i know what a communist is....wtf is a "pinko" commie?

Question

heard it a million times.......dont get it........communists are red,......is this a diluted commie?

Answer 1

A “Pinko Commie” is a derogatory label. It is the way of the far right fascists throughout history to use convenient attacks to discredit their opposition. The same was true of American fascists like J. Edgar Hoover and Joseph McCarthy, although McCarthy and Hoover used a much cuter rendition, calling their opponents "Pinko-Commies."

Answer 2

The word 'pinko' likely has its origins in the relations between the colors white and red. Since pink is a lighter shade of red, the color most associated with communism, pink could be thought of as a "lighter form of communism" practiced by mere supporters of Marxism or socialism as opposed to card-carrying communists.

Answer 3

original term was pinko commie f*a*g, the pink being used to accent the last word

Answer 4

Yes. Good thinking. Good question.
Left wing Democrats are communists.
The rest of the Democrats are just pinkos....
(Close, but not all the way.)

Answer 5

a pinko is I believe, a derogatory term used to label communists but with a implication that they are deviant or gay as is seen by their critics.

Answer 6

It is a person who supports and is sympathetic to communism but is not necessarily a full communist

Answer 7

Yup.