When fear takes you by the hand and leads you into a life of chaos and recklessness, it's time to make a change. Fear was a motivator for wrong doings many times in history, and the mccarthy era is no exception to this dark plague spreading uncertainty into the depths of every man’s thoughts.
Joseph Mccarthy was a normal kid growing up in a catholic family of Appleton Wisconsin. Joseph was a little rough around the edges and wasn't very good at school, “he began his journey to become what many historians consider to be one of the least qualified, most corrupt politicians of all time”(cold war museum 1). After serving in the marines in world war two, Mccarthy ran for wisconsin senator. A lackluster first term, and the only way to get re-elected was to lie and cheese his way back to that powerful position. he used lies and deception but most of all he used fear and accusations of communism to get reelected. …show more content…
fear manifests itself in our conscious and produces hatred in our actions. It gives us the teeth that tear, the fists that bludgeon! It's what makes us human beings and savage animals mixed together like tulips and poison. The sweetest feeling in life is to know what happens next, but these people of the Cold War had no sugar, only lemons. “As the tensions of the Cold War deepened, fear of communism reached its peak in the early 1950s” (AMNH 1). Mccarthy was accusing people left and right and the only salvation for them was to either accuse one of their acquaintances or have there career ruined by media the dirty look of the public eye. When mob mentality comes over us we become one unit, one entity that sways and swoons in unison. Things happen that scare us and there will always be fear in the world. The real thing to be worried about is people taking advantage of your
Joseph Mccarthy was a normal kid growing up in a catholic family of Appleton Wisconsin. Joseph was a little rough around the edges and wasn't very good at school, “he began his journey to become what many historians consider to be one of the least qualified, most corrupt politicians of all time”(cold war museum 1). After serving in the marines in world war two, Mccarthy ran for wisconsin senator. A lackluster first term, and the only way to get re-elected was to lie and cheese his way back to that powerful position. he used lies and deception but most of all he used fear and accusations of communism to get reelected. …show more content…
fear manifests itself in our conscious and produces hatred in our actions. It gives us the teeth that tear, the fists that bludgeon! It's what makes us human beings and savage animals mixed together like tulips and poison. The sweetest feeling in life is to know what happens next, but these people of the Cold War had no sugar, only lemons. “As the tensions of the Cold War deepened, fear of communism reached its peak in the early 1950s” (AMNH 1). Mccarthy was accusing people left and right and the only salvation for them was to either accuse one of their acquaintances or have there career ruined by media the dirty look of the public eye. When mob mentality comes over us we become one unit, one entity that sways and swoons in unison. Things happen that scare us and there will always be fear in the world. The real thing to be worried about is people taking advantage of your