[Safrguns]

>>> I don’t understand your point about McCarthyism. Sorry.

My point about McCarthyism was that this country has been fighting communism on the inside for a long time, and what we are dealing with now in Obama is nothing new.

from Wick: McCarthyism is the politically motivated practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term specifically describes activities associated with the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s and characterized by heightened fears of communist influence on American institutions and espionage by Soviet agents. Originally coined to criticize the anti-communist pursuits of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, "McCarthyism" soon took on a broader meaning, describing the excesses of similar efforts. The term is also now used more generally to describe reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries.

McCartyism itself is a negative label against anyone who would question the patriotism of a fellow lawmaker. Even though the threat was real, the tactics used to expose anti-American figures turned into sort of a witch hunt that backfired on the anti-communist efforts.

A similar term one might use today would be "Birther".

Even though the issue is legitimate, those who are demanding evidence of eligibility have been effectively silenced for fear of being called a birther.

[fightinJAG]

Thanks for elaborating on that for me. I wasn’t sure where you were going with it. And, yes, I agree with you completely on the internal threat to freedom.