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Did McCarthyism ever really go away? Socialist is still a swear word in political circles of the US. It’s the main reason we don’t have universal health care -
by zxcvbn4038 6y ago
Did McCarthyism ever really go away? Socialist is still a swear word in political circles of the US. It’s the main reason we don’t have universal health care - as soon as anyone mentions it they get branded as socialist or communist. It’s also why our airlines are so crappy - I’ve always thought that trains and planes out to be nation-state level prestige projects.
- blackrock 6y ago> It’s also why our airlines are so crappy You’ve gotta fly in First Class. They say the air in the First Class cabin is different. It must be loaded with Perri-air [1] or something. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0xULQIaSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0xULQIaSU
- coliveira 6y agoYou're right, McCarthyism formally stopped, but its policies remain in force. But targeting and persecuting individuals would amount to reviving the few elements that we thought were surpassed.