The crucible, a historic witch hunt brought about by chaos and horrible accusations. The Salem witch trials conducted in America's dark corner of history emphasizes the hysteria that Americans are so susceptible to. McCarthyism is the term which defines the suspicion in the air from the early 1950's. Neighbors turned against each other, isolation of anyone who voiced alternate political opinions.
We all know that as Americans, we should be able to comfortably voice our beliefs. The insane hysteria displayed at the salem witch trials, and in the era of McCarthyism, is even apparent today. With the evolution of the terror scares in the USA, I have personally seen anyone with muslim heritage not only be shunned by the population, but also discriminated against by the government. It is no coincidence that we generally see a certain type of person searched extra carefully in the TSA line at the airports. I have heard it personally from people that I trusted. The suspicion exemplified in the McCarthyism era is still happening, we have just shifted our focus to make an entire culture our scapegoat.
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