There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man.

It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.

It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition,

and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge.

This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.

The Twilight Zone. The

The When I was doing my research for this episode, there was a word that kept coming up that even I, with my limited knowledge of American political history, recognized, and I'm sure many of you will too and that

way there's McCarthyism I want to talk about it too much because you only need a

quick definition to see how completely it fits the bill with the episode

that we're going to be talking about tonight so I'll quote directly from

Wikipedia here.

It says McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations

of disloyalty, subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the

second red scare, lasting roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s and characterized

by heightened fears of communist influence on American institutions and espionage by Soviet agents.

Originally coined to criticise the anti-communist pursuit of Republican US Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin,

McCarthyism soon took on a broader meaning, describing the excesses of similar

efforts.

The term is also now used more generally to describe reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well

as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries.

So with the episode that we're going to be talking about tonight in mind, you can see how that really fits the bill.

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