[shield]

I thought this needed it's own thread. ;o)

[RedRover]

McCarthy became a pariah because he fell into a trap common to people who become passionate about an agenda. They become so busy storming the walls of their enemy's fortress that they forget to ask, "Is this the right wall?" or "Is this the right fortress?" or even "Is this the enemy?"

Commies were, and still are, our enemies. "McCarthyism", like "swiftboating", should mean combatting an enemy with the truth. I couldn't get past the headline.

[Quix]

It does merit more discussion, I think.

Thanks.

I also wish those with more significant first hand experience being part of church splits and crashes would be more candid about their experiences.

SOME of us might learn something.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: McCarthyism and swiftboating -- and many times, "neo-con."

My reply is not germane to the tenor of the posted article but using any of these words as pejorative words is annoying.

As far as I remember the 1950s the CP/USA first used McCarthyism.

As far as I have read the New Left first used "neo-con" as a sarcastic condemnation of the betrayers of the self-described intellectual 1960s "Bring it all down, man" revolution. The traditional, patriotic Party is gone -- we now have (sorry, but I saw this the other day and like it), Pelosi galore.

Swiftboating came from the haters of John O'Neill -- I still remember something as frightening as any horror movie. To wit, Lawerence O'Donnell's repeated guttural growling "Liar" as though a demon refused to give up and vacate his body.

All lack substance and depend deeply upon distortions and emotion.

I have a better perjorative word: Watergating.

Doesn't mean Nixon, et al. did no wrong -- it simply asks the question, "Hey MSM! LBJ bugged Goldwater, where were you guys? The Democrats' Dick Tuck played dirty tricks too. Where were you guys?. . . ."