Yes indeed. I grew up with public schooling and heard again and again about MCarthy being a paranoid loony who unjustly persecuted people, so I accepted their designation of "McCarthyism" being synonymous with that behavior. They were SO afraid of him, and he was SO right.
It's ironic they used to tell us "McCarthyism" is all about blacklisting people because of their beliefs, yet they deny Cancel Culture is even a real thing.
Yes indeed. I grew up with public schooling and heard again and again about MCarthy being a paranoid loony who unjustly persecuted people, so I accepted their designation of "McCarthyism" being synonymous with that behavior. They were SO afraid of him, and he was SO right.
The hilarious part is that he underestimated the communist rot that had taken effect in all leveks of government, academia, and entertainment.
It's ironic they used to tell us "McCarthyism" is all about blacklisting people because of their beliefs, yet they deny Cancel Culture is even a real thing.
Basic rule of thumb for the left; whatever they’re pissed about, they are guilty of 10x over
The blacklisting wasn’t Joe. It was the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, or HUAC. Joe was a Senator, and JFK’s best friend in the Senate.
That's not what they taught me in Public school. Are you saying we were lied to :0
The fact that is public school's position should be evidence it is true.
His assessment was actually short of the true number by nearly half.
This was discovered when the Soviet and KGB archives were opened after the dissolution of the USSR.
But the Army knew. They had the Venona transcripts all along.
"They were SO afraid of him, and he was SO right."
They were SO afraid of him, because he was SO right.
Vampires don't vote for sunlight.