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McCarthyism from U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy who acted out morbid fear of aliens, especially Communists. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 409] See : Xenophobia 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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| I am surprised that The Progressive, of all magazines, would bend to this form of redbaiting. He became an outspoken critic of redbaiting and McCarthyism in the 1950s. Then, the Reaganaut brownshirts came along, bullying and redbaiting, and we began giving ground. |
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