Essay :
Hollywood communism hunts
This essay describes the 1947 activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC). https://www.moderntimes.com/palace/blacklist.htm.
Q. Do you think it was a smart move to investigate those in Hollywood?
Q. From a tactical standpoint, these actors and film writers had a big influence on many people. If they wanted to get a message out to a large audience, they could have done so through film. I also assume that arresting and finding those found to have communist ties served as a lesson to the rest of the population in a way proving that there was no tolerance for communism support in the US.
Q. Do you think that punishment for those were less harsh than for ordinary citizens found guilty, as it is the case in other crimes today?
Q. Do you think Truman enacted the anti Communist acts because it was in the best interest of the country or more because he had something to prove?