Talk:Herbert Philbrick

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This article reads like McCarthy era anti-communist propaganda. While the acticle certainly contains basic factual content it makes the actions of Mr. Philbrick seem heroic. Furthermore it describes him as an "honest and good man" which is not encyclopedic. Someone with more knowledge on the subject should revise this article. Tombride 21:12, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I wrote most of this based on I Lead Three Lives. Fred Bauder 01:35, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

The "good honest man" bit was added in this edit by an anonymous editor. Fred Bauder 01:49, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

I made the edit containing the "good honest man" part. I knew him personally, so I am a first person source on that. Sorry the edit was anonymous. Cosmicpilot 23:00, Sep 21, 2005 (UTC)

I think his actions can legitimately be considered heroic but so could the actions of Vilyam Genrikovich Fisher Fred Bauder 01:49, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

"Someone with more knowledge on the subject should revise this article." I suppose sources from within the Communist Parties archives could be used if they were available. Simply adding language that he was a snitch and traitor is not based on any source other than a sense that the other side of the story ought to be included. Fred Bauder 01:49, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

Given the nature of propaganda and the United States' historical and traditionally values-based opposition to the tenets of Communism, I cannot agree that anticommunist sentiment in any form is propaganda.65.248.232.253 18:59, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

As a media studies professional, propoganda from EITHER side is still propoganda, whether you agree with it or not. In the Cold War, both the United States and the Societ Union engaged in propoganda practices; Philbrick was merely an example of one of ours. Furthermore, the final tagline, that he continued an unassuming life and "shunned fame" does not match the geneal facts: he hosted his own television show, "The Red Report" (which can be viewed at the Museum of Television and Radio in NY or LA),; it can certainly be argued that he was not out for persoanl glory but was instead merely crusading against communism for what he saw as a public service, but hosting a television program is hardly "shunning fame", either.