When Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible he held up a mirror to 1950's America and showed it it's reflection. At the time Joseph McCarthy's HCUA was in full swing, the Cold War was just starting, and the country was terrified of nuclear war. Miller showed these fears though the lens of the Salem Witchcraft Trials.
So, dear readers, are we still this country? Could something like HCUA or the Salem Witchcraft Trials happen again?
The floor is open. Debate away.
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*smacks head* Sorry, my next book is Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
So, dear readers, are we still this country? Could something like HCUA or the Salem Witchcraft Trials happen again?
The floor is open. Debate away.
EDIT:
*smacks head* Sorry, my next book is Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
One could make the argument that the DADT hearing and such are very similar to Salem. We also recently had a D-Bag questioning people about their faith in Islam and ties to terrorism. I think the better question is: When will this STOP happening?
ReplyDeleteI think the whole birther-Muslim-Kenyan, Trig-birth, etc. is just another HUAC. Sharia law laws. Religious litmus tests. We have learned nothing, either from history or from art.
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