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	Since the split of the [[Communist party\|communist parties]] from the [[Second International]] to form the [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[Communist International (1919–1943)\|Third International]], [[Social democracy\|social democrats]] have been critical of the communist movement due to its anti-[[Liberalism\|liberal]] nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>		Since the split of the [[Communist party\|communist parties]] from the [[Second International]] to form the [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[Communist International (1919–1943)\|Third International]], [[Social democracy\|social democrats]] have been critical of the communist movement due to its anti-[[Liberalism\|liberal]] nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>

	Examples of nominally left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe, [[Noam Chomsky]],Bettino Craxi and [[Max Shachtman]].		Examples of nominally left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are [[Friedrich Ebert]], [[Boris Souveraine]], [[George Orwell]], [[Bayard Rustin]], [[Irving Howe]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Bettino Craxi]] and [[Max Shachtman]].

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	=== Italy ===		=== Italy ===
	in [[Italian Republic\|Italy]] the [[Italian Socialisti Party]] (PSI) under the leadership of Bettino Craxi ~~shifted the party~~ to ~~the right in~~ a ~~fermaly~~ anti-comunist anti-soviet ~~filo-capitalist and filo-nato~~ position, When Craxi was tried for corruption and illegal financing the Socialist party, he still thought about attacking the PCI.[https://youtube.com/shorts/Jf0ZyeBVNNI?feature=shared]		In [[Italian Republic\|Italy]], the [[Italian Socialisti Party]] (PSI) shifted to the right under the leadership of Bettino Craxi to a firmly anti-comunist and anti-soviet position. When Craxi was tried for corruption and illegal financing of the Socialist party, he still thought about attacking the [[Italian Communist Party]] (PCI).<ref>{{Video citation\|url=https://youtube.com/shorts/Jf0ZyeBVNNI?feature=shared\|channel=FuorigiocoGiuridico\|title=Bettino Craxi parla del partito comunista nel processo “mani pulite”\|date=2026-08-01}}</ref>

			== See also ==

			* [[BreadTube]]
			* [[Eurocommunism]]
			* [[Libertarian socialism]]
			* [[Trotskyism]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:The Compatible Left]]		[[Category:The Compatible Left]]

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	Since the split of the [[Communist party\|communist parties]] from the [[Second International]] to form the [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[Communist International (1919–1943)\|Third International]], [[Social democracy\|social democrats]] have been critical of the communist movement due to its anti-[[Liberalism\|liberal]] nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>		Since the split of the [[Communist party\|communist parties]] from the [[Second International]] to form the [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[Communist International (1919–1943)\|Third International]], [[Social democracy\|social democrats]] have been critical of the communist movement due to its anti-[[Liberalism\|liberal]] nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>

	Examples of nominally left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].		Examples of nominally left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe, [[Noam Chomsky]],Bettino Craxi and [[Max Shachtman]].

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	=== United Kingdom ===		=== United Kingdom ===
	In [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|Britain]], the [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister [[Clement Attlee]] was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113\|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref>		In [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|Britain]], the [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister [[Clement Attlee]] was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113\|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref>

	== ~~See also~~ ==		=== Italy ===
			in [[Italian Republic\|Italy]] the [[Italian Socialisti Party]] (PSI) under the leadership of Bettino Craxi shifted the party to the right in a fermaly anti-comunist anti-soviet filo-capitalist and filo-nato position, When Craxi was tried for corruption and illegal financing the Socialist party, he still thought about attacking the PCI.[https://youtube.com/shorts/Jf0ZyeBVNNI?feature=shared]
	* [[~~BreadTube~~]]
	* [[~~Eurocommunism~~]]
	* [~~[Libertarian socialism]]~~
	* [[Trotskyism]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:The Compatible Left]]		[[Category:The Compatible Left]]

