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It wan't THAT there were communists infiltrating the gummint

Posted on: June 5, 2025 at 10:52:42 CT

Spanky KU

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and media that tanked McCarthy... it was HOW he went about uncovering them, He grandstanded and ruined innocent people's lives in order to locate the commies.

It could have (and should have) been done differently. Hoover's FBI could have done it more discreetly and more effectively (IMO)

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