Means of Production: Anti-Communism in Film and Television
As Black Lives Matter protests march on, we are again inundated with not only the nonstop news cycle, but a slew of accompanying commentary. The popular line of the right wing is the invocation of "agitators", namely rioters, anarchists, and of course, communists. America's favorite scapegoat is once again shaping the narrative seeking to discredit the most significant social justice movement of the 21st century. We've been living with this trope for years, communism has seem