[Peace-discussion] RE: [GPUS-PAX] Old FBI memo: "It's a Wonderful Life" is commie propaganda

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:31:08 -0600

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Kind of reminds me of the "delicate" secrets our govt' collected on John
Lennon, that was released earlier this week!
Peace,
joni
p.s. note, i moved thiis to 'discussion"

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From: peace-admin@lists.gp-us.org [mailto:peace-admin@lists.gp-us.org] On
Behalf Of D Alexander Murville
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 5:33 PM
To: peace
Subject: [GPUS-PAX] Old FBI memo: "It's a Wonderful Life" is commie
propaganda

boingboing.net
Sunday, December 24, 2006

Old FBI memo: "It's a Wonderful Life" is commie propaganda

FBI documents from 1947 show that government officials once believed
the Christmas movie classic "It's a Wonderful Life" was Communist
propaganda. About the FBI memo titled "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY," Blogger Will Chen writes,

I love It's a Wonderful Life because it teaches us that family,
friendship, and virtue are the true definitions of wealth.
In 1947, however, the FBI considered this anti-consumerist message as
subversive Communist propaganda (read original FBI memo).

According to Professor John Noakes of Franklin and Marshall College,
the FBI thought Life smeared American values such as wealth and free
enterprise while glorifying anti-American values such as the triumph
of the common man.

Link. 1947 was the same year in which the House Unamerican Activities
Committee (HUAC) began investigating suspected Communist influence in
Hollywood. This led to the blacklisting of many directors, writers,
and other talent.

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