system (Reeves, 99).McCarthy was a fraud from the beginning. He never had anything to go on. In fact "the shakier his evidence got the bolder he became." (Feuerlicht, 57). Although McCarthy didn't have a shred of evidence it didn't stop him from making reckless accusations (Sawtelle,1). McCarthy didn't even know what he said half the time in fact even he didn't know exactly what he said in the speech at Wheeling but because accusations were beginning to take off, McCarthy could think of no reason not to follow and take off with them (Feuerlicht, 56). And as the public attention grew McCarthy made more speeches condemning Communists ( Garraty, 531). McCarthy never showed any evidence of his accusations. This was in part because he never had any. There was no list of names and the numbers he came up with were the result of good math skills (Feuerlicht, 55). And if anyone ever tried to catch him in a lie he would accuse them of being a "Communist sympathizer." (Sawtelle, 1) Many things contributed to the fall of McCarthyism but probably the most significant was the condemnation of McCarthy by the U.S. senate in 1954. This condemnation ultimately led to the end of McCarthy's power over the people and destroyed McCarthyism (Sawtelle, 2).Even after the fall of McCarthy people and countries still spy on each other. Only now the spying has passed the level it was at during the McCarthy years (Feuerlicht, 152). The spying reached its peak when in 1967 it was ordered by president Lyndon Johnson's administration officials for the Army to spy on civilians who were involved in the antiwar, anti poverty, and civil rights movements (Feuerlicht, 152). The government continued its "snooping" by putting wire taps on telephones with no court approval. They strongly opposed anyone who tried to put a stop to their "snooping" (Feuerlicht, 152).Even after McCarthy was gone, the fear lingered. People feared a comeback. They were afraid, afraid that behind eac...
