McCarthyisms
McCarthyisms is the plural of McCarthyism.
Meaning of McCarthyism
Noun
McCarthyism (usually uncountable, plural McCarthyisms)
- The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism.
- This is McMuskism: it’s McCarthyism on steroids, political persecution + Trump + Musk + Silicon Valley surveillance tools. It’s the dawn of a new age of political witch-hunts, where burning at the stake meets data harvesting and online mobs.2024 November 17, Carole Cadwalladr, “How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Questions about McCarthyisms
- What is McCarthyisms the plural of?
- McCarthyisms is the plural of McCarthyism.
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