red-baiting

See also: redbaiting

English

Noun

red-baiting (uncountable)

1. (US, sometimes Philippines) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting their political views.

   Synonyms: reductio ad Stalinum, (Philippines) red-tagging

Usage notes

• This term is also occasionally used in the Philippines, but the predominant term is red-tagging.

Translations

red-baiting

• German: Kommunistenhetze f

See also

• red-tagging

Further reading

• red-baiting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia