One part of the Cold War was McCarthyism. During that time, the fear of Communism, fed by the government, and popular culture, gave rise to the phenomena and the result was many ruined lives. Today it is terrorism. Is there a parallel between the Communist paranoia of the Cold War and the fear of "Radical Islam" today? Are we having a 'Brown Scare?"

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One part of the Cold War was McCarthyism. During that time, the fear of Communism, fed by the government, and popular culture, gave rise to the phenomena and the result was many ruined lives. Today it is terrorism. Is there a parallel between the Communist paranoia of the Cold War and the fear of "Radical Islam" today? Are we having a 'Brown Scare?"

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One part of the Cold War was McCarthyism. During that time, the fear of Communism, fed by the government, and popular culture, gave rise to the phenomena and the result was many ruined lives. Today it is terrorism. 

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