Question

Do you agree or disagree with

Answer 1

A. Mitchell Palmer was the United States Attorney General from 1919 to 1921. A. Mitchell Palmer is remembered for the "Palmer Raids," which were a series of raids that were designed to capture communist people in the United States. These focused on foreigners (particularly Italian and Eastern Europeans).

A. Mitchell Palmer argued that the raids were organized in order to prevent a radical communist revolution in the country. However, the efforts do not seem to have been particularly successful. The fear appears to have been exaggerated, and the raids only created chaos among the population. Moreover, they violated people's freedom of ideology and speech. Because of this, I would disagree with the raids, as they did not embody the democratic ideals that the United States is meant to protect.