Judging Joseph McCarthy

Oppose or Support McCarthy T-Chart

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• Many feared America's own rank and file was compromised
• McCarthy blamed the president and Democrats for Soviet expansion
• reputation for brow-beating suspects, to the delight of his backers
• Democrats and half from his own Republican Party approved the condemnation
• Russia was stealing a lot of our information and sabotaging our policies.
• become a symbol of injustice rather than justice
• It was a moral crucible for virtually everyone involved
• being accused of even knowing a communist could ruin their lives.
• loyalty questioned for criticizing aspects of the war on terrorism
• supporters retort that he was a patriot slandered by the media