The Return of McCarthyism and the Salem Witch Trials

You would notice that it was a way to uproot people who had non patriotic sentiments and so if a Senator would speak out against the communists this idea of communism would be feared and those who would prefer to remain democratic wouldn’t be punished.

The salem witch trials took place in a time where the entire church was losing faith because people didn’t like the church representatives. When you think about the fact that the witch idea started at the reverend’s house, you will be bound to believe that it must have been a conspiracy to bring back followers.

Both cases show an important example of how words can be used to move people’s mindsets and how using conflicting theories the common man loses his opinion and basic political thought process and in a vicious cycle is forced to side with certain people, a decision which he would find morally incorrect.