[Long Cut]

"I've never been able to figure out how Hollywood could make such a 180 in such a short time."

I've got my own theory...after the 1950's, the Leftists in H'Wood (supported of course by the Communist Party) became dominant; they were the younger, more vigourous crowd. Add to that that the "baby boom" actors and producers were just becoming rich and famous while living the life of drugs, booze, and sex prevalent in the '60s. The "John Wayne" image of an American Hero, with its implied courage, sense of duty, and honor was a direct slap at them, so their only option to avoid being seen as what they were was to slander that image as false; and those who truly lived it (the American military) as fools, dopers, and corrupt baby-killers. Often back then, they were heard to claim that those who refused to join up were the REAL patriots (a sentiment echoed today...by some of the same people) and those who did their duty were nothing but suckers at best and murderers at worst.

In short, it was a total perversion. But it really happened, and it happened deliberately.

[SAMWolf]

But it really happened, and it happened deliberately.

Yeah, it was deliberate and McCarthy was proving that the Communists were moving into Hollywood.

[TEXOKIE]

"after the 1950's, the Leftists in H'Wood (supported of course by the Communist Party) became dominant..."


OOOOPS.....that oughta teach me to read the thread before commenting...I certainly have echoed your points here! So a hearty "hear hear!!" to your post 19

[Radix]

Gee, Longcut,

 

After reading this post I feel that I might want to do a commercial for Ann Coulter's new book Treason. I cannot really do that though, because I have not yet finished reading it.

 

What I have read of it though is pretty good stuff. Ms Coulter contends that "McCarthyism" has been nothing more than a fraud perpetuated upon Americans by certain Left Wing zealots who have an agenda which is fundamentally malignant. These zealots are for reasons not understood by myself out to destroy our American way of life.

 

They are out to undermine America, and the Revolution that the Founders successfully wrought. That fact that is to me so illogical that I wonder about the root of it all. These people with their subversive agendas are not benign. Lets make them pay. We can hit them in the pocketbook. That tends to sting the money grubbers.

 

 You have a lot of us in support of this.