He thinks that Americans need to defend their ideas in order to stop the chaos from continuing. Murrow repeats the words “fear” and “defend” so that those words are especially memorable to viewers. One sentence where he uses both of these words to display a main message is when he states, “Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular.” In this sentence, Murrow is telling the American people that they should not be okay with future generations descending from fearful citizens. He is making it clear that the Red Scare has made America an oppressive place, where there really is no longer any freedom of speech. People are scared to stand up against the masses, which Murrow thinks is an issue. By repeating the words “fear” and “defend” so numerously throughout his speech, Murrow wants the viewer to understand that they are living in fear and need to defend their beliefs, even if in a small way. Murrow believes that if no one defends themselves, the Red Scare is never going to
He thinks that Americans need to defend their ideas in order to stop the chaos from continuing. Murrow repeats the words “fear” and “defend” so that those words are especially memorable to viewers. One sentence where he uses both of these words to display a main message is when he states, “Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular.” In this sentence, Murrow is telling the American people that they should not be okay with future generations descending from fearful citizens. He is making it clear that the Red Scare has made America an oppressive place, where there really is no longer any freedom of speech. People are scared to stand up against the masses, which Murrow thinks is an issue. By repeating the words “fear” and “defend” so numerously throughout his speech, Murrow wants the viewer to understand that they are living in fear and need to defend their beliefs, even if in a small way. Murrow believes that if no one defends themselves, the Red Scare is never going to