Capitalism and Communism

I have chosen these two images as they both depict the extremities of the American society. The USA has been built as a Capitalist society, and today holds up the same principles of being a capitalist democratic society, to me these symbolise all America is built upon, with many travelling to America seeking better lives financially. I have then chosen Communism as the threat, so much so that the US have been involved in wars to stop the rapid spread of aggressive left wing politics. The wars in Vietnam and Korea were fought primarily to ensure Capitalist societies remained democratic. The red scare's in the early 20th century are key examples of how dangerous Communism can be to the United States. Since the Russian Revolution of 1917, the US has always been under threat of radical left wing political attacks. To me, the ultimate example of the US countering this, other than direct conflicts, was the McCarthy-ism revolution of the mid 1950's which saw the expulsion of hundreds of US politicians that were expected to be Communist sympathisers, these knee jerk reactions show just how fragile the US society is when it is under threat of change. The US Capitalist society we know today is the same as it has been for centuries. However, only recent has it been evident that drastic change can happen if managed correctly. The main point of selecting the two is how fragile the US government was and how afraid of change it may still be today.