Joseph McCarthy:America's Demagouge

Joseph McCarthy: America’s Demagogue Culture is the way a group of individuals define themselves. Behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought combine and evolve to create a groups's culture. The United States boasts of many individuals who have made significant contributions which have shaped the beliefs and ideals of modern society. Through his attacks on communism, Joseph McCarthy negatively impacted American culture by employing unethical tactics, by …

…radical media. Commonly referred to as one of America’s worst demagogue, McCarthy ruined life for American’s with loved ones lost and dreams not fulfilled. McCarthy employed the same tactics Hitler used, learning from Mein Kamf, to gain power over the masses of the people. We can look back on McCarthy and see him for what really was, but will we fall for another McCarthy when the war on terror gets out of hand?