In the early part of the last century, the Communist Party tried to establish itself in the United States of America. Even after the successful Russian Revolution in 1918, the commies simply could not get traction in the independent thinking, American population. Soon after, the commies made a strategic decision to shift out of the public view when they recognized that they could not win as open public communists. They realized that, over time, they could embed themselves in American culture as progressive liberals, socialists, and even Democrats. Their modified strategic approach worked. They used the labor unions, then the teachers unions, and ultimately academia across the board to spread the communist doctrine.