Muslims should be our partners

I read with consternation The Blade’s Behind the News article on Feb. 5, “At war with radical Islam.” That was an ugly reminder of the hateful things President Trump said about Muslims during his presidential campaign, but also of the tremendous harm done two generations ago by the McCarthy Communist witch hunt. The hearings destroyed reputations and livelihoods of many people and set neighbor against neighbor in a vicious campaign to root out a “dangerous conspiracy.”