CheckPoint: McCarthyism I believe McCarthyism had affected lives of people in the U.S. that his negative property were unfavorable. He was too aggressive, dishonest, and inappropriate. With all the fear and panic going on, this led to finger pointing, accusations, and a sense of prevalent paranoia. It created an overall fear of socialists, anarchists, and other dissidents. In McCarthyism’s mind it was all or nothing; meaning that if the citizen was not patriotic, they would be considered a suspect. With all the conflict McCarthyism creating conflict between the fellow American citizens, he also stirred up some problems in the political, economic, and social-political areas. This kind of conflict did not help the people in any way but just made it worse. With all these problems in the political field it also increased the fear and discrimination toward English speakers. I believe that this harmed the democratic goals and ideas of the United States. I feel that it made America lose face and appear to be too aggressive in terms of foreign and domestic policy. Although it was supposed to keep a tight check on communistic activity, its aim seemed to be contradictory of America's ideologies of openness, multiculturalism, and peace position. Instead, it seemed to embody a policy that was too forceful. I also believe that it was dangerous because it was a bit hasty in generalizing and labeling that all Communists posed a definite threat to America and world peace. It caused American fear, hysteria, racism, and outbreaks of Red Scares. Although I feel that it was necessary for America to subdue and take precautions, I do not agree with the premises and hasty generalizations that accompanied.