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Re:Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods by Nasrudith on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:49AM (#23998829)
I don't quite get why people are still trying to rehabilitate McCarthy by the fact there were actual soviet spies. That he couldn't find the real ones with his witchhunt makes matters worse not better.

The only reason I can think of is a bit negative of "they not-so-secretly want another witchhunt akin to Holocaust deniers".

Re:Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods by skmurphy on Thursday July 30, 2020 @12:43PM (#24000254)
My goal was not to rehabilitate McCarthy or give aid and comfort to Holocaust deniers but to point out that there was a lot of Soviet espionage activity, which the article implies was not the case. I strongly encourage you to read Patrick Moynihan's "Secrecy" book for a nuanced view of the policy challenges of managing secrets, diplomacy, and counter-intelligence in a way that preserves democracy.