What is a synonym for "red-bait"?

Common synonyms include: discriminate, draw the line.

Red-bait

verb

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Verb

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Alternative form of redbait. alt-of, alternative
"At the same time, red-baiting anyone who questions any aspect of free-market dogma has been standard right-wing operating procedure ever since the likes of William F. Buckley tried to block the teaching of Keynesian economics, not by showing that it was wrong, but by denouncing it as “collectivist.”"

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discriminate draw the line

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"At the same time, red-baiting anyone who questions any aspect of free-market dogma has been standard right-wing operating procedure ever since the likes of William F. Buckley tried to block the teaching of Keynesian economics, not by showing that it was wrong, but by denouncing it as “collectivist.”"

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