Crypto-communism
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Crypto-communism is a pejorative
term implying a secret support for, or admiration of, communism
. The term is used to imply that an individual or group keeps this support or admiration hidden to avoid political persecution or political suicide
.
Pejorative
Pejoratives , including name slurs, are words or grammatical forms that connote negativity and express contempt or distaste. A term can be regarded as pejorative in some social groups but not in others, e.g., hacker is a term used for computer criminals as well as quick and clever computer experts...
term implying a secret support for, or admiration of, communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
. The term is used to imply that an individual or group keeps this support or admiration hidden to avoid political persecution or political suicide
Political suicide
Political suicide is the concept that a politician or political party would lose widespread support and confidence from the voting public by proposing actions that are seen as unfavourable or that might threaten the status quo. A politician who committed political suicide might be forced to resign...
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