McCarthyism
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McCarthyism
- /məˈkɑː.θi.ɪzəm/ UK
- /məˈkɑɹ.θi.ɪzəm/ US
Where it comes from
From McCarthy + -ism, named after United States Senator Joseph McCarthy. Originates from a 1950 Washington Post political cartoon by Herbert Block.
noun McCarthyisms
- The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism. This is McMuskism: it’s McCarthyism on steroids, political persecution + Trump + Musk + Silicon Valley surveillance tools. It’s the dawn of a new age of political witch-hunts, where burning at the stake meets data harvesting and online mobs.
proper noun
- The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s. An important symptom of the difference between McCarthyism and Birchism is the shift in the geographical center of gravity.
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noun mass pressure
| 中文 | 麥卡錫主義 /麦卡锡主义 Màikǎxīzhǔyì |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Blockwartmentalität |
| Ελληνικά | μακαρθισμός makarthismós |
name intense opposition to Communism
| Español | macartismo, macarthismo, maccarthismo, mccarthismo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マッカーシズム makkāshizumu |
| 中文 | 麥卡錫主義 /麦卡锡主义 Màikǎxīzhǔyì |
| Português | macartismo, macarthismo |
| Français | maccarthysme |
| Deutsch | McCarthyismus |
| Italiano | maccartismo |
| Ελληνικά | μακαρθισμός makarthismós |
| Русский | маккарти́зм makkartízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa McCarthy |
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title = {McCarthyism},
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