Posted on 08/08/2023 3:44:30 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
"We must firmly resist this racist, anti-communist witch hunt and remain committed to building an international peace movement," said Code Pink and ANSWER Coalition.
On Monday, anti-war organizations across the United States issued an open letter to reject a trend that targets China and to call on people to reject what they call the "new McCarthyism."
"From The New York Times to Fox News, there's a resurgence of the Red Scare that once shattered many lives and threatened movements for change and social justice," said the letter titled "McCarthyism is back: Together we can stop it."
It warned the new "Red Scare" targets not only left-wing groups but also "everyone who exercises their free speech and democratic rights."
"We must firmly resist this racist, anti-communist witch hunt and remain committed to building an international peace movement," said the letter, whose initial signers include 13 organizations, such as Code Pink and ANSWER Coalition, as well as dozens of famous anti-war activists.
"Scientists, researchers, and service members of Chinese descent have been falsely accused of espionage and unregistered foreign agency, often with cases later collapsing due to insufficient evidence," said the groups, referring to the now-defunct program "China Initiative."
U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy became a tireless crusader against Communism in the early 1950s -- a period that has been commonly referred to as the "Red Scare." The term "McCarthyism" was created to describe similar witch hunts in recent American history.
"The new McCarthyism is targeting peace activists, critics of U.S. foreign policy, and Chinese Americans," Code Pink said and asked for public support to "avoid a McCarthy-era red scare targeting peace activists."
"In the face of adversity, we say NO to xenophobic witch hunts and YES to peace!" said ANSWER Coalition, a U.S.-based protest umbrella group consisting of many anti-war and civil rights organizations, in a social media post.
During the former "Red Scare" and McCarthy periods, scores of organizations and leaders were attacked with factless accusations, read the open letter.
"Today, prominent organizations and individuals, including CODEPINK, The People's Forum, and Tricontinental Institute have been targeted, with smears and accusations propagated by outlets like The New York Times."
They accused the media outlet of "painting a sinister image of a secret network funding the peace movement."
"However, there's nothing illegal or fringe about opposing a New Cold War or a 'major power conflict' with China, views shared by hundreds of millions globally. Receiving donations from U.S. citizens who share these views is not illicit," said the groups.
They noted the "McCarthy-like attacks" initiated by those media outlets posed a threat to free speech and the right to dissent. "We must oppose this trend," they said.
45 COMMUNIST GOALS FROM 58 YEARS AGO
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Fascinating. If these goals were truly the ones from 58 years ago... well then it’s mission accomplished in 2023. The communist got them all trough.
The vast majority of them via the Democrats, but a few goals apparently went through with the help of good old conservatives : Indeed, we conservatives have shouted our their disgust of the FBI - (for good reasons I believe, due to their actions mostly aiding the Democrats). But still... it seems like we have all unkowingly been at one time or another the commies useful idiots...
We have all been manipulated one way or the other. For some a lot, for others just a little.
This general was so right :) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAHJCPoWCC8
The deep state moles would of course hollow out our own military while strengthening the militaries of our enemies. They don’t recognize the USA but instead their imaginary world government.
undoubtedly their version of forefathers would differ greatly from the version Patriots grew up believing. which is why they seek to indoctrinate the minds of our youth with the anti American trash promoted by the very ones McCarthy warned us about.
Why do people always say McCarthy was involved in a witch hunt? He looked and hunted for COMMIES and he found plenty of them…plenty.
Probably the most maligned man in US history followed closely by Trump.
http://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2009/04/joseph-mccarthy-american-hero-to-barack.html
great editorial. enjoyed reading it.
TY, feel free to share it.
Fake libtard peace activists that never protest against libtard war mongers
McCarthy was the best, had commies scurrying real good. No one man could dodge all the commy conspirators’ sneaky traps though. What they did to him just proved all the more that he was right. He ultimately delayed their progress by a decade or two though.
I agree fully. we need all three branches of government filled with men such as Joe McCarthy. one day this will be realized in mass understanding. but by that time it will be to late.
McCarthy was spot on,.,
I say we need to bring back common sence reality based McCarthyism and put it on steroids and legislate making communism illegeal.
It is by definition seditouse and traitorous.
Thank you for the ping, FRiend...
We are of the same view:
McCarthy was right.
There WAS an issue with communists in government
He was destroyed by the 1950’s version of the Deep State.
With his downfall and early death, he purchased the United States about two more decades before the Marxists began to get their foothold in institutions in the early Seventies onward.
He should be celebrated and venerated. As proof, I look at the people who vilify McCarthy, and I know I am right.
in the past I had always compared Michelle Bachman to the character of Joe McCarthy for daring to warn America of the growing threat of radical islam. many times finding herself standing alone.
not to many men (let alone an elected woman) could be reflective in their deeds to be seen in the stature of a man such as McCarthy. I hope to see more.
ANSWER...the first “election deniers.” Remember their calls to end the “Bush Regime?” And the 10 to 20 web sites with suspicious names mentioning the World Trade Center they registered in the days just before the 9/11 attacks in 2001?
No wonder the leftwing nuts have jumped the shark like it is now or never.
Code Pink and ANSWER Coalition pink, running to China’s defense.
ANSWER has an affiliation with North Korea through that Kennedy-era pick, Clark, as I recall.
34. Will try to give you the names of the Workers World Party front re Korea. ANSWER was just one of their series of fronts including the earlier Peoples Antiwar Mobilization (PAM) which had their No. Korean front in it.
See www.keywiki.org and www.DiscoverTheNetworks.com for more details on the WWP and its various fronts over time.
It’s west coast faction is the Party of Socialism and Liberation (PSL) whose white and black, yellow and black, and orange and black signs
show up everywhere, from Charlottesville to DC, NYC and the West Coast.
Can someone post the full text of the NYT letter by ANSWER?
Need to see the signers, esp. The individuals.
Agreed. With respect to her views on Islam, there were just a very few like her.
Code Pink and ANSWER? What are their FR nicks? Same as the Occutards?
The Han Chinese are firmly of the belief they are the most superior race on the planet.
Make Hitler look like a real amateur.
Yawn. Communism sucks. It was only popular during the Depression because the “forgotten men and women” of that time didn’t have Donald Trump with real answers. Instead, they had FDR, company goons, and starvation. Not much of a choice. Get over it. Communism has always sucked. It still sucks. It will always suck. And you’re stupid for believing in it.
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