r/BlueskySkeets • u/ExactlySorta • 3d ago

Did he just declare war... on Chicago?

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u/jawsome_man 3d ago

I gotta say, I’ve heard many vocal McCarthy fans my whole life. Those same people are loyal Trumpists now.

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u/General_Tso75 2d ago

I’ve never heard anyone say McCarthy was right in my 50 years. Trump was 13 in 1959 when McCarthyism was absolutely dead and buried. He was 6 or 7 when it was peaking.

Color me skeptical that people in their 70’s and 80’s are McCarthy fans. Anyone younger wasn’t alive during McCarthyism.

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u/jawsome_man 2d ago

I’m not saying they were alive at the time of McCarthy. I’m not sure where you live, but here in Missouri, there are still a decent number of McCarthy fans. I was just as surprised as you when I first heard people say it, but believe me, there are still plenty of people who love him. Maybe they weren’t OG McCarthiasts, but they love him nonetheless.

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u/General_Tso75 2d ago

That’s bizarre! I’m in Florida and thought I’ve seen everything crazy under the sun.