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marmar

(77,073 posts) Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:19 AM Apr 2012

A Bill Moyers Essay: The Ghost of McCarthyism

Published on Apr 27, 2012 by MoyersandCompany

In this broadcast essay, Bill connects the disgraceful McCarthyism of the past to its modern resurgence in the comments of Rep. Allen West and others. Haven't we learned this lesson already?

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A Bill Moyers Essay: The Ghost of McCarthyism (Original Post) marmar Apr 2012 OP

America's ignorance of history is like it's ignorance of science, overwhelming. libinnyandia Apr 2012 #1

wow, you can say that again! AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #5

du rec. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #2

Poor wee soul... chervilant Apr 2012 #3

One must wonder, chervilant Apr 2012 #4

It is troubling that there seems to be a wistful longing eyewall Apr 2012 #6

libinnyandia

(1,374 posts)

1. America's ignorance of history is like it's ignorance of science, overwhelming.

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Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:43 AM

Apr 2012

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

5. wow, you can say that again!

Reply to libinnyandia (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 10:41 AM

Apr 2012

+100

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

2. du rec. nt

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Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:51 AM

Apr 2012

chervilant

(8,267 posts)

3. Poor wee soul...

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Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:07 AM

Apr 2012

Allen West must be ate-up with self-loathing...

chervilant

(8,267 posts)

4. One must wonder,

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Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:17 AM

Apr 2012

WHO is paying these pathetic sycophants to resurrect the specter of communism.

(and, to that female blogger: it's "...the same kind of race-baiting and class warfare without which Communism cannot exist.&quot

eyewall

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6. It is troubling that there seems to be a wistful longing

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 04:36 PM

Apr 2012

among the GOP for the classical Cold War. Makes me wonder what they have up their sleeve. Romney and his advisers refer to Russia as the Soviet Union, the Soviets or our “No. 1 geopolitical foe”.

Are they trying to start another war, or just recall the days of their most profitable fear mongering?

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