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Joe McCarthy was an individual who severely damaged the cause of anti-Communism. Why would a conservative try to legitimize him? And what purpose is served by accusing all political opponents of “treason”? Doesn’t such a broad-brushed charge profoundly trivialize the word “treason” itself and make it more difficult to discuss actual cases of treason in a serious way?

A broad statement that makes an unsupported assertion in introduction. A quick scan left me with the impression that this is another hit piece put together by the treasonous. If there are facts to counter Ann's factual account, I'll pay attention. But this seems to me just another account that cherry-picks and twists the truth to support and protect the big lie that has been perpetrated upon us.

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It's true that McCarthy was no saint. But he certainly had the right, general idea. No one has a constitutional right to keep his or her job in State or the military. If we find out something horrible about that person, or even somewhat questionable, that person should be fired. It's simple as that.

A broad statement that makes an unsupported assertion in introduction. A quick scan left me with the impression that this is another hit piece put together by the treasonous.

I read the above in detail, and read "Treason" a couple of weeks ago. I tend to agree with your assessment, one guy supported Ann. Here's what Es-screech says, in admitting that some liberals were a little wrong about communism:

Long hair, sideburns and palsy shirts looked cool, and escapist garbage like Marxist-Leninism and equally utopian science fiction was fun to read. It's just embarrassing to dress that way, or believe in such things, once you grow up.

She coyly compared supporting the most evil regimes in recorded history with out of fashion hair and clothing styles. "It was just a phase or a harmless fad, you know, like piercing bellybuttons or pointy collars." This is one of the most horrible and assinine statements in the whole discourse.