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The Naked Communist Exposing Communism and Restoring Freedom

W Cleon Skousen

A timely update to the phenomenal national bestseller. Soon after its quiet release during the height of the Red Scare in 1958,

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The Tucker Carlson Show

Sen. Mike Lee and Dr. Ben Carson both cited The Naked Communist as a key text that outlines a Marxist‑inspired agenda to infiltrate American politics, noting its description of 45 communist goals for the United States. They presented the book as evidence that progressive policies are part of a broader strategy to undermine freedom, and spoke of it as a valuable resource for understanding this threat.

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Episode: Dr. Ben Carson: The Left’s Cringing Worship of Kam...

This book, written by a former CIA agent, outlined 45 goals of communism in America. Dr. Carson referenced it to explain the long-term strategy of communists to fundamentally change American society.

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It was derived from a book called The Naked Communists by W. Cleon Skousen, who was a CIA agent and had done a lot of study on communism and its effect.

The Ben Shapiro Show

It was mentioned as a book published in 1958 by a former FBI agent that detailed the KGB's plans to undermine the United States. The book was discussed in relation to the communist influence and agenda.

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And there's a menu that was explained in a book by Ben Carson recently and a book that came out in 1958 by a former FBI agent who put out the menu of the KGB.

— Episode: Ep. 2038 - Kamala’s CAR WRECK First Inte...

Episode: Ep. 2038 - Kamala’s CAR WRECK First Interview!

It was mentioned as a book published in 1958 by a former FBI agent that detailed the KGB's plans to undermine the United States. The book was discussed in relation to the communist influence and agenda.

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And there's a menu that was explained in a book by Ben Carson recently and a book that came out in 1958 by a former FBI agent who put out the menu of the KGB.

Nobody paid much attention to it apparently, although it was in the Congressional record.

All these things that they intended, let me give you just a small list.

They intended to take over the universities...Their intention was to take God out of the schools, to create dissension between people based on race, based on gender, based on age...To take over both parties, both political parties if possible...To take over the press, to take over Hollywood.

And all of this was laid out...And if you read some of it, it's awfully clever. They know our situation, they know our society very, very well and they know how to damage it.

Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis

Bill O'Reilly mentioned "The Naked Communist" by W. Cleon Skousen, a 1958 book detailing alleged long-term communist goals to infiltrate American society and undermine the United States. He said he was going to check it out.

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one 1958 book, The Naked Communist by former FBI employee W. Cleon Skousen details multi-decade communist goals and plans that include today, infiltrating every facet of American society, the governme...

— Episode: Deception From the Progressive Movement,...

Episode: Deception From the Progressive Movement, Walking A...

Bill O'Reilly mentioned "The Naked Communist" by W. Cleon Skousen, a 1958 book detailing alleged long-term communist goals to infiltrate American society and undermine the United States. He said he was going to check it out.

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one 1958 book, The Naked Communist by former FBI employee W. Cleon Skousen details multi-decade communist goals and plans that include today, infiltrating every facet of American society, the government, the culture, the church, the media, academia, and so on. Pushing to remove God from every nook to destroy the family, raise children outside the family, claim violence is a part of the American tradition while treating all behavioral problems under the purview of psychiatry, not law enforcement. Pervert sexuality, promote obscenity, feminize me and masculinize women. Place history, indoctrinate rather than educate, foment rebellion, feed drug and other addictions, and eliminate ambition, all to transfer power.

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

This book, mentioned as containing 45 communist goals for 1950s America, was described as revealing a premeditated plan for the country's collapse. The speaker found the specificity and premeditation of the goals shocking.

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it was all written in a book in 1958

— Episode: 592. The “HIDDEN” Agenda Destroying Your...

Episode: 592. The “HIDDEN” Agenda Destroying Your Life Ft....

This book, mentioned as containing 45 communist goals for 1950s America, was described as revealing a premeditated plan for the country's collapse. The speaker found the specificity and premeditation of the goals shocking.

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it was all written in a book in 1958

get control of the schools, use them as transmission belts for socialism, soften the curriculum.

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