The McCarthy era, is it not true that there were Communists in our government?

Question

The McCarthy era, is it not true that there were Communists in our government?

Answer 1

Yes

But being a communist isn't illegal, and cannot be proven or disproven

That's why it was a witch hunt

Answer 2

yes there were.

why else do you think liberals continue to drag out his carcass for a ritual flogging 50 yrs after his death?

mccarthy was proven right. it can no longer be called a "witch hunt" because there were actual witches.

mccarthy blew the whistle on the encroaching communist infiltration of the white house and entertainment.

that's why liberals hate him so much. without him, we'd be full blown soviet style communists by now.

Answer 3

YES---there was and flash there still is.

Answer 4

There were probably some communist sympathizers in the government, maybe a few genuine communists.

Answer 5

Oooooooooooooooooh that's scary. Maybe there are more today? Perhaps we should hunt them down?

Answer 6

It is true, Russia was supporting them.

Answer 7

There were some. There were even a few spies. But nothing that justified the amount of hysteria and the lives that were ruined in the wake of the witch hunt. The fact is, McCarthy made up his claims just to save his political career. He never had a list, as he claimed, of "card-carrying communists" in our government.

Answer 8

There were a lot of allegations, but the information that i have looked at over the years says there was no proof. McCarthy was a demagogue with his own political agenda and ended up destroying personal  and professional lives because he abused his power for personal aggrandizement.