Pete Seeger was one of the most patriotic Americans of the 20th century. The government's treatment of Pete was shameful. Unlike his persecutors he emerged from tht dark time with his honor intact. The United States appears to be sliding back into such darkness again and all citizens need to take a stand, just like Pete. May we all be so strong and honorable.
@@allgodsnomasters2822 In Europ, we can see how Nationalist people are often not patriotic : Is a fascist a patriot ? no, he "worked" for German nazists and beyond for Krupp, BMW, Siemens, owners, not even for German working class. Firstable, it a question of class struggle. An Internationalist is a patriot to his country, and a friend for patriots from foreign countries. Those who fighted against Hitler in Stalingrad made free those who fighted against Hitler in Western Europ...
+Mark Taylor --Other than this video, I only know about Pete Seeger from a few songs my mom played on the record player back in the 1960s when I was kid. No clue he went through this, but I wanted to let you know that I think your comment is excellent, and I agree with you. There is indeed so much darkness in this country now and it's sad to me. May all indeed be strong and honorable, though we who have the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior (and I pray that you do) surely will be. Take care!
He was a member of the Communist Party. I have no problem with that. It was common then. His dishonesty was to portray himself as a innocent persecuted liberal.
@@thimble347 after all, the current President Elect is a "loca big man" from New York and he wants an America where he's on top and he can do what he wants without consequences.
Beautiful words for a pioneer of our basic human rights.thankyou for your respect.he was my childhood hero too,and he sang the way we are being manipulated.been an inspiration all of my life.stay safe and lucky.maddog.protest musician in piano accordion. West cork.republuc of ireland
He wasn't standing up for us when he & his commie friends supported the America 1st Committee b/c their Boss Stalin ordered them to after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. This is an embarrassment Communists & their useful idiots like to drop down the memory hole.
I here that train a comin!....I ve just recently discovered Pete. It seems Im always a little late.....so I thank you for these awsome videos of a great Man.....
we need my friend more than ever i miss Pete had many enjoyable summers at the sloop club and crewing the woody with him toshie and his spirit are in tears. as the nation fall apart.
What I want to know is how do musicians who get blacklisted by the government find out about this blacklisting? Do they receive a note from the gov't informing them of this blacklisting?
It's more like an overarching element of public disapproval. People who were blacklisted were often untouchable when it came to business, job opportunities and other means. For musicians, actors, and other artists, their publicity is a big part of their career, and blacklisting makes it so people know you were accused, and if plenty of people think you were "too unamerican", someone interacting with you might make *them* unamerican as well. It was a petty system upheld by a lot of studios, studio heads, production executives, and even Walt Disney was a HUAC piece of crap. And it really damaged a lot of people.
it's not hard to figure out, especially when the FBI men come around to where you're working and harass your employer until they fire you. this happened to my parents more than once when i was a kid. i can recall the FBI guys in their black suits and 4 door Fords parked across the street from my house when i would come home from school. they even went so far as to question my teachers and counselors at the schools i attended. it was always known to the whole student body that my parents were "commies".
@ CrowdPleeza: It was easy to know when you were blacklisted! You were written up in "Red Channels" and other hateful HUAC/Joseph McCarthy/American Gentile League/The John Birch Society/Fascism-supporting periodicals; You were fired from whatever job(s) you had or were going to have; You were denied being able to support your family in any way, shape or form; People were scared to be seen with you because they were afraid of being blacklisted by alleged association. The govt. did, indeed inform you that you were blacklisted.
He let Stalin take away his free speech in the 30s when his boss Stalin ordered him to destroy all his anti-war songs to support the Hitler-Stalin Pact.
He opposed fighting Hitler in song in the 30s. Supporting the "anti-war" line of the Soviet Union when Hitler & Stalin were allies against Poland & all the other countries of Europe. Would you support a Hitler fan losing his job, or a Stalin fan?
@@VictorLepanto and he advocated for killing hitler in “round round hitlers grave” later on. He changed his stance and was always anti fascist. Shut up
Don McLean (American Pie) called Seeger out for his communist activism. He spoke of his family coming from Italy, escaping fascism/communism. He commented that Seeger was blessed by a rich man's view of the world and Don's of coming from a working class background.
@mikequinlivan8842 - You know, I don't remember really. I've watched/read a lot of his interviews but if I had to guess, I'd say it was later in life after Seeger was dead. I do know he spoke very highly of him even though they had disagreements. That was normal for most ppl up until a decade or so ago.
