"The McCarthy era offers a vivid example. In the name of national security and moral purity, suspected Communists were blacklisted, their careers were destroyed, and reputations were ruined. These actions were expressions of a broader conservative impulse to protect the moral fabric of society through exclusion and punishment."
I don't see a lie.
You seem to argue that the suspects turned out to actually communists, therefore 'Muh Red Scare lie,' but interjecting 'they turned out to actually be communists!' doesn't challenge that paragraph's validity.
McCarthy suspected there were communists, (you say: in point of fact they were-- true!) and (thus?) the commies deserved the cancelation they got. The truth of the infiltration warranted the responses McCarthy was taking, right? Don't the Verona Papers just reinforce the above paragraph's point?
The Venona Papers were declassified in 1994, that and an objective look at the absolute state of America proves that the US government was/is absolutely lousy with communist infiltrators. A Senate oversight committee investigating communist infiltration is a perfectly reasonable function of government and not "cancel culture".
Except McCarthy was right. About everything.
I never said he was wrong.
Boomer-tier understanding of history. Watch Razörfist's video Joe McCarthy: Martyred by Marxism and educate yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUVL5v1aAc
You actually need to read the article before you start recommending I listen to whatever your favorite e-daddy on YT told you.
I did read it, boomer. I don't care if you're pro canceling leftiods or not, you're perpetuating the lie about Muh Red Scare.
"The McCarthy era offers a vivid example. In the name of national security and moral purity, suspected Communists were blacklisted, their careers were destroyed, and reputations were ruined. These actions were expressions of a broader conservative impulse to protect the moral fabric of society through exclusion and punishment."
I don't see a lie.
You seem to argue that the suspects turned out to actually communists, therefore 'Muh Red Scare lie,' but interjecting 'they turned out to actually be communists!' doesn't challenge that paragraph's validity.
McCarthy suspected there were communists, (you say: in point of fact they were-- true!) and (thus?) the commies deserved the cancelation they got. The truth of the infiltration warranted the responses McCarthy was taking, right? Don't the Verona Papers just reinforce the above paragraph's point?
Tell me where the lie is, you silly billy.
The Venona Papers were declassified in 1994, that and an objective look at the absolute state of America proves that the US government was/is absolutely lousy with communist infiltrators. A Senate oversight committee investigating communist infiltration is a perfectly reasonable function of government and not "cancel culture".
Tell me what you think "cancel culture" is.
No, I've already wasted too much time on a Secret King.