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TimTheTinkeryesterday at 11:06 PM1 replyview on HN

I think a lot of that programming and political action was because at the time there was genuine fear of communism taking over in the US and other western nations (like it already had in Eastern Europe).


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neilvyesterday at 11:15 PM

Yes, IIUC, that was one of the things that mobilized a lot of IMHO positive education/propaganda.

It may not have always been for the most noble of reasons (e.g., a very wealthy person not wanting to be disrupted), but the fascism-is-bad messages are still great messages.

For example, "Don't Be a Sucker" (long, but worth a watch sometime for anyone who hasn't seen it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4

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