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Origin of the turm

According to en.wiktionary.org-

From red (meaning communist) and the traditional child's fear of a monster lurking under the bed.
Noun- Red under the bed (plural reds under the bed).
(slang) An insidious communist presence; a communist who has infiltrated capitalist society.

Political slur

It was used as a way of smearing non revolutionary and non-communist left-wingers during the Cold War.

Also see

  1. Cold War
  2. Organisations
  3. Threat construction
  4. Terrorist organisations
  5. Red Brigades (in Italy)
  6. Politically Communist and/or Socialist
  7. House Committee on Un-American Activities

Sources

  1. http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/12/12/reviews/991212.12hambyt.html
  2. https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/reds+under+the+bed.html
  3. https://www.balloon-juice.com/2016/12/10/reds-under-the-bed/
  4. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT4UkKq9YWWUAfcRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyMWk0czZoBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjMyMzdfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=%22Reds+under+the+bed%22&fr=dss_yset_chr
  5. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/red_under_the_bed
  6. http://alphahistory.com/coldwar/reds-under-the-bed/
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