The New Avenue Of Expression And Liberty - 1740 Words

In the 1950’s, every social issue elicited a zealous response from both opposers and advocates alike. Each and every person ripped their hearts out and slapped it on their shirts and America became a front for freedom fighting. People fought for gay and lesbian rights, civil rights, women’s rights, reformation of standard narrative values, and sexual exploration. People wanted to be delivered and they battled for a new avenue of expression and liberty. Though they yearned for this, there was one thing people wanted to suppress: Communism. In the 50’s, people were sick of the Hammer and Sickle. They wanted the bright red Commie flag to be crimson with Marxist-Leninist blood. Not a single virtue of the Communist theory was allowed into the†¦show more content†¦The ultimate goal of Communism is to create a Communist Society. This is a state where there is no social hierarchy, no money, and no government. Communism allows for more equality than Democracy and as much freedom as Anarchy. As well as this, a Communist Society would be able to greatly reduce working hours for people by automating production and eliminating the inherent exploitation between laborer and owner. This would allow people to have the time and the resources to be pursue their hobbies and interests, be creative, and, in general, contribute to the intellectual wealth of the society. Although it comes in a plethora of variations, this is the most common and basic form of Communism. And as he was writing the Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx wouldn’t have predicted the cataclysm that would ensue in America because of this idea. As the Cold War continuously grew more and more intense in the 50’s, fear of a supposed Communist threat on US soil became known as the Second Red Scare (the first one happened in 1919). This phobia of Reds led to exceptionally paranoid behavior and policies from the government and society as a whole. Dreading that Commies may be working inside the government, the unconstitutional House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was organized. HUAC’s goal was to expose any Communists working for the state and to