1. With Trump's talk about "treasonous" Dems & some liberals buying into overheated Russia claims, there's a lot of accusations of McCarthyism flying around.
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Oh that Hoover
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Oh, J. Edgar, not Herbert. Well, bragging about the stock exchange and suddenly passing the blame when it collapses is very Herbert, methinks.
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Except that Hoover ran his own shop. Trump wants to direct it himself
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What is missing in analysis, IMO, is understanding that political speech acts are political acts, with real consequences. Calling your political opponents treasonous, calling for them to be "locked up," have real authoritarian consequences, in and of themselves. 1/
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The notion that they are only "speech" is a dangerous underestimation of their seriousness. McCarthy's speeches had real political consequences, thousands of ruined lives and a poisoned political culture which did untold political damage. 2/
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