In Shea's defence, PCUSA and CPI (with all of it's flaws) are 2 of the only genuinely anti-imperialist parties in the states. And it's no surprise they are attacked as such. Although personally I would keep CPI at an arms distance with a gun trained on them at all times. Maupin has extremely troubling views, however like MAGA in terms of the Russia war, they can be counted on to oppose ukrainian nazism which makes them beneficial to an anti-war movement so long as it is within the Russian front stage.