Well, first of all (correct me if I'm wrong) your communist party did not killed French citizens in the first place.

For example members of this party are talking about "traffic accidents" when people were killed by 1968 occupants and pretty much celebrating death of our first democratic president. Their leaders distanced themselves from this statement back then, but I'm not that sure they would do it these days..

Luckily, when they aren't in power, they are only disgusting. But there are a way too many ruined lives behind them to ignore..

@Miroslav Hylš 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 @Schmaker Not necessarily, party names don't mean much, especially over such long period of times. For example, in the US the Democrat party and the Republican party exchanged political platform between 1860 and 1936.

So you have to look into the details of a party's program and public statements to figure out their political stance.

@Miroslav Hylš 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 One of these parties was once adamant slavery was necessary to the American economy, which is pretty egregious. And then the two parties exchanged political platform, but the current Democratic party still kept the same name despite the appalling history of the name.

The Red Scares are also grim periods in the US when political opponents are persecuted based on political biases. It's coming back with the recent rise of China to international prominence.

It's never been completely totalitarian, granted, but it's been somewhat authoritarian including an election system that in practice only makes two political parties relevant at the state and federal level.