People like Thomas Mann warned about the Nazis. People didn't

>>3342499
McCarthy was a loudmouth alcoholic retard who got taken down in the time when entire USA was completely anti-communist. That should tell you how retarded and idiotic he was.

>>3342499
McCarthy did some wuestionable shit on his own to ascend the ladder of power but his end goal was justified and his methods, even at paranoid lengths at times, had pretty accurate results.
However he is smeared because, you know, commies in the media and the left's """moral high ground"""".
Truth is that he ultimately failed and all this was a fiasco because leftists infiltrated every aspect of western society and are the generally accepted 'good' guys in media and politics

>>3342549
>pretty accurate results.
>George C. Marshall was a communist spy since before he joined the army
>The U.S. played a decisive role in the Chinese Civil War.

>>3342549
He is smeared because he attempted to organize literal witch hunts against US citizens.

I don't remember Thomas Mann hunting nazi spies.

>>3342607
this

>>3342549
Being a communist is not a crime, and if you think otherwise you're the one who is unamerican.

>>3342607

he wasnt the John Birch society that thought Eisenhower was a commie

>>3343456
>Being a communist is not a crime, and if you think otherwise you're the one who is unamerican.

This is an intriguing statement, so let's analyze this:

>Being a communist is not a crime

You're kind of right. Calling yourself an antifa tard and retweeting a Marx quote is fine. But being an active participant in an organized and outwardly Communistic union of any sort is forbidden under US law. Is it currently enforced? No. Is it forbidden under US law? Yes. If you hadn't noticed, we're not living in a sane world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Control_Act_of_1954

To put it simply, this law was enacted because Communism is the antithesis to free enterprise, true equality and the concept of American Individualism. Communism is outwardly hostile to American ideals. You don't have to be a Rhode's scholar to understand this.

>we should let our way of life be destroyed and

I'm tired of typing this. You're a fucking idiot if you support the idea of America becoming a supergulag free of common sense for the sake of false equality. Fuck you and all the other Marxists.

>>3343580
>look, the boogieman is here
>quick, do everything I say, or the boogieman will get you

Fortunately, most Americans aren't dumb cucks like OP.

>>3343475
>Thinking Dwight D. Eisenhower is a commie is extreme
>But thinking his superior officer he served under for years, and worked closely with was a commie is moderate.

>>3342534
He was also correct. He was a drunken loud mouth who did some crazy shit, but he was right and he literally saved America by doing it.

He's the Captain Kirk in a Star Trek movie of the USA. A rogue with some boorish moments who ultimately loved his in-group and saved it with that very same daring, bold, and uncouth personality.

>>3343590
What? Who exactly is this boogeyman?

>>3343616
Actually no, he wasn't. He never presented any proof for the claims he made. All of his ramblings were completely baseless, and that's why he was publicly BTFO in 1954.
>he literally saved America by doing it
He literally saved nothing. Mc Carthy was seen as a joke even by anti-communists. If anything his actions were useful to any actual communist propaganda inside US because of his baseless claims and retarded demagoguery. He is villified to this day by all sides and McCarthysm has exclusively a negative connation.

>>3342607
Don't forget the massive red baiting and denouncing every leftists as Soviets

>>3342499
>However, it is entirely possible that that McCarthy's efforts were the very reason the communists never got to do any real damage in America. We may never know what would have happened if those measures were never taken. Maybe the price for stopping an evil before it causes any serious harm is that you will be remembered as a villain

possible yes, likely no, extremely unlikely in fact.

and that almost certainly had little to do with mccarthys motivations which were more about personal political ambition and self aggrandisement. He persecuted a great many innocents as well as the guilty.

its also worth considering that it is very dangerous in a democracy to try and censor and control political thought and opinion and whether you agree with them or not most of the 'communists' he targeted were targeted and blacklisted simply for having and expressing political opinions.

>>3342499
Joe McCarthy was proven right in the end. Everyone accused did end up being a commie.

>>3342607
But he was proven right in the end.

>>3343456
It should be.

>>3343590
Communism isn't some boogyman.

>>3345644
Where is the proof that George C. Marshsll was a communist?

>>3343590
A truly enlightening post