Communism is based on the premise that government has the power, ostensibly in an egalitarian purpose, to empower the proletariat. But every single instance, not most, not a lot, all of them, Communism results in massive oppression and suffering and misery and poverty and death. And so I want to say to Democrats, look, I look at my Democrat colleagues in the Senate, most of them are not in fact socialist or communists. They're just scared. (30:52–30:59)
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Asserts that communism invariably leads to oppression, suffering, poverty, and death.
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