1. What kind of social resentments are evident in McCarthy 's speech?
In his speech, McCarthy most obviously resents the fact that five years after World War II, the United States is not at peace and instead they face the oncoming Cold War. At the close of the Second World War, McCarthy argues that “…men’s hearts should anticipate a long peace, and men’s minds should be free from the heavy weight that comes with war” (Foner 235), but this is robbed from them due to the increased tensions with the Soviet Union. In addition to this “unexpected” time of war, McCarthy is angry that the population of the Soviet Union had increased over four-hundred percent over the prior six years. He states, “…in less than six years the odds have changed from 9 …show more content…
Overall, in McCarthy’s speech, the social resentments evident are in regards to the lack of peace, the increase of the population of …show more content…
McCarthy states that the fifty-seven individuals whom he believes are communists “…appear to be either card carrying members or certainly loyal to the Communist Party” (Foner 236). However, this does not mean that the individuals he is targeting are indeed members of the Communist Party in any way, shape, or form. McCarthy claims that these individuals are Communists due to the likelihood that they could be engrossed by corruption, stating that the ones who are “selling out” the United States are “…those who have had all the benefits that the wealthiest nation on earth has had to offer” (Foner 236). These men, as claimed by McCarthy, the ones who don’t know what it means to struggle, who are at a greater risk of giving in to the calls of the Communist Party. These affluent, educated men that were “…born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been worst…” (Foner 236) according to McCarthy, for they had always had everything handed to them. However, despite of McCarthy’s claims of the existence of fifty-seven Communists in the State Department, McCarthy’s evidence is not concrete, it is only speculation and
In his speech, McCarthy most obviously resents the fact that five years after World War II, the United States is not at peace and instead they face the oncoming Cold War. At the close of the Second World War, McCarthy argues that “…men’s hearts should anticipate a long peace, and men’s minds should be free from the heavy weight that comes with war” (Foner 235), but this is robbed from them due to the increased tensions with the Soviet Union. In addition to this “unexpected” time of war, McCarthy is angry that the population of the Soviet Union had increased over four-hundred percent over the prior six years. He states, “…in less than six years the odds have changed from 9 …show more content…
Overall, in McCarthy’s speech, the social resentments evident are in regards to the lack of peace, the increase of the population of …show more content…
McCarthy states that the fifty-seven individuals whom he believes are communists “…appear to be either card carrying members or certainly loyal to the Communist Party” (Foner 236). However, this does not mean that the individuals he is targeting are indeed members of the Communist Party in any way, shape, or form. McCarthy claims that these individuals are Communists due to the likelihood that they could be engrossed by corruption, stating that the ones who are “selling out” the United States are “…those who have had all the benefits that the wealthiest nation on earth has had to offer” (Foner 236). These men, as claimed by McCarthy, the ones who don’t know what it means to struggle, who are at a greater risk of giving in to the calls of the Communist Party. These affluent, educated men that were “…born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been worst…” (Foner 236) according to McCarthy, for they had always had everything handed to them. However, despite of McCarthy’s claims of the existence of fifty-seven Communists in the State Department, McCarthy’s evidence is not concrete, it is only speculation and