Two Cheers For “McCarthyism”?

https://www.nationalreview.com/2003/02/two-cheers-mccarthyism-jonah-goldberg/ ^

[DIRTYSECRET]

One of the most difficult things for a conservative to write about is McCarthyism. Oh, I don’t mean “difficult” in the Oprah Book Club sense of difficult. It’s not painful, or heart-wrenching, or cathartic. I mean it is technically challenging to write about it with clarity and precision. The problem is simple: McCarthyism has come to mean anything liberals or leftists consider to be unfair, unjust, un-nice. It’s simply another example of the general phenomenon described by George Orwell when he wrote in “Politics and the English Language” that “The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies ‘something not desirable.’” (See “Orwell’s Orphans.”)

[DIRTYSECRET]

A subject that's ripe for a surprise attack discussion. Ann Coulter's brought it up in a column-since forgotten. Then there was Ronald Reagan's "Viet am Was A Noble Cause" statement. Really ruffled feathers because the subject was dormant and RR brought it up out of the blue. Made the left overreact just like what they're doing to us. With all these impeachment tactics we're ripe for the 'discussion'. All we need is someone to bring it up. My idea? A certain congresswoman from the peach state who's not afraid of a fight like the others.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Regan was a 2nd term POTUS when he said “Tear Down This Wall”. Don’t know about the timing of the Viet Nam quote. Everyone on his staff wanted him to cool it with the wall quote. My crush Ms. Green could pay a price and so could the party but what do we have to lose? No more Mr. Nice Guy my friends. Make the left defend themselves.

[\/\/ayne]

[RedStateRocker]

“Fascism” means one thing, and one thing only: One party control of the political apparatus with capitalism (albeit kept in bounds by the Party) with a nationalist foreign policy. Anyone using any other definition is an ignoramus.

[a fool in paradise]

Currently we are experiencing Nanzism.

Nanzi Pelosi is overstepping the powers of her office.

Double impeachment.

Ripping up the State of the Union speech document.

Ushering in a military presence in DC and in capitols from coast to coast because of Democrats’ paranoid hysteria demonizing 75,000,000 Trump voters.

Blacklisting and witchhunting.

[a fool in paradise]

>>“Fascism” means one thing, and one thing only: One party control of the political apparatus with capitalism (albeit kept in bounds by the Party) with a nationalist foreign policy.

Like the alliance between the DNC, media, academia, Big Tech, Big Corp, and deep state unelected paper pushers who monkeywrenched the Trump administration from within?

Leaked Zoom Call Shows US Federal Employees Conspiring to Sabotage the Trump Administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1bc20I02Qk

[DIRTYSECRET]

Oh man. 4 responses in 1 hour. Guess you folks aren’t ready for me.

[Ge0ffrey]

The NATIONALREVIEW participates in this McCarthyism!

[left that other site]

I have read that book. It was well-researched, heavily annotated, revealing, and easy to read.

I highly recommend it.

[Sans-Culotte]

Ann Coulter's Treason is also very good. It covers McCarthy (though not as in depth as Evans' book) as well as Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, the Rosenbergs, et al. A good overview of leftist treason written in her usual snarky (but funny) manner.

[\/\/ayne]

...as well as Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, the Rosenbergs, et al.

I was talking to a professed Communist at a counter-protest many years ago and decided to throw out Alger Hiss being proven as a Soviet spy. Hilariously he was still in denial mode because that was the narrative for so long. I laughed and said "Come on! Aren't you proud of your Comrade?" The look on his face was priceless.