I couldn't believe McCarthy. That man was like an Inquisitor and not like a politician (although much like a politician since he was only doing this for personal gain).
This country exists on the idea that all men are created equal and all inhabitants are entitled to inalienable rights, something that was totally smeared and nearly erased from American history during the late 1940's and early 1950's. We went from being sensible people to the equivalents of witch hunters in the 16th century. "A commie! Arrest him! Arrest him!"
Patriotism involves you blindly following the government without question. If history has taught us one thing, it's that we should always question what our leaders do. That's what led to the creation of the United States in the first place.
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