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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social

What if the second Red Scare, but Joe McCarthy was president

sep 15, 2025, 8:52 pm • 112 9

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Edward Belfar @embelfar.bsky.social

This would be the third. The first Red Scare was in 1919-1920, and people were arrested and deported over their political views. Major media outlets, including the New York Times, supported the government's actions.

sep 16, 2025, 4:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Elizabeth @adrianelizabeth.bsky.social

Isn't he though?

sep 15, 2025, 9:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Steve (Works at public land grant university UC Berkeley) Katz @stevenkatz.bsky.social

nothing like holding the state power apparatus in hand.

sep 19, 2025, 5:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Ronan McManus @ronanmc.bsky.social

What if they held a deep communist plot, but no-one came?

sep 16, 2025, 5:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social

They’re recycling the old script.

sep 15, 2025, 8:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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dick cheney is brat @captainahab.bsky.social

what if the second red scare but instead of communist views held by a small number of people it was liberal views held by half the country

sep 15, 2025, 8:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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THIS is the Bad Place! @therealbadplace.bsky.social

Good luck having a red scare without any Soviets. Especially when the former soviets are McCarthy’s bffs.

sep 15, 2025, 10:14 pm • 1 0 • view
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Midwest Human @riz4robot.bsky.social

the repub's are in full HITLER MODE

sep 15, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Midwest Human @riz4robot.bsky.social

much worse than that

sep 15, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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News Channel @newschannel.bsky.social

"Imagine a world where 'witch hunts' were actually for witches, under President McCartney.

sep 15, 2025, 9:01 pm • 0 0 • view