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I watched him live that June 4 day. I and other viewers heard his powerful putdown, saying:
"Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or recklessness." McCarthy shot back.Welch angrily interrupted, adding "Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?"
Overnight, McCarthy's popularity plunged. Senate censure followed. It ruined him. In 1957, he died a broken man at age 48. He wasn't missed.
I recount this because evil has many forms. McCarthy ruined many lives. Innocent people suffered grievously.
Managed news misinformation is far worse. Countries are ravaged and destroyed. Millions die. Many more suffer. McCarthy paid for his villainy. Media scoundrels freely commit grievous harm daily.
Stevie Wonder song lyrics called apartheid "wrong, wrong, wrong."
Media misinformation on what matters most exceeds it manyfold. Billions suffer globally at home and abroad.
A friend once suggested I contribute. I said my only chance is if a same-named publication exists on another planet.
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