«Pete Seeger on red channel, perjury, black listed, treason, bail, appeal court, being behind bars art and freedom, family, love and hope in America 1965: CBC Archives | CBC» why was the song cutted and bits edited: is this an archive record? preserve do not censor.
Well hell the same First Amendment that allows freedom of speech would naturally allow the government to ask a citizen about possible connections to enemy governments? Duh. Common sense. Enemies foreign AND DOMESTIC.
Zakariah LaFreniere the rights extend to the people, not the government. They're meant to protect us from government overreach, and for good reason. This is true for all citizens regardless of party affiliation. Would you agree?
As it turns out to Joe McCarthy was right about Alger Hiss being a communist. In fact the state department was filled with socialists, Communists and communist sympathizers. The Harvard School of government was filled with such people. Let's not forget that this was an age of Cold War. The Russians had gotten Atomic secrets from the research site at Alamogordo New Mexico. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were communist spies. After the fall of the Soviet Union when files were released it became clear how many Communists were in the United States government in high positions. Joe McCarthy paid number of serious mistakes and was no saint. However the left-wing universities and newspapers did a very good job of equating him with the Devil. He was no saint and he was no devil. He asked questions that needed to be asked.
@@mylra4689 Just because you prefer one economic system to another doesn't mean you're working with the enemy. It's like saying we the apple party have decided you're a traitor because you seem like you would like eating bananas instead, surely you must be a spy for the banana party.
@@taj4137 It was a Cold War. Stalin murdered millions. Thousands died in the Hungarian Rebellion in 1956. Religious folk were persecuted. No. I don't think it was about apples and bananas. Don't be so childish.
He was an honest to God Communist party member who didn't have anything bad to say about Stalin until long the Soviet government denounced him. The closest thing he ever had to say in an interview showing regret over actively working for a true monster was "It's better have loved and lost than never to have love at all." He was morally blind and an operative for one of the worst people to ever live. The ignorance on display in the comment section is because of the failure of the news media to call him out.
@paul w He's describing both sides. People today tend to be very non-intellectual. It's just "my team, your team". And it's on both sides. I know everyone isn't like that. Just far too many are.
I’m a Lefty Marxist and I would agree that there are a liberal/Radlib faction of the left that are exactly as totalitarian in their tendencies as you say. I only ask that you don’t assume that they are representative of all lefties or that some of what these people claim to care about is bad simply because they are terrible ambassadors of it. The left is at its best when rooted in solidarity, labor, and universalism, all things Seeger and the real left is about.
The 50s rightist McCarthyist morality was all about unfounded accusations of communist influenced treason and subversion. Who is it today that accuses who of being communists?
Pete Seeger was one of the most patriotic Americans of the 20th century. The government's treatment of Pete was shameful. Unlike his persecutors he emerged from tht dark time with his honor intact. The United States appears to be sliding back into such darkness again and all citizens need to take a stand, just like Pete. May we all be so strong and honorable.
Red as they come, he loved the working folk of the whole world, if being a socialist makes you patriotic then I'm patriotic af
@@allgodsnomasters2822
In Europ, we can see how Nationalist people are often not patriotic : Is a fascist a patriot ? no, he "worked" for German nazists and beyond for Krupp, BMW, Siemens, owners, not even for German working class. Firstable, it a question of class struggle. An Internationalist is a patriot to his country, and a friend for patriots from foreign countries.
Those who fighted against Hitler in Stalingrad made free those who fighted against Hitler in Western Europ...
+Mark Taylor --Other than this video, I only know about Pete Seeger from a few songs my mom played on the record player back in the 1960s when I was kid. No clue he went through this, but I wanted to let you know that I think your comment is excellent, and I agree with you. There is indeed so much darkness in this country now and it's sad to me. May all indeed be strong and honorable, though we who have the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior (and I pray that you do) surely will be. Take care!
Mary Mclocke it’s wild to see your comment now 4 months later since so much has happened.
He was a member of the Communist Party. I have no problem with that. It was common then. His dishonesty was to portray himself as a innocent persecuted liberal.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Unless you’re doing it in Trudeau’s Canada these days!
Be careful, patriotism whether right or wrong appears to be very dangerous of an opinion to have in the current year.
@@thimble347 after all, the current President Elect is a "loca big man" from New York and he wants an America where he's on top and he can do what he wants without consequences.
