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Kazan was a rat

posted 10 years ago by crakatoot
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He named names for the Un American Committee thing. you know, where the US was Calling out people for being commies. Not one of Americas finer moments. And apparently he made this movie as a way to show that ratting on people was okay. That kind of ruins the movie for me. I mean the movie has it moments but I still think about Kazan, lousy snitch. Anyone else feel that way.

[–] johnmiller (4011) 6 years ago

It was when Kazan went double down on his doing it that really ticked off everyone. He was proud of what he did and let everyone know it.

[–] marktayloruk (2590) a year ago

Kazan simply told the truth The Reds shouldn't have been blacklisted but nor should anyone else - including the victims of today's progressives for expressing 'racist/sexist/homophobic/whatever" opinions contrary to the PC line.