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Really annoyed they’re downshifting to “McCarthyism”.
Yes it’s arguable, no it’s not as effective as “fascism”.
I would argue it is not McCarthyism. McCarthyism would he specifically using people's political ideologies as a metric, whereas sexuality is a personal private thing that would have absolutely no effect on the ability to do a job. At least McCarthyism has some way to claim that "commie" is actively working against the interests of the US.
The Lavender Scare overlapped rather heavily with the Second Red Scare.