CP is just a pretext to keep records on everyone. Good thing everyone over 40 in Eastern Europe still remembers the Stasi and its sister secret police agencies that collected data on everyone and tortured political prisoners. I suspect that climate activists are the next likely candidates for an eventual repression apparatus, so better beware.
Portugal and Spain also aren't found of their politicians from 50 years ago (their regimes fell in 1974, and 1975, respectively). To add to your point.
