Membership of the CPUSA peaked in the late 1940s, with over 75,000 members in 1947.[5] But their influence spanned beyond just their membership as some candidates in national elections garnered over 100,000 votes.
Apparently there were about 143.7 million people in the United States at the time.
Anyway, in all of my life, I’ve only met one person (IRL) that admitted they were a capital-C Communist.
Yeah but back then there was actually a respectably sized Communist movement in the US. Not so much now
There was?
I mean don’t get me wrong they weren’t a big movement, but compared to now they were much bigger then.
The Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) hit peak membership in the late 40’s, before being hit hard by the post-ww2 red scare/McCarthyism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Communist_Party_USA
Apparently there were about 143.7 million people in the United States at the time.
Anyway, in all of my life, I’ve only met one person (IRL) that admitted they were a capital-C Communist.