How Did Joseph Mccarthy Have Power In Politics
Fear is a feeling influenced by danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms, which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behavior, such as fleeing, hiding, or freezing. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a specific encouragement occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat as a risk to body or life. Now fear is an emotion that can be influenced on to someone also qualifying as a rhetorical device. All throughout history fear mongering has been utilized by many in order to maintain complete and utter control upon others, in which I considered an effective political technique. As long as people fear you, they can be effortlessly controlled and manipulated.
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He claimed in a speech that 205 communists had infiltrated the State Department (Source A). McCarthy’s consecutive search for communists in various agencies and departments such as, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the State Department. In doing so he was portrayed as an incredibly intimidating figure. After McCarthy’s reelection in 1952, he obtained the chairmanship of the Committee on Government Operations of the Senate and of its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Source A). With the power granted to him, for the following two years McCarthy was constantly placed upon the spotlight all attention driven towards him. He tirelessly conducted a variety of investigations in various government departments, questioning countless witnesses about their relationships towards communism as people investigated were seen as suspects. Although he failed to make creditable cases against anyone, his vivid and cleverly presented accusations drove some people out of their jobs and brought serious judgement and condemnation to others. Although most of his accusations may have been false, he was able to enshroud people with fear of being convicted of supporting communism, which allowed him to acquire tremendous power over the people of the United states. Now, although he did possess great power, his reign shortly concluded when his wild accusations began to become extensively ridiculous thus making him an
He claimed in a speech that 205 communists had infiltrated the State Department (Source A). McCarthy’s consecutive search for communists in various agencies and departments such as, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the State Department. In doing so he was portrayed as an incredibly intimidating figure. After McCarthy’s reelection in 1952, he obtained the chairmanship of the Committee on Government Operations of the Senate and of its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Source A). With the power granted to him, for the following two years McCarthy was constantly placed upon the spotlight all attention driven towards him. He tirelessly conducted a variety of investigations in various government departments, questioning countless witnesses about their relationships towards communism as people investigated were seen as suspects. Although he failed to make creditable cases against anyone, his vivid and cleverly presented accusations drove some people out of their jobs and brought serious judgement and condemnation to others. Although most of his accusations may have been false, he was able to enshroud people with fear of being convicted of supporting communism, which allowed him to acquire tremendous power over the people of the United states. Now, although he did possess great power, his reign shortly concluded when his wild accusations began to become extensively ridiculous thus making him an