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...to the list of terms conservatives use to mislabel the Left. Today's is "neo-McCarthyist." McCarthyism refers to the witch-hunter of the 1950s who accused loads of people of being Communist on flimsy grounds at best. Neo-McCarthyism usually refers to those on the right who go accusing liberals for "supporting the terrorists" just 'cos they oppose the lock-step conservative point of view. Today's use is a misnomer, but since I've recently been published, I'm not going to write a letter to the DI about it. Why don't you? All you need do is write a letter of no more than 300 words, send it to opinions@dailyillini.com, and include your name, campus address, and phone number. Take this dipshit to task for a)not explaining how many of those were round-ups of dubious legality under New York state law, involving illegal lengths of detention without being charged and b)throwing scary names around without understanding their meaning.
:: The Squire 12:37 AM :: email this post :: ::
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