I was able to draw a few parallels myself but I'm sure there's more. What do you think?
Overall, very unorganized and badly thought out thoughts:
• Aggressive previous policies and actions made it so that subsequent laws weren’t strict enough.
o McCarthy’s baseless accusations set the stage for suspicion to run rampant
o HUAC caused many Hollywood careers to be thrown away simply because actors joined the Communist party.
o 1903 – two American citizens are accused of Communist ties. The evidence is flimsy and circumstantial. They are electrocuted in 1953 on the charge of conspiracy to commit espionage.
o Similarly, aggressive interrogation techniques (namely “waterboarding”) have been denounced because although effective, they are too harsh and inhumane.
• On the other hand, McCarthyism actually had some merit. This small merit raised the level of paranoia.
o The Patriot Act infringes on the rights of U.S. citizens
o As well as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• The Red Scare was mainly associated with the Cold War, in which many deaths occurred, but the official death count is 0.
o Similarly, in the War on Terror, many unannounced deaths occur.
o Many were persecuted and ostracized because they simply weren’t all for anti-communism. The same happens with not being on board with the War on Terror.
o The Red Scare turned into a witch hunt. The War on Terror turned into an unofficial war on immigration.
Near the end I kind of just spat out my thoughts without much actual thinking, and I end up sounding like a conspiracy theorist.
Overall, very unorganized and badly thought out thoughts:
• Aggressive previous policies and actions made it so that subsequent laws weren’t strict enough.
o McCarthy’s baseless accusations set the stage for suspicion to run rampant
o HUAC caused many Hollywood careers to be thrown away simply because actors joined the Communist party.
o 1903 – two American citizens are accused of Communist ties. The evidence is flimsy and circumstantial. They are electrocuted in 1953 on the charge of conspiracy to commit espionage.
o Similarly, aggressive interrogation techniques (namely “waterboarding”) have been denounced because although effective, they are too harsh and inhumane.
• On the other hand, McCarthyism actually had some merit. This small merit raised the level of paranoia.
o The Patriot Act infringes on the rights of U.S. citizens
o As well as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• The Red Scare was mainly associated with the Cold War, in which many deaths occurred, but the official death count is 0.
o Similarly, in the War on Terror, many unannounced deaths occur.
o Many were persecuted and ostracized because they simply weren’t all for anti-communism. The same happens with not being on board with the War on Terror.
o The Red Scare turned into a witch hunt. The War on Terror turned into an unofficial war on immigration.
Near the end I kind of just spat out my thoughts without much actual thinking, and I end up sounding like a conspiracy theorist.
Last edited by haffeysucks (2009-05-14 16:02:39)
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