Blog 2

Throughout the centuries Humanity has a difficulty of accepting the truth as if it would change their perception of thinking or way of the lifestyle their accustomed to. The truth seems taboo and we have a hard time accepting it. Case in point the Allegory of the Cave were one of the prisoners sees the light of the cave and tells his experiences of the outside world to the other prisoners, only to be shun  and ignored by those who haven’t seen it. Plato’s metaphor can be applied into many events throughout history especially when we are given the illusion to fear something we don’t understand or a threat that never existed like the Monkey Scopes Trail or Salem Witch Trials.

After the end of World War II a new chapter beings in world history were both worlds divide into east and west. In the 1950’s the Soviet Union once our allies against Germany, had the technology and weaponry that could rival the U.S.A. Thus began the cold war were both nations used propaganda to create the illusion of one’s economic, political and social lifestyle is better than the other. McCarthyism was the false illusion that society in America accepted, the belief that soviet spies roam around the neighborhoods of families and friends. The government granted Senator Joseph McCarthy power to spy and arrest anyone who is suspected to be communist. McCarthy let the power go to his head and like the Salem witch trials he accused actors, politicians, writers, anyone who opposed him or question his power for being a communist. He had no evidence or support to his claim other than continuously feed his ego and the American public of a threat that never existed. Most of the people he accused of lost their Jobs or flee the country. Eventually Senator McCarthy would enter his downfall when he accused the Kennedy’s for being communist. JFK fought tooth and nail proving he wasn’t communist and strip Senator McCarthy of his power.

I understand it can be hard to accept the truth yet we must continue to pursue it instead of accepting the illusion that we coexist with. The people in power know that by ruling with fear they can manipulate us into believing what is an illusion or something that never existed. McCarthyism is an example of power and trust being abused by someone who didn’t have self control and allowed his moral judgment and hatred of communism consume him whole. We as a society should accept the truth and ask questions instead of coping with the lie or illusion that our society is marketing like the swine flu, If not humanity will progressively get worst. 

Steven F.