Word: mccarthyism
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...proposed nuances to the teaching of American history may, in fact, provide a fuller analysis of events to the curriculum. For instance, Cold War historians of either political persuasion have long believed that the Venona documents—recordings of Americans who spied for the Soviet Union during the McCarthyism era—deserve mentioning in textbooks. Also, while the inclusion of the Black Panthers in discussions of the civil rights movement may taint its image somewhat, it is nevertheless crucial to understanding the evolving militancy of black mobilization in the mid-sixties. So before opponents associate...
Opponents of heightened surveillance criticize its supporters for paranoia and fear mongering. Ironically, it is because of their own delusional paranoia about a revival of McCarthyism and an impending Orwellian state that they so easily lose faith in the ability of a government built on individual liberty to safeguard that tenet...