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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by mdavis6890 on Friday January 28, 2022 @05:48PM (#30121543)
I'm sure there were spies - but this is not what McCarthyism was about. Primarily it was about communism.

Spying for a foreign govt is bad, and we don't want them in our govt, regardless of their ideology. Communist beliefs, tendencies and association are protected by our (US) constitution.

Targeting spies is good, but McCarty was targeting communists (or alleged communists).

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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by wolverine876 on Friday January 28, 2022 @07:58PM (#30122633)
McCarthy was targeting people whose ideology he didn't like, and using communism as a justification.
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