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To: TimF who wrote (6301)	5/16/2006 11:57:53 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

McCarthy was a more than out of line, he was evil and totally dishonest. He defined "communist" as anyone who had ever supported unions, worker's rights, international cooperation, honesty in government, peace activism, detente, etc. etc. In other words, anyone who valued justice, democracy and fairness. Remember, before the Soviets turned communism into something wrong and evil, that is a military dictatorship, communism was simply a concept by which people worked together in a community and shared the profits, helped each other out, instead of letting one boss and company store control everyone and everything like some kind of plantation. That is all a good thing. Johnny cash grew up on a cooperative farm and that was communism. He loved it. It saved those farmers' lives after the Great Depression. It worked. So McCarthy was misusing the word "communism" to brand all liberal people who were against rightwing and corporate boss extremism. Just as the current rightwing has misused the word "liberal to brand people as weak and un-American, when just the opposite is often true. It is the current rightwing which has proved itself to be dishonest and un-American. Just look at them cheering bugging the press. That is Soviet stuff. And they have made us weak by squandering our wealth and military might.

To: TimF who wrote (6301)	5/16/2006 12:17:26 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6418

He may have been out of control, but I don't think he accused innocent people.

To: TimF who wrote (6301)	5/16/2006 7:07:28 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

Name one Soviet Spy McCarthy ever busted. I've never heard of any. Maybe he got one or two, but he persecuted and ruined the lives of tens of thousands of innocent Americans, including some of our finest citizens, some of whom had never even heard of the communist party. Even ones who had gone to communist meetings were in no way supportive of Soviet Russia or any kind of dictatorship. Just the opposite. They were interested in worker's rights, free speech, peace on earth, eliminating poverty, stopping racism and very pro-American christian ideals like that.