re: #4 CuriousLurker

We’ll see where it is, the Tea Party, after November. I had to Google to pre-check this statement: but they haven’t held any hearings or garnered business support in the way that McCarthy or HUAC did.

When people mention the lives ruined by HUAC—they usually refer to the Hollywood Blacklist—which reflected the antisemitic tone of the group. However, the Blacklist coincided with Hollywood’s loss of the anti-trust lawsuit, which completely destroyed the business model. In other words, HUAC or not, Hollywood would have experienced a very large number of layoffs.

I’m just saying that there isn’t nearly the kind of public support for the Tea Party that McCarthy enjoyed.