Christmas Wish: BuzzFeed Editor Asks for ‘Full Blown Communism Now’

An editor for BuzzFeed’s UK science section sparked outrage by Tweeting out that her most wanted Christmas gift would be for Britain to go “full communist.” Kelly Oakes, a 20-something London-based employee for BuzzFeed UK, took to Twitter on December 14 to inform followers, “All I want for Christmas is full communism now.” Her Tweet was quickly picked up as proof of just how off the charts liberal the BuzzFeed organization really is. #BuzzFeed editor. Enough said. pic.twitter.com/zShnRtd7sO — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) December 17, 2017 Buzzfeed editor @kahoakes wants communism for Christmas. My grandmother nearly starved to death in Ukraine under communism. Without a doubt, this is the Left’s equivalent of Holocaust denial. Despicable. pic.twitter.com/4yY5suxPJ1 — Alex Berezow (@AlexBerezow) December 19, 2017 On the upside, if we did have #FullCommunism, we wouldn’t have to put up with @BuzzFeed anymore. pic.twitter.com/EBgMD5C2zt — Victims of Communism (@VoCommunism) December 18, 2017 As soon as her Tweet went wide, though, Oakes locked down her account and began blocking conservative critics. Her employer refused to comment on the tweet. Oakes has also avoided further public comment about her tweet. According to The Wrap, this isn’t the first time a BuzzFeed employee riled critics by advocating