Salem Witch Trials And Mccarthyism During The 17th Century

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. This term was coined to criticize anti-communist pursuits of senator Mccarthy. During the Salem Witch trials, victims were often accused of being a witch based on someone's word no one had actual proof that these victims had actual powers from the spiritual world or so called satanist they were demeaned too. Coming back to the reality of accusing with no tangible evidence.many tactics were also brought upon this idea of fear many civilian and townspeople were burdened with the idea of guilt and fear of what would happen to them if they didn't partake in these so-called “witch hunts” of Mccarthy and the governing court of Salem.

Why were people so held on this idea of them being witches? During the 17th century, the supernatural was considered part of everyday life the concept of their being magic formed from the 15th-century era when farmers who used charms for farming and agriculture a “white magic” brought this idea that there is “dark magic” to this brought the common belief of witches. This also seems to be the case during the Mccarthy era just as townsmen and women were scared of witches during the Salem witch era, civilians in the mcCarthy era were scared of the idea of there being some communist in which who were trying to tear that right to government and equality. The Red scare being the second most mass hysteria situation it begun during the 1950’s when Senator McCarthy started this idea that there was secret communist among the community. Mccarthy thus began his own Witch hunt looking and scouting for the individuals who appeared as communism to him. He then began to call upon random individuals mostly individuals who partake in the film industry, but he would call upon them and ruin their lives by blacklisting most of them. When an individual was blacklisted they would not only spend time in jail but they could never get hired for films jobs again or further their acting or political career.The mass hysteria then spread throughout the community convincing people that their fellow neighbor or

However, they did lose what was once a good reputation. The McCarthy hearings, though unfair, were more just than the Salem witch trials. No one was killed or convicted, and people had a fair trial. People had then and still do today, the right to a fair trial because of the Constitution, which wasn't around in 1692. All of the accused may have had ruined reputations, but they could gain that back. They could always move away or get a different job. This was difficult to do when living in such a small town in the uncivilized and newly discovered the United States of America. They also did not have to die and leave many loved ones behind to be grief stricken. The Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era were poetically represented when Arthur Miller produced his version in a film drama and written form in 1996. the Crucible accurately represented the terror and hysteria that was created throughout the town this represent how Salem and McCarthy were creating problems during their tyrannical time period. In the crucible, it briefly tells the story of how fifteen girls lead the town into accusing one another in claiming that they