What the hell was his problem?

>>3245394
Closeted and sexually frustrated

>>3245394
Communists were infiltrating and trying to destroy his beloved country. Made him more than a little angry.

>>3245394
What was his success rate?

>>3245394
Am the only one who thinks he looks like dark side phil?

>>3245394
He saw an opportunity to use fear and blackmail to advance himself politically and he took it.

>>3245407
According to John Earl Haynes, the most reputable historian on McCarthyism, about 50% for noted security risks.

>>3245394
Alcoholism, which indicates a weak moral character.

Fear.

>>3245394
He was right.

He didn't do enough
Also his problem was commies

>>3245394
He was an ambitious asshole who decided to take advantage of the fact that no one was addressing actual communist subversion for political gain.

The fact that he was an asshole does not cancel out that he was right about the commies, as much as the modern left would like you to think so.