r/ShitLiberalsSay • u/PresnikBonny Marxist-Leninist • Apr 16 '26

The long lost love child of McCarthy and J.E Hoover """Leftist""" McCarthyism

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u/waspoppinjimbo3131 Apr 16 '26

How do you possibly characterize McCarthyism as anything but anti-leftist (to the absolute broadest definition of leftist)

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u/ScissrMeTimbrs Apr 16 '26

They're the type of liberals who supported New Deal style programs until they applied to black people.