because the communists were doing many not-smart things at the time, and the government thought that if they did something to displease the communists, they would use violence to answer the problem.
Becuase they were afraid they were going to loose their power in the world
Communists sincerely believe that government control of an economy is _______.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
People in the 1950s were genuinely afraid that the Communists could take over the United States and that fear led to people accepting Joseph McCarthy's witch-hunt for "Communists" in the US government and popular culture as a method of protecting the US and its values.
Many Americans were afraid of foreigners and people of different races because of communists and anarchists.
No. England does not have a communist government. It may seem like it but no.
Ideal.
not at all
the government-communists
in west virginia
The true meaning of communists are a people who practise communal living and equal government. - Unfortunately politicians have corrupted this term to mean government by an autocratic committee.
It was the cold war, everyone was afraid of the USSR and "communism". In a true demagogic fashion, he exploited everyone's fears for personal gain. People went along with it either because they were afraid of communists, or too afraid to stand up to McCarthy, as they may be branded as unpatriotic. This is a common thing, just think of our cultural and political climate after 9/11.