Was the US terrorized by the government in the 50s?
TV ads for George Clooney's movie about CBS News and Edward R. Murrow make the statement that the nation was terrorized by its own government. Hmmmmmmm.
I thought the big criticism of the 50s was that they were too boring, too white bread and suburban. Now I don't doubt that communists in Hollywood were extremely worried about having their ties to the communist movement exposed. And I know that certain communists were unable to get work after it became known that they were communists.
What I didn't know was that the entire country felt terrorized. Never heard that one before.
I thought the big criticism of the 50s was that they were too boring, too white bread and suburban. Now I don't doubt that communists in Hollywood were extremely worried about having their ties to the communist movement exposed. And I know that certain communists were unable to get work after it became known that they were communists.
What I didn't know was that the entire country felt terrorized. Never heard that one before.
posted by Stan at 12:18 PM
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