I agree, of course they are, I'm not saying that they are not. Their use of the word is sick and twisted, but they are still utilizing it in a "positive" (to their base) manner. It is similar to how Hitler used socialist to his base. Obviously there would be another "night of the long knives" if they gained any real power. A normalization of "communism" in America is a response to the obvious and real contradictions of capitalism. We must not let the right dictate this response. It is easy with 20/20 hindsight to see how the left failed in 1930s Germany, we have a responsibility to the world to not repeat those failures.