Thursday, May 19, 2016
McCarthyism? And a side of salty McFries?
We should all remember who McCarthy was. He's the guy that complains about the food at a fast food chain after he finished eating what he ordered, and then, threatens to sue the company for that. Realistically, as far as I know he didn't sue a restaurant, but what he did do was falsely accuse a multitude of people for being supposed Communists. During the red scare, having this power and influence was a very big tool. A tool for what you may ask. A tool for beating up bushes? Nope. A tool for beating up potential political adversaries or any other individual who may have had posed a challenge for McCarthy. But lets face it, he wasn't the only one with this type of power. Anyone, even seven year old Dylan from Texas (alright, maybe not), could get away with calling someone else a Communist and getting them jailed. The paranoia in the United States at this time was way too great, perhaps greater than when the population blamed George W. Bush for doing 9/11. Just like in politics, there will always be some random salty individual who will take a bite out of his food and blame the restaurant for it; just as McCarthy proved with his fake "Communist list".
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I like your comparison which reminded me of the "boy who cried wolf", but with a bit of change we can change it to "the politician that cried communist." With MacCarthy crying all about how rivals of his were "communist" linked which in reality they weren't. This got out of hand just like the boy who cried wolf in which no one would believe him because he had over used the word wolf and in McCarthy's place "communist".
ReplyDeleteGreat and funny post! I really liked how you compared McCarthyism to many things so it would be easier to understand. It's also interesting how McCarthyism and the Communism accusations ruined many peoples lives.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very relatable to a certain politician in the current day (Trump),not in the sense of the communist thing, but how there always seems to be a politician who is full of nonsense, yet somehow gets enormous support from the public. It can be quite sad at times. Great job though!
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