08-16-2018, 06:57 PM
(08-14-2018, 11:52 PM)bfine32 Wrote: McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting from the late 1940s through the 1950s and characterized by heightened political repression as well as an alleged campaign spreading fear of Communist influence on American institutions and of espionage by Soviet agents.
Old Joe would be proud of many of you.
I am not sure I understand what pint you are trying to make here. Are you claiming that there are no reasons not to trust the Russians and that their political goals are exactly the same as the US? Are you claiming that they did not try to influence the election and all of our major intelligence departments are just making up lies?
What exactly are you trying to say? WHO exactly would Joseph McCarthy be proud of today?
*waits for Bfine to answer with some obtuse question that does not address anything I asked him*
BTW there is this interesting fact about Joseph McCarthy and Donald Trump....
During Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations into Communist activity in the United States during the Second Red Scare, Cohn served as McCarthy's chief counsel and gained special prominence during the Army–McCarthy hearings.
Cohn was also known later for representing President Donald J. Trump during his early business career. He was disbarred by the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court for unethical conduct in 1986.
Seems like Trump and McCarthy both think alike.
