I'm a republican who is also opposed to public healthcare and I understand it isn't communism. Most of the other republicans with whom I interact also understand that. Not all republicans engage in false equivalence.
> I'm a republican who is also opposed to public healthcare and I understand it isn't communism
You know that guy who leads your party? Large, orange, shouty? He's conflated it with communism, repeatedly. You should perhaps consider paying more attention.
That's _a little different_ to the original claim never to have seen it conflated with communism.