conform (but differently from how they were doing it) and not let anyone earn more money than was required to live at a decent standard...
You could basically make sure any of your political enemies by publicly asking them if they currently were, or ever had been, in contact with anyone in any way related to communism. From there a strawman would be built in your image and cast on the bonfire.
And that'll be my contribution to this thread...
Good night... and good luck...
(Unfortunately, Russia and China screwed up the proletariat's dream by letting politicians run it)