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		cm2187 on Jan 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for ... So then I guess McCarthyism was completely ok. Why would Hollywood be compelled to hire leftist sympathisers, and let then disseminate their ideas through their productions.

dragonwriter on Jan 7, 2021 [–]

> So then I guess McCarthyism was completely ok.

Are you under the impression that the Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations is a private entity?

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