MC CARTHYISM v HOMELANDS SECURITY?

[HARDCORE]

Once upon a time, 1909 to 1957, there lived a man name Joseph McCarthy. Old Joe McCarthy (aka: Tail gunner Joe) could smell a Red Herring under virtually every rock, and even in places where they did not exist!

Granted, we had no shortage of Commies running around, like the Nazis had done a short time before, fermenting all kinds of odious bull shit. But dear old Joe was quite a bit more zealous than most and to him the only color that he could perceive was ?RED!? As such, many a true American was branded in scarlet without so much as a trial, a word in defense, or a howdy-do!

They say that strange times breed stranger solutions!? And with Cold War fear gripping the nation by the balls, ?McCarthy Was Not The Only Witch-Chaser In Salem!? Hell, even staunch Americans came under scrutiny and fire, and some who should have been under scrutiny themselves, were all but canonized and gifted with a blank check to develop ingenious new ways of fighting the Red Menace, and even a red herring or two!

One of the most tragic incidents to come out of the Cold War was rampant experimentation with every element, agent and germ that had plagued mankind for centuries. ?If it could kill, alter or destroy the mind, or leave one susceptible to suggestions or orders", it was employed by both sides, courtesy at first, of our friends the Swiss. ?And all of this time you thought that only watches, chocolate and drunks poured forth from Switzerland?!

I recently read that the biggest reason for the success of McCarthyism was paranoia and mass confusion about Korea, China and mounting world problems, not to mention of course - ?Boris Bad-Ass?, the mad Russian malcontent!!

During this period of the Cold War, outside of our own people experimenting on unwitting service personnel, hospital patients, prisoners, and even Johns out on the make, people too, soon became guilty by association. Hell, even the name (or so I read?) of the ?Cincinnati Reds? was changed to the Red Legs!? ?WOW!?

Also, accusation alone was often accepted as proof of guilt, and worse of all, there was absolutely no defense against slander, even government orchestrated! One?s only protection against the witch-hunters was to conform and remain silent!

Now I don?t know about you, but this Homeland Security (in my opinion) has the potential (be it ever so slight) to mutate into a similar monster, if not kept under tight controls, not only by government, but by the people themselves!?

I know, I know, there is nothing to worry about, everything is indeed under control, and this agency (HLS), was created to hamstring only the bad-guys before they can get a strangle hold and cause us more dirt! But as I recall, the income tax too was but temporary, as is the premise of martial law. ?Unfortunately, however, sometimes, someone in power forgets to inform the big boys of this fact!??

Ah, but I almost forgot, that is what elections are all about! And if you do not like or agree with an agenda and it?s authors we can vote them out (I think), whereas, if we like and accept the status quo, we gift them with another round of wine and roses, American Style!

?And that my friends, is what democracy is all about!!?

VERITAS