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Who lost China? This cry was high in the United States after Mao Zedong's victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It was a strange question. Strange or not, this cry helped the Republicans gain power in 1952. It favored the rise of Joseph McCarthy, whose politics had similarities to those of Donald Trump – especially, in the accusation that traitors infest the US government. In the case of the senator, the target was the state department; For Mr. Trump, it's the FBI. The question today is: Who lost America? And is it lost for good?
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