McCarthy was right.
Using McCarthyism as a pejorative just shows you need some remedial history.
Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies
https://www.amazon.com/Blacklisted-History-Senator-McCarthy-Americas/dp/1400081068
This is just a proto-Stalinist purge of political enemies.
Mcarthy was right. Never said he wasn’t.