What is the "The Crucible" in modern terms...

[Scaramouche]

Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" as an allegory to the McCarthy red-baiting. Those witch-hunts in Salem parodied the House Committe on Un-American Activities.

What is today's equivalent:

Your answer below:

[ClintonTyree]

1. Ann Coulter's.............

incessant whining and condemnation of "liberals" and her adoration of McCarthy. The oxygen it takes to keep that tramp alive could be better used. That or the conservative, fundie witchhunt for homosexuals. Those people need a smack up side the head as well.

[Scaramouche]

5. You know, if we gave used cel phones to the truly crazy...

they could talk to themselves and fit in...

[ibegurpard]

2. It has become so pervasive

that it can't be pinned all on one person or particular situation.

[eileen from OH]

3. I don't know about the modern equivalent. . .

But I do remember the lead character, John Proctor, refusing to sign on to a lie in one of my most favorite lines in all of American theatre...

"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave my name."

Would that we had a leader who so valued his name. Would that the value of a "name" was enough to make a man or woman go against their party's line in the name of justice and honesty.

(Sorry - I'm actually not a huge Arthur Miller fan, but this cuts to the heart of what I value in public servants and elected officials, and, well,all of us.)

eileen from OH

[Scaramouche]

7. You know, that would be a gooooood message for ....

Colin Powell. He has really wasted his name and its value on this bunch craven bastards...

Thanks for the quote I had forgotten that part.

[DemBones DemBones]

4. Long time no see, Scaramouche! "The Crucible" today, I fear, is

the Patriot Act (and the yet-to-be-enacted Patriot Act II.)

Have you noticed that certain movies have gotten a lot of TV airplay in the past couple of years? "The Crucible" is one. Others are "JFK" and "The Manchurian Candidate." There are more but I'm drawing a blank on them right now. I wish "Wag the Dog" would play on television.

[Scaramouche]

8. You Know, Its good to hear from you too...

I read recently Proctor John Ashcroft is stumping for the Victory Act. P2 in a new and improved package. My God, these guys are good with acronyms.

So it's high time for the IDIOT ACT: Intelligent Democrats Instigating the Overthrow of Idiots (on edit: I meant Tyrants). Whadd'ya say?

[rman]

10. good with acronyms

they just give their policies names that they think will resonate positively with people.
so when "patriot" loses appeal they try "victory". when that fails they'll try "the plan that makes everybody happy", or maybe "the plan that makes everybody rich".

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Flame if you must, but at times I see it as "Mother's Against Drunk

Driving". I have always questioned the steadily lowering of the legal limit. ( I am not a drinker) The X-ing of cars in bar parking lots to make the bust easier. The fact that my father in law, a lifelong alcoholic was never arrested; two other family members without history of alcohol abuse had their lives ruined after a wedding. And yes I do know the devastating affects of drunk driving, I lost a good friend in high school. Drunk driving is an epidemic, but they seem to be taggin the wrong folks. Just my opinion.

[Scaramouche]

9. For less money than fighting a DUI....

One can run for govenor of California. nuff said...

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Tell that to my brother-in-law who spent $10,000 fighting a DUI...

Not enough said.