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Hollywood: Unmasking informant T-10 (1985)

25 points by hhs 4y ago

doubtingtom 4y ago
mzs 4y ago
the referenced article from 1985: https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/22/document-1985-mercury-news-article-reagan-acted-as-informant-for-fbi/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/22/document-1985-mercury...
- 737min 4y ago
  Very good article
nyokodo 4y ago
It’s pretty unsurprising that a politically active fire brand anti-communist in post-war Hollywood had dealings with the FBI. They weren’t even particularly notable dealings as he comes off seeming relatively reasonable compared to many of his confreres.
danabrams 4y ago
TLDR President Reagan, as a younger man, ruined the lives of people who's crime was that he suspected they once believe something different from him (often when they were young and those different ideas were fashionable). And because he knew what he was doing was wrong, he did it in secret.
- runjake 4y ago
  I believe Reagan's life showed that he believed in that mission and that he didn't believe it to be wrong. He was likely acting covertly so that he could continue informing on "Reds" unimpeded, and perhaps enjoyed playing Cloak and Dagger.
- drcongo 4y ago
  He ruined quite a few as an older man too.
- hulitu 4y ago
  So Reagan was the american equivalent of a Gestapo, Stasi or KGB informer. Good to know.
RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
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- arminiusreturns 4y ago
  Financed and influenced by the same people, following the threat finance really makes one wonder... for a good intro to the topic try the combination of Antony Suttons works.(1) [1] https://www.amazon.com/Antony-C.-Sutton/e/B001K1S1ZE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.amazon.com/Antony-C.-Sutton/e/B001K1S1ZE%3Fref=d...
- random314 4y ago
  Yes, believing that workers should own the means of production is the same as believing that Jews should be gassed to death.
  - RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
    It is when you dehumanize and violently kill those who you think have the means of production or are otherwise opposed to you: See Pol Pot and Chinese Cultural Revolution.
    - random314 4y ago
      If you tell me that you believe in democracy, does it make sense for me to accuse you of supporting the horrors perpetrated by USA in Vietnam, all of latin America and the middle east? Soviet union and CCP were never communist, they used the term communism for propaganda purposes. Communism stands for workers owning the means of production. Your local labor union is more communist than the CCP. The collectively owned Amul dairy(India)[1] is more communist than the Soviet union. Communism at a state level has never existed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amul
      - harpiaharpyja 4y ago
        Look, whatever it is you believe, just as a practical matter you really should find a new way to identify yourself to others, because that name has been tarnished.

25 points by hhs 4y ago

mzs 4y ago

the referenced article from 1985: https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/22/document-1985-mercury-news-article-reagan-acted-as-informant-for-fbi/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/22/document-1985-mercury...

737min 4y ago
Very good article

nyokodo 4y ago

It’s pretty unsurprising that a politically active fire brand anti-communist in post-war Hollywood had dealings with the FBI. They weren’t even particularly notable dealings as he comes off seeming relatively reasonable compared to many of his confreres.

danabrams 4y ago

TLDR President Reagan, as a younger man, ruined the lives of people who's crime was that he suspected they once believe something different from him (often when they were young and those different ideas were fashionable). And because he knew what he was doing was wrong, he did it in secret.

runjake 4y ago
I believe Reagan's life showed that he believed in that mission and that he didn't believe it to be wrong. He was likely acting covertly so that he could continue informing on "Reds" unimpeded, and perhaps enjoyed playing Cloak and Dagger.
drcongo 4y ago
He ruined quite a few as an older man too.
hulitu 4y ago
So Reagan was the american equivalent of a Gestapo, Stasi or KGB informer. Good to know.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago

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arminiusreturns 4y ago
Financed and influenced by the same people, following the threat finance really makes one wonder... for a good intro to the topic try the combination of Antony Suttons works.(1) [1] https://www.amazon.com/Antony-C.-Sutton/e/B001K1S1ZE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.amazon.com/Antony-C.-Sutton/e/B001K1S1ZE%3Fref=d...
random314 4y ago
Yes, believing that workers should own the means of production is the same as believing that Jews should be gassed to death.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
  It is when you dehumanize and violently kill those who you think have the means of production or are otherwise opposed to you: See Pol Pot and Chinese Cultural Revolution.
  - random314 4y ago
    If you tell me that you believe in democracy, does it make sense for me to accuse you of supporting the horrors perpetrated by USA in Vietnam, all of latin America and the middle east? Soviet union and CCP were never communist, they used the term communism for propaganda purposes. Communism stands for workers owning the means of production. Your local labor union is more communist than the CCP. The collectively owned Amul dairy(India)[1] is more communist than the Soviet union. Communism at a state level has never existed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amul
    - harpiaharpyja 4y ago
      Look, whatever it is you believe, just as a practical matter you really should find a new way to identify yourself to others, because that name has been tarnished.