Why did many american fear communist

i think the answer is simple, the definition of communism is, a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.  If it were me i would not want my belongings to just be taken away, because everything is publicly owned

this is the link to the communism definition:

https://www.google.com/search?q=communism&rlz=1CAMKOE_enUS839&oq=commun&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j69i61j0l4.5646j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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