Joe McCarthy and Trump, the multi-liars [View all]

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"McCarthy’s use of the “multiple lie” an accusation so long and containing so many untruths that no one could ever pin down all the lies at one time), and his repeated emphasis on so –called “facts” and “documents” in a society which easily accepts the superficial appearance of truth for the truth itself, made McCarthy invulnerable to Truman’s retaliation. “ From America, Russia and the Cold War 1945-2006 10th ed. p. 119 by Walter Lafeber.

Just think, “give’em hell Harry” couldn’t effectively attack McCarthy. This is just like Trump attacking all kinds of people from different walks of life. He attacked Rosie O’Donnell, the union rep from Carrier, Jeb Bush, and especially Hillary.

McCarthy’s most famous BS:

McCarthy announced that he held in his hand proof that the Department of State was riddled with Communists. The paper he waved could prove nothing even faintly related to his charges, but no matter.

From Wikipedia, in McCarthy’s Wheeling Speech, it is generally agreed that he produced a piece of paper that he claimed contained a list of known Communists working for the State Department. McCarthy is usually quoted to have said: "The State Department is infested with communists. I have here in my hand a list of 205—a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department.”

McCarthy himself was taken aback by the massive media response to the Wheeling speech, and he was accused of continually revising both his charges and figures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy

WTF!?
Daily, Trump changes his “facts” too. The main difference between McCarthy and Trump is that McCarthy was against Russia while Trump is for Russia to such an extent that he may be a Russian agent. Both men were associates of Roy Cohn who actually tried to have Mark Twain's works removed form the library as being subversive. (also from Lafeber's book) Additionally, composer Aaron Copland was called before McCarthy's witch hunt. Just think, the man behind Fanfare for the Common Man and Lincoln Portrait was once brought before the House un-American activities committee.

Like Trump, McCarthy benefitted from the more primitive, baser instincts of the electorate. Hopefully, this current tragedy will be remembered as a sad anomaly in the American story.