Red Guards (United States)

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The Red Guards were a network of Marxist–Leninist–Maoist groups active in several American cities in the 2010s. Originating in Los Angeles and Austin, other branches operated in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Charlotte, as well as St. Louis and San Marcos, under the distinct titles of Red Path Saint Louis and San Marcos Revolutionary Front, respectively. The group was named after the Red Guards that operated under Mao Zedong in the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution that were composed of militant students who campaigned against the "reactionary and bourgeois" culture of China. The Red Guards opposed left-wing organizations they deemed revisionist, such as the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). Since 2019, all Red Guards chapters have either been abandoned or have announced their dissolution. According to a report in The Daily Beast, several organizations speculated to be connected to...

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