[tomnipotent]

Mc·Car·thy·ism: "A campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations and investigations."

No, he's not deeply misinformed. Perfect example is the ridiculous spying bullshit that SuperMicro was accused of earlier this year.

[erikpukinskis]

That’s not a great definition of Mccarthythism. Here’s one off the top of my head:

”A political movement reaches great enough support that it can paint its minority opposition as persona non grata. Then they make even mere association with opposition into a crime against the State and force employers, housing authorities, and other institutions to block such ”sympathizers” access to their work, homes, and assets.”

But I am not a historian.

[arcticfox]

> Perfect example is the ridiculous spying bullshit that SuperMicro was accused of earlier this year.

Everyone, from the general public, to corporate America, to the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, raked Bloomberg over the coals for that story. If anything, I think that's a sign that McCarthyism is hardly in play here.

[peteretep]

You appear to have copy-pasted this definition from a blog article, and then added bullet points between the syllables to make it look more official. Yikes!

A real dictionary will show you that McCarthy-esque allegations are specifically treasonous.

[tomnipotent]

> You appear to have copy-pasted

Wikipedia pretty much defines it the same way: "McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence."

> specifically treasonous

Treason is one small dimension, use as a rhetorical device to make the real villain stand out - accusations without evidence.

[peteretep]

No, Wikipedia defines it as accusations of treason or subversion, as you’ve specifically quoted.

[killface]

get back to beijing with the report, let us know what new marching orders are.