n unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists).
In 1947, President Truman had ordered background checks of every civilian in service to the government. When Alger Hiss, a high-ranking State Department official was convicted on espionage charges, fear of communists intensified.
(McCarthy) capitalized on national paranoia by proclaiming that COMMUNIST SPIES were omnipresent and that he was America's only salvation.
Don't criticize the United States. Don't be different. Just conform.
In 1947, President Truman had ordered background checks of every civilian in service to the government. When Alger Hiss, a high-ranking State Department official was convicted on espionage charges, fear of communists intensified.
(McCarthy) capitalized on national paranoia by proclaiming that COMMUNIST SPIES were omnipresent and that he was America's only salvation.
Don't criticize the United States. Don't be different. Just conform.
Asshole:"are you now or have you ever been apart of the communist party?"
innocent:"No."
asshole: "Give me names of people you know who might not be a conformist!"
innocent: "I know noone like that."
asshole: "You liar! you're going to prison! and one way or another you're gonna learn how to be someones bitch!"
innocent:"No."
asshole: "Give me names of people you know who might not be a conformist!"
innocent: "I know noone like that."
asshole: "You liar! you're going to prison! and one way or another you're gonna learn how to be someones bitch!"
by Almahawk January 12, 2005
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Woke up, got out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head. Side by side on my Piano, Oh lord. You know you was a suffragete, Jet Boooooooooo....The movement I need is on my shoulder, Jude. Wearing the face that I keeps in a jar by the door, no of course it isn't my face. How would I do that? Live and let die!-Cohesive Word Salad of McCarthyism
by Wisk February 5, 2008
Get the McCarthyism mug.Radical Right-Wing Organizations who seek to undermine academic freedom by censuring professors and institutions that don’t agree with them. Their biggest targets are state run colleges that could easily be punished state and federal budget cuts. Right wing activist who support these beliefs tend to covertly operate under the name of Academic Freedom. Especially since they tend to like playing the martyr when the opposition retaliates against them.
These groups and organizations tend to make the crazy claim that professors that teach the positive and negative aspects of history have anti American agenda.
College groups that support College McCarthyism tend to go around play a form of thought Police in which they investigate professor’s and college staff’s voting records and report any professors that teach classes that expose the abusive history of the Far Right.
Among the ideas of these far right wing groups is to pass a Anti-Academic-Freedom Bill of Rights.
Among the College McCarthism organizations are
Students for Academic Freedom
Accuracy in Academia
College McCarthyism supporters tend to get a huge amount of their funding from Neo Conservative Organizations.
These groups and organizations tend to make the crazy claim that professors that teach the positive and negative aspects of history have anti American agenda.
College groups that support College McCarthyism tend to go around play a form of thought Police in which they investigate professor’s and college staff’s voting records and report any professors that teach classes that expose the abusive history of the Far Right.
Among the ideas of these far right wing groups is to pass a Anti-Academic-Freedom Bill of Rights.
Among the College McCarthism organizations are
Students for Academic Freedom
Accuracy in Academia
College McCarthyism supporters tend to get a huge amount of their funding from Neo Conservative Organizations.
"The College Republicans must be desperate if the are trying to promote College McCarthyism" Bill Sighed.
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I was trying to get information about legislation, but instead I was confronted by frustrating McCarthyism.
by journosaurus rex January 12, 2010
Get the McCarthyism mug.The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, supposed fascism, white supremacy, and Neo-Nazism particularly in the United States during and after the 2016 presidential election.
The left-wing McCarthyism became out of hand after the election the leftist blamed the right for being fascist and racist.
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Get the left-wing McCarthyism mug.One who says things without proof. The origin of this word is from the early 1950s during the red scare. A man with the last name of mcCarthy was blacklisting celebrities without proof. This is the reason why a person would be called a McCarthiest.
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by Leopold Sampsonite February 13, 2006
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