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	Left-wing anticommunism is often a manifestation of the [[Labor aristocracy\|labour aristocracy]], a concept brought up by [[Karl Marx\|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels\|Engels]] with reference to the English labour movement, who attributed it to the industrial world monopoly of England which enabled the [[bourgeoisie]] to bribe the upper section of the [[Proletariat\|workers]].{{Citation needed}}		Left-wing anticommunism is often a manifestation of the [[Labor aristocracy\|labour aristocracy]], a concept brought up by [[Karl Marx\|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels\|Engels]] with reference to the English labour movement, who attributed it to the industrial world monopoly of England which enabled the [[bourgeoisie]] to bribe the upper section of the [[Proletariat\|workers]].{{Citation needed}}

	This continued to be brought up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] with reference to the "Liberal-Labour" movement in England and the later split in the Second International induced by betrayal of the working classes of Europe by ~~leaders of~~ the leaders of their respective social-democratic parties upon the outbreak of the war.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]\|year=1912\|title=Debates in Britain on Liberal Labour Policy\|city=[[Moscow]]\|publisher=Progress Publishers\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1912/oct/00b.htm}}</ref>		This continued to be brought up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] with reference to the "Liberal-Labour" movement in England and the later split in the Second International induced by betrayal of the working classes of Europe by the leaders of their respective social-democratic parties upon the outbreak of the war.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]\|year=1912\|title=Debates in Britain on Liberal Labour Policy\|city=[[Moscow]]\|publisher=Progress Publishers\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1912/oct/00b.htm}}</ref>

	== General views ==		== General views ==

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	~~== External links ==~~
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	'''Left-wing anticommunism''' is anti-communism from people and organizations at least ostensibly espousing to be left-wing. Since the split of the Communist parties from the socialist Second International to form the Marxist–Leninist Third International, social democrats have been critical of the Communist movement due to its anti-liberal nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>		'''Left-wing anticommunism''' is [[anti-communism]] from people and organizations at least ostensibly espousing to be [[Left-wing politics\|left-wing]]. Since the split of the [[Communist party\|Communist parties]] from the socialist [[Second International]] to form the [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[Communist International (1919–1943)\|Third International]], [[Social democracy\|social democrats]] have been critical of the Communist movement due to its anti-[[Liberalism\|liberal]] nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>

	Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].		Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].

	The American Federation of Labor has always been strongly anti-communist. The more leftist Congress of Industrial Organizations purged its Communists in 1947 and has been staunchly anti-communist ever since.<ref>Harvey A. Levenstein, ''Communism, anti-communism, and the CIO'' (1981).</ref><ref>Markku Ruotsila, ''British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War'' (2001).</ref> In Britain, the Labour Party strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113\|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref> The Labour Party had resisted communist movements in the colonies during both its 1930 and 1946 governments.		The [[American Federation of Labor]] has always been strongly anti-communist. The more leftist Congress of Industrial Organizations purged its Communists in 1947 and has been staunchly anti-communist ever since.<ref>Harvey A. Levenstein, ''Communism, anti-communism, and the CIO'' (1981).</ref><ref>Markku Ruotsila, ''British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War'' (2001).</ref> In [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|Britain]], the [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister [[Clement Attlee]] was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113\|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref> The Labour Party had resisted communist movements in the colonies during both its 1930 and 1946 governments.

	== General ~~Views~~ ==		== General views ==
	Left-wing anticommunists are often motivated by revolutionary/socialist idealism and individualism, which motivates them to reject existing socialist experiments and movements which improved peoples' livelihoods and brought a tremendous amount of experience. Several of them can be observed to criticise the Soviet Union as "not socialist" , "siege socialist" or "state capitalist"		Left-wing anticommunists are often motivated by revolutionary/socialist idealism and individualism, which motivates them to reject existing socialist experiments and movements which improved peoples' livelihoods and brought a tremendous amount of experience. Several of them can be observed to criticise the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] as "not socialist" , "siege socialist" or "state capitalist"

	~~American~~ anarchist Murray Bookchin derisively remarked that he does not care about the "poor little children who were fed under communism."<ref>''Blackshirts and Reds : Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (1997)'', Michael Parenti</ref>		Statesian [[Anarchism\|anarchist]] [[Murray Bookchin]] derisively remarked that he does not care about the "poor little children who were fed under communism."<ref>''Blackshirts and Reds : Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (1997)'', Michael Parenti</ref>

