Our Conclusion

              McCarthy's actions were felt far and wide. Though he may not have been personally responsible for every single person that was hurt due to the red scare, he is responsible for the paranoia he caused in our country. McCarthy's victims were varied, including but not limited to Communists, Communist sympathizers, screen actors, union organizers, musicians, “everyday” people, and political opponents. With this man censured and a new term created (McCarthyism) to define the use of tactics involving personal attacks on individuals by means of widely publicized indiscriminate allegations especially on the basis of unsubstantiated charges, hopefully we will have had learned enough not to let such a "bully" become so powerful in office again.