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witch-hunt |
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witch-hunt a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the "Origins of heartlessness: the culture and way of life of beggars in late seventeenth-century Salzburg," Schindler analyses one of the last major witch-hunts, the "Zauberjackl" trials in the Archbishopric of Salzburg (1675-90) that claimed hundreds of victims. When my opponent stood to speak, I expected him to launch into a vigorous argument comparing antiterrorist policies with Communist witch-hunts of the 1950s. The November 2003 issue of Dynamic--the magazine of the Young Communist League--featured a revealing article (posted on its website, for all the world to read) about the Robeson stamp: "During the anti-Communist witch-hunts spearheaded by Sen. |
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