add history to the list of topics Gladwell has not spent 10,000 hours on.
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Joseph Welch's attack was the nail in the coffin, not the murder weapon
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Not agreeing with the tweet or disagreeing with you -- just curious. What do you think brought down McCarthy? (Serious, non-snarky question.)
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in terms of discrediting leftism in the united states for half a century nobody brought McCarthy down. he won.
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You see, one needs to study mid-century American history for at least 10,000 hours to ...
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The famous confrontation between Welch and McCarthy wasn't the turning point many think. Some of us wonder if there was ever a turning point. But it's also a Liberty Valance issue about the competing merits of truth and legend.
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So many moments are just famous media moments, yes? It’s more of a signal, and the media is very receptive to their own power, even though they aren’t nearly as potent as they imagine.
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Everyone knows McCarthy was toast after being lampooned by Bob & Ray.
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No shit
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Ok Jeet, name a 'reputable historian of McCarthyism' that specifically rejects the hypothesis.
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