	Problems of the revolution are often pinned onto the leadership, which is villified. Political analyst Michael Parenti notes ,		Problems of the revolution are often pinned onto the leadership, which is villified. Political analyst [[Michael Parenti]] notes ,

	<blockquote> The pure socialists regularly blame the Left itself for every defeat it suffers. Their second-guessing is endless. So we hear that revolutionary struggles fail because their leaders wait too long or act too soon, are too timid or too impulsive, too stubborn or too easily swayed. We hear that revolutionary leaders are compromising or adventuristic, bureaucratic or opportunistic, rigidly organized or insufficiently organized, undemocratic or failing to provide strong leadership. But always the leaders fail because they do not put their trust in the direct actions of the workers, who apparently would withstand and overcome every adversity if only given the kind of leadership available from the left critic's own groupuscule. Unfortunately, the critics seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country. </blockquote>		<blockquote> The pure socialists regularly blame the Left itself for every defeat it suffers. Their second-guessing is endless. So we hear that revolutionary struggles fail because their leaders wait too long or act too soon, are too timid or too impulsive, too stubborn or too easily swayed. We hear that revolutionary leaders are compromising or adventuristic, bureaucratic or opportunistic, rigidly organized or insufficiently organized, undemocratic or failing to provide strong leadership. But always the leaders fail because they do not put their trust in the direct actions of the workers, who apparently would withstand and overcome every adversity if only given the kind of leadership available from the left critic's own groupuscule. Unfortunately, the critics seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country. </blockquote>

	== Causes ==		== Causes ==
	Left-wing anticommunism is often a manifestation of ''labour aristocracy ,'' a concept brought up by Marx and Engels with reference to the English labour movement , whom attributed it to the industrial world monopoly of England which enabled the bourgeoisie to bribe the upper section of the workers.		Left-wing anticommunism is often a manifestation of ''[[Labor aristocracy\|labour aristocracy]],'' a concept brought up by [[Karl Marx\|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels\|Engels]] with reference to the English labour movement , whom attributed it to the industrial world monopoly of England which enabled the [[bourgeoisie]] to bribe the upper section of the workers.

	This continued to be brought up by Vladimir Lenin with reference to the "Liberal-Labour" movement in England and the later split in the Second International induced by betrayal of the working classes of Europe by leaders of the leaders of their respective social-democratic parties upon the outbreak of the war.[https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1912/oct/00b.htm]		This continued to be brought up by [[Vladimir Lenin]] with reference to the "Liberal-Labour" movement in England and the later split in the Second International induced by betrayal of the working classes of Europe by leaders of the leaders of their respective social-democratic parties upon the outbreak of the war.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]\|year=1912\|title=Debates in Britain on Liberal Labour Policy\|city=[[Moscow]]\|publisher=Progress Publishers\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1912/oct/00b.htm}}</ref>

	An anticommunist orthodoxy prevailed in countries like the US, where leftists often have to prove their anticommunist credentials to possess any political credibility.		An anticommunist orthodoxy prevailed in countries like the [[United States of America\|USA]], where leftists often have to prove their anticommunist credentials to possess any political credibility.

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			[[Category:The Compatible Left]]

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	'''Left-wing anticommunism''' is anti-communism from people and organizations at least ostensibly espousing to be left-wing. Since the split of the Communist parties from the socialist Second International to form the Marxist–Leninist Third International, social democrats have been critical of the Communist movement due to its anti-liberal nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref>		'''Left-wing anticommunism''' is anti-communism from people and organizations at least ostensibly espousing to be left-wing. Since the split of the Communist parties from the socialist Second International to form the Marxist–Leninist Third International, social democrats have been critical of the Communist movement due to its anti-liberal nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref><ref>{{News citation\|journalist=[[Hakim]]\|date=2020-04-23\|title=Left Anticommunism: An Infantile Disorder\|url=https://youtu.be/KEC2ajsvr0I\|newspaper=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|retrieved=}}</ref>

	Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].		Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].

