Today s group hysteria comes from the left as a fanatic political mob sees racists behind every door Their paranoia is not harmless as they use the racist bogeyman to intimidate political adversaries and sometimes erstwhile friends while seeking to silence political dialogue As with the Red Scare there s some reason for vigilance regarding actual racists as Charlottesville reminded us But as with the hunt for Communists under every bed the scare tactics far outweigh the actual problem 