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JonLP24

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1. All the shit he was sounding the alarm about came true in the worst place

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 03:08 AM

Oct 2018

Though they were in the GOP rather than Hollywood (who ironically made a bunch of anti communist propaganda in response to McCarthy's threats).

Now it is the President which was something I couldn't imagine a few years ago. Not only that they would still be politically viable despite knowing this. Could you imagine this happening in the height of the cold war?

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At this point, would it surprise anyone to find out that Joseph McCarthy took money from Russia? [View all] byronius Oct 2018 OP

All the shit he was sounding the alarm about came true in the worst place JonLP24 Oct 2018 #1

'Cold War'? what is that? pretzel4gore Oct 2018 #2