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Smarmie Doofus

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1. It's amazing how malleable the political culture was in those days. Ten years between 1938 to 1948.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 08:22 AM

Jan 2014

So much flip-plopping in USA re. the Soviet Union.

Last week TMC showed The North Star ( written by Lillian Hellman, another "Communist" of the Seeger variety) , produced and distribute in the middle of the war and involving literally half of Hollywood... including MGM.

About 5 years later.... it would appear... one couldn't say "The North Star" out loud w/o looking over one's shoulder to see who might be listening. It's about Ukranians ( USSR Ukranians) resisting the Nazi invasion and occupation.

Hellman depicted the villagers sympathetically.

Imagine that.

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In Defense of Pete Seeger, American Communist [View all] eridani Jan 2014 OP

It's amazing how malleable the political culture was in those days. Ten years between 1938 to 1948. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #1

the Second Red Scare was no natural outgrowth of the political process MisterP Jan 2014 #3

I still call myself a communist... DreamGypsy Jan 2014 #2

Excellent analogy eridani Jan 2014 #4