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>McCarthyism Isn’t that “ism” largely discredited? He was right, the government/institutions were full of communists. Today they’ve rebranded as socialists, bu
by zionic 4y ago
>McCarthyism
Isn’t that “ism” largely discredited? He was right, the government/institutions were full of communists. Today they’ve rebranded as socialists, but to my knowledge everything he fought against came to pass.
Attaching the -ism label is just a thought-terminating cliche.
- mardifoufs 4y agoIt maybe wasn't "full of communists" but you are right that project VENONA has shown that McCarthy wasn't totally wrong either. Institutions were deeply inflitrated at all levels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venona_project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venona_project
- the_only_law 4y agoI wonder what the overlap between those accused by McCarthy and those who were actually spies.
- Miner49er 4y agoCommunists should have freedom of speech too?