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McCarthyism took place during a period of intense suspicion in the United States primarily from 1950 to 1954, when the U.S. government was actively countering alleged American Communist Party subversion, its leadership, and others suspected of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. During this period people from all walks of life became the subject of aggressive witch-hunts, often based on inconclusive or questionable evidence. It grew out of the Second Red Scare that began in the late 1940s and is named after the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, a Republican of Wisconsin.

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In June of 1947, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee sent a confidential report to Secretary of State George Marshall, in which they stated:

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It's like watching a witchhunt. McCarthyism on Twitter LOL? Who do those people think they are?
tulipsinspring (Tulips Spring) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:47:12 -0000
It's like watching a witchhunt. McCarthyism on Twitter LOL? Who do those people think they are?
@Tymlee How much more solidarity does she want? I unfollowed him & told him he should apologize. Now Im on trial. Is McCarthyism approp yet?
Otiscorner (Justin) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:08:22 -0000
@Tymlee How much more solidarity does she want? I unfollowed him & told him he should apologize. Now Im on trial. Is McCarthyism approp yet?
@Otiscorner It's not McCarthyism which was typified by unjust accusations. He is what he is. It helps define him.
Tymlee (Michelle Matthews) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:38:22 -0000
@Otiscorner It's not McCarthyism which was typified by unjust accusations. He is what he is. It helps define him.
I don't want to feed into the satisfaction he's getting from your reactions. Nor do I want the McCarthyism. Shun him or not.
Otiscorner (Justin) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:36:27 -0000
I don't want to feed into the satisfaction he's getting from your reactions. Nor do I want the McCarthyism. Shun him or not.
http://bit.ly/8ifoGt ..an end to the white house czars? .. McCarthyism revived? .. commie witch-hunts?
s54elas (s54elas) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:36:01 -0000
http://bit.ly/8ifoGt ..an end to the white house czars? .. McCarthyism revived? .. commie witch-hunts?
@huntercash 1984 McCarthyism is the worst.
studmuffinA (Alicia Neeley) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:57:09 -0000
@huntercash 1984 McCarthyism is the worst.

 
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National Suicide - Text of a statement by Margaret Chase Smith and six Republican Senators against Joseph McCarthy's attack on individual freedom

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