BS: 'The Politics of Alien Conspiracy'

Subject: BS: 'The Politics of Alien Conspiracy'
From: Greg F.
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 11:00 AM

Having lived through this once, its disheartening to see it taking shape again a half-century on- and vittually no one speaking out against it.

I apologize for the length of the article, but I think it's worth a read. Just substitute 'Muslim" for "Red".

ARTICLE HERE

Best, Greg

Subject: RE: BS: 'The Politics of Alien Conspiracy'
From: Amos
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 01:42 PM

Greg:

What is the parallel you are drawing? The war against terrorism is analagous to McCarthyism and the atmosphere it generated?

I think the parallel is somewhat stretched in terms of the actions taken by the communists that McCarthy claimed to see under every bed, compared to the very real slaughter of 3,000 a year ago last September, the U.S.S. Cole, the first attack against the WTCs, and similar assaults.

That said, the mass-think that accompanies the times is similar in many ways, and I think the Crucible is as vital a warning against hysteria and knee-jerk thinking as it ever was. And thanks, too, for a really interesting article! What an articulate and thoughtful man.

A

Subject: RE: BS: 'The Politics of Alien Conspiracy'
From: GUEST,Forum Lurker
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 02:02 PM

The author himself points out that the analogy between Salem and HUAC was stretched for the same reason. The mass thought processes are where the analogy is supposed to point, and I agree that it does so quite well.