I was there during the 80s. And before that, for that matter.

The Left dismissed the communist bloc as any kind of serious threat, sided with the Soviet positions in almost every foreign policy argument, blamed U.S. policies for any negative actions by the communists around the world, claimed that the communists would be no threat if it weren't for us, hammered us in the United Nations, and called for disarmament and withdrawal.

Any of this sounding familiar?

And yes, at the organization level it's the same damn people. I could name names. Ramsey Clark is the first one who comes to mind. Pretty much the same people in the media too.