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How The New York Times Lied During the Red Scare in the 1950’s and Now They are Lying Again about Israel
The New York Times and the Great Red Scare: A Historical Examination
The Red Scare, a period of intense fear and suspicion regarding Communists and leftist sympathizers, gripped the United States during the Cold War. As the rivalry between the democratic U.S. and the communist Soviet Union escalated, concerns arose that Communists within America might actively work as Soviet spies, posing a threat to national security
Origins of the Red Scare
The first Red Scare emerged after World War I, fueled by the Russian Revolution of 1917. The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Romanov dynasty, sparking the rise of the communist party. In the U.S., labor strikes were on the rise, and the press sensationalized them as the work of immigrants bent on undermining the American way of life. The Sedition Act of 1918 targeted government critics, monitoring radicals and labor union leaders with the…
