Wednesday, May 6, 2020

The Powerless- Analysing Mccarthyism Vs. The Salem Witch...

The Empowerment of the Powerless- Analysing McCarthyism Vs. The Salem Witch Trials During the witch trials, almost two hundred innocent people were convicted of consorting with the Devil and practicing witchcraft, and a surprising twenty people were hanged for their lack of confession. The source for this mass hysteria, was nothing more than the silent influence of eleven young girls ranging from the age of nine to twenty-five. They began to accuse their neighbors of witchcraft, gaining them the blessings of those that remained unaccused, and a position in court. Many people began to fear their neighbors. Speaking their minds or varying their opinions from others, due to the fact that they might be sentenced to hang for being innocent. A similar issue occurred during McCarthyism and the Red Scare, when Senator McCarthy began to suspect Communists in the American Government. During the Salem Witch Trials, the court systems were influenced by eleven young girls, who began to accuse people of witchcraft, similarly in the Red Scare, McCarthy was influencing the court s ystems to accuse people unfairly of Communism. The Red Scare, and the Salem Witch Trials prompted people to begin to accuse one another for being outcasts in their society or simply for their own personal gain. Both of these situations, required the court systems to unfairly look at evidence that would be considered faulty and unreliable. The Salem Witch Trials and the rise of Senator McCarthy gave power to

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