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The difference between McCarthyism and liberalism

McCarthyite: someone who thinks there is a communist hiding under every bed

Liberal: someone who thinks there is a McCarthyite hiding under every bed

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With a similar motive, structurally speaking.

Well, Joe McCarthy was substantially correct.

I heartily recommend Sam Francis' essay, "The Evil that Men Don't Do" in Beautiful Losers.

Some Roman emperor is recorded as saying that everyone thinks you're paranoid until you wind up assassinated. The tragedy of McCarthy is that *there were* Reds under every bed. The tragedy of America is *that there weren't* McCarthyites under every bed.

McCarthyite: someone who thinks there is a communist hiding under every bed

Liberal: someone who thinks there is a McCarthyite hiding under every bed

This is good. I will remember this.

The cause of liberals fearing MCCarthy under every bed?
A guilty conscience.

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