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Is the USA entering another 'RED SCARE' scenario i.e. firing gov't employees on suspicion only?

That history repeats itself is a worthy watchphrase that allows 'people' - especially governments to refer back to what happened so as not to repeat the same mistakes. However, without that 'due diligence' of determining what errors were committed and just forging ahead in an uncharted and haphazard manner, much harm can be done: The article here talks about what happened in the 1950s when the US government closed it's mind and opened the doors of its institutions and literally kicked innocent people out into the street.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/06/government-workers-purge-1950s-communism-00202336?utm_medium=email&utm_source=pocket_hits&utm_campaign=POCKET_HITS-EN-DAILY-SPONSORED&QUINSTREET-HOMEINSURANCE-2025_02_11=&sponsored=0&position=1&category=fascinating_stories&scheduled_corpus_item_id=697333d7-abb5-4a51-a16d-491dee1c86d2&url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/06/government-workers-purge-1950s-communism-00202336
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Pretzel · 61-69, M
I don't think that much planning and forethought went into it.

His comments are that the government is evil and needs to be eviscerated.
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@Pretzel I must agree..... Lots of 'knee-jerking' going on and anything with any 'blue tinge to it is a target. The historical horrors of "Vlad the Impaler" fit quite well here: Paranoia overriding logical thought and due process of truth and law.