"Reds under the bed"

==Origin of the term==
According to en.wiktionary.org-
:From red (meaning communist) and the traditional child's fear of a monster lurking under the bed.
:Noun- Red under the bed (plural reds under the bed).
:(slang) An insidious communist presence; a communist who has infiltrated capitalist society.
==Political slur==
It was used as a way of smearing non revolutionary and non-communist left-wingers during the Cold War.
==Also see==
#Cold War
#Organisations
#Threat construction
#Terrorist organisations
#Red Brigades (in Italy)
#Politically Communist and/or Socialist
#House Committee on Un-American Activities
==Sources==
#http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/12/12/reviews/991212.12hambyt.html
#https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/reds+under+the+bed.html
#https://www.balloon-juice.com/2016/12/10/reds-under-the-bed/
#https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT4UkKq9YWWUAfcRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyMWk0czZoBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjMyMzdfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=%22Reds+under+the+bed%22&fr=dss_yset_chr
#https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/red_under_the_bed
#http://alphahistory.com/coldwar/reds-under-the-bed/
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