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	Problems of the revolution are often pinned onto the leadership, which is villified. Political analyst Michael Parenti notes ,		Problems of the revolution are often pinned onto the leadership, which is villified. Political analyst Michael Parenti notes ,

	The pure socialists regularly blame the Left itself for every defeat it suffers. Their second-guessing is endless. So we hear that revolutionary struggles fail because their leaders wait too long or act too soon, are too timid or too impulsive, too stubborn or too easily swayed. We hear that revolutionary leaders are compromising or adventuristic, bureaucratic or opportunistic, rigidly organized or insufficiently organized, undemocratic or failing to provide strong leadership. But always the leaders fail because they do not put their trust in the direct actions of the workers, who apparently would withstand and overcome every adversity if only given the kind of leadership available from the left critic's own groupuscule. Unfortunately, the critics seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country.		<blockquote> The pure socialists regularly blame the Left itself for every defeat it suffers. Their second-guessing is endless. So we hear that revolutionary struggles fail because their leaders wait too long or act too soon, are too timid or too impulsive, too stubborn or too easily swayed. We hear that revolutionary leaders are compromising or adventuristic, bureaucratic or opportunistic, rigidly organized or insufficiently organized, undemocratic or failing to provide strong leadership. But always the leaders fail because they do not put their trust in the direct actions of the workers, who apparently would withstand and overcome every adversity if only given the kind of leadership available from the left critic's own groupuscule. Unfortunately, the critics seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country. </blockquote>

	== Causes ==		== Causes ==

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-'''Left-wing anticommunism''' is anti-communism from the perspective of the left wing. Since the split of the Communist parties from the socialist Second International to form the Marxist–Leninist Third International, social democrats have been critical of the Communist movement due to its anti-liberal nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref>
+'''Left-wing anticommunism''' is anti-communism from people and organizations at least ostensibly espousing to be left-wing. Since the split of the Communist parties from the socialist Second International to form the Marxist–Leninist Third International, social democrats have been critical of the Communist movement due to its anti-liberal nature.<ref>Rajani P. Dutt, ''The Two Internationals'' (1920) </ref>
 Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].
-The American Federation of Labor has always been strongly anti-communist. The more leftist Congress of Industrial Organizations purged its Communists in 1947 and has been staunchly anti-communist ever since.<ref>Harvey A. Levenstein, ''Communism, anti-communism, and the CIO'' (1981).</ref><ref>Markku Ruotsila, ''British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War'' (2001).</ref> In Britain, the Labour Party strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref>
+The American Federation of Labor has always been strongly anti-communist. The more leftist Congress of Industrial Organizations purged its Communists in 1947 and has been staunchly anti-communist ever since.<ref>Harvey A. Levenstein, ''Communism, anti-communism, and the CIO'' (1981).</ref><ref>Markku Ruotsila, ''British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War'' (2001).</ref> In Britain, the Labour Party strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref> The Labour Party had resisted communist movements in the colonies during both its 1930 and 1946 governments.
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	Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].		Examples of left-wing critics of Marxist–Leninist states and parties are Friedrich Ebert, Boris Souveraine, [[George Orwell]], Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe and [[Max Shachtman]].

	The American Federation of Labor has always been strongly anti-communist. The more leftist Congress of Industrial Organizations purged its Communists in 1947 and has been staunchly anti-communist ever since.<ref>Harvey A. Levenstein, ''Communism, anti-communism, and the CIO'' (1981).</ref><ref>Markku Ruotsila, ''British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War'' (2001).</ref> In Britain, the Labour Party strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. ~~[[ISBN (identifier)\|ISBN]]~~ [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113\|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref>		The American Federation of Labor has always been strongly anti-communist. The more leftist Congress of Industrial Organizations purged its Communists in 1947 and has been staunchly anti-communist ever since.<ref>Harvey A. Levenstein, ''Communism, anti-communism, and the CIO'' (1981).</ref><ref>Markku Ruotsila, ''British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War'' (2001).</ref> In Britain, the Labour Party strenuously resisted Communist efforts to infiltrate its ranks and take control of locals in the 1930s. The Labour Party became anti-communist and Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee was a staunch supporter of [[NATO]].<ref>Paul Corthorn and Jonathan Davis (2007). ''British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy''. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. [[Special:BookSources/9780857711113\|<bdi>9780857711113</bdi>]].</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==