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Why is the nationalist right hallucinating a ‘communist enemy’?

Why does the nationalist right invoke a 'communist enemy'? This entry maps the explanations — that communism once posed a real threat, that the fear is bound up with antisemitism, and that the right is more prone to conspiracy thinking.

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Nationalist right groups fear a communist enemy because communism once was actually a threat

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Nationalist right groups fear a communist enemy because they are antisemetic

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Nationalist right groups fear a communist enemy because they are more prone to believe conspiracy theories