Are we currently in a new McCarthy Era?

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by The Mandela Effect, Apr 27, 2017.

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Are we in a new McCarthy Era?

  1. We are making the Russians seem like they are hidding under every bed just like back then so yes.

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  2. We are in a new age of fear marketing but it's not like the McCarthy Era.

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  3. Islam has become the new communism in this new McCarthy Era.

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  4. Maybe

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  5. No

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  6. Other

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  1. The Mandela Effect

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    http://www.businessinsider.com/the-new-mccarthyism-2017-4

    "Communists and fascists do not exist in the U.S. government today when you apply the actual definition of each of these ideologies. Speaking about the dictatorship of the proletariat or the Führerprinzip will get you noticed. Nevertheless, just as McCarthy didn’t care about what communism was, those who make charges of fascism don’t care about what a fascist actually is. The intent is to destroy political enemies by portraying them as monsters."

    So what I quoted was from the linked Business insider article and I think it hit the nail on the head with the current main stream media and social media fire storm that has been labeling people in mass as fascist to the point of creating a McCarthy like Era in the 21st century.

    I have talked to people from that time and a number of them have told me that now feels even more crazy than what McCarthy did back in the 1950's. I think all of the fear mongering of the Russians has gotten out of hand and I also think people have gone into overdrive with trying to label a person something nasty over one comment. But I have made a poll that includes Islam as I wanted to host a debate over the issue at hand from a wide range of view points.
     

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