2. But McCarthyism, properly understood, isn't just about smear tactics or conspiracy theories. It's the union of these with state power.
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3. In her excellent & definitive book "Many Are the Crimes," Ellen Schrecker suggests what we call McCarthyism is more properly Hooverism (as in J. Edgar).
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4. The good news is that Trump hasn't quite achieved full bloom Hooverism, the bad news is he's heading in that direction:https://newrepublic.com/article/146973/menace-trump-not-mccarthyism-hooverism …
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McCarthyism never left the right. And we’re still called commies, socialists despite some liberals and their Putinphobia.
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