In my opinion, Pete Seeger got the last laugh. The man's spirit will live on while those gutless politicians are forgotten. RIP Mr Seeger
Beautiful words for a pioneer of our basic human rights.thankyou for your respect.he was my childhood hero too,and he sang the way we are being manipulated.been an inspiration all of my life.stay safe and lucky.maddog.protest musician in piano accordion. West cork.republuc of ireland
Thank you Pete for your courage and always standing up for us.
He wasn't standing up for us when he & his commie friends supported the America 1st Committee b/c their Boss Stalin ordered them to after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
This is an embarrassment Communists & their useful idiots like to drop down the memory hole.
I here that train a comin!....I ve just recently discovered Pete. It seems Im always a little late.....so I thank you for these awsome videos of a great Man.....
An outstanding human being
"Their idea of America is an America where everybody agrees with them"... Sounds familiar
we need my friend more than ever i miss Pete had many enjoyable summers at the sloop club and crewing the woody with him toshie and his spirit are in tears. as the nation fall apart.
You may not agree with his political views. He is a hero none the less.
Great guy - a REAL American - as in he believes in what America was founded on - dissent!
We need to listen to Pete’s words more today than ever 😊
What I want to know is how do musicians who get blacklisted by the government find out about this blacklisting? Do they receive a note from the gov't informing them of this blacklisting?
It's more like an overarching element of public disapproval. People who were blacklisted were often untouchable when it came to business, job opportunities and other means. For musicians, actors, and other artists, their publicity is a big part of their career, and blacklisting makes it so people know you were accused, and if plenty of people think you were "too unamerican", someone interacting with you might make *them* unamerican as well. It was a petty system upheld by a lot of studios, studio heads, production executives, and even Walt Disney was a HUAC piece of crap. And it really damaged a lot of people.
And to go on, damaged the lives and reputation of many innocent people who just wanted to speak their mind. But I guess that was unamerican to them.
@@goldbristow7239 Al Franken
it's not hard to figure out, especially when the FBI men come around to where you're working and harass your employer until they fire you. this happened to my parents more than once when i was a kid. i can recall the FBI guys in their black suits and 4 door Fords parked across the street from my house when i would come home from school. they even went so far as to question my teachers and counselors at the schools i attended. it was always known to the whole student body that my parents were "commies".
@ CrowdPleeza: It was easy to know when you were blacklisted! You were written up in "Red Channels" and other hateful HUAC/Joseph McCarthy/American Gentile League/The John Birch Society/Fascism-supporting periodicals; You were fired from whatever job(s) you had or were going to have; You were denied being able to support your family in any way, shape or form; People were scared to be seen with you because they were afraid of being blacklisted by alleged association. The govt. did, indeed inform you that you were blacklisted.
US Communists and leftwingers were litteraly in the belly of the Capitalist Beast, Braves of the Braves
Don't Ever Let Anyone Take Away Your Free Speech 🇺🇸 👍
He let Stalin take away his free speech in the 30s when his boss Stalin ordered him to destroy all his anti-war songs to support the Hitler-Stalin Pact.
nowadays, seems that's inevitable. Where I live, if you ain't MAGA you can't speak your mind.
How come no side today ever metion this man. Wondefull man!
American censorship is why
THIS IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT RIGHT NOW IN LIGHT OF THE CENSORSHIP OF JOURNALISTS BY WESTERN GOVERNMENTS. NEVER FORGET! ❤
Thank You . . . 1 Eye . . . . .
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I have to wonder what he would think of America today, smdh...
He expressed himself via song and lost work as a result.
He opposed fighting Hitler in song in the 30s. Supporting the "anti-war" line of the Soviet Union when Hitler & Stalin were allies against Poland & all the other countries of Europe.
Would you support a Hitler fan losing his job, or a Stalin fan?
@@VictorLepanto and he advocated for killing hitler in “round round hitlers grave” later on. He changed his stance and was always anti fascist. Shut up
Don McLean (American Pie) called Seeger out for his communist activism.
He spoke of his family coming from Italy, escaping fascism/communism. He commented that Seeger was blessed by a rich man's view of the world and Don's of coming from a working class background.
@@fayewike7363 was that after they played numerous shows together protesting nuclear power plants?
@mikequinlivan8842 - You know, I don't remember really. I've watched/read a lot of his interviews but if I had to guess, I'd say it was later in life after Seeger was dead. I do know he spoke very highly of him even though they had disagreements. That was normal for most ppl up until a decade or so ago.
Maybe that's the price One pays when a patriot has to face a bunch of politicians? Yup! G-G
«Pete Seeger on red channel, perjury, black listed, treason, bail, appeal court, being behind bars art and freedom, family, love and hope in America 1965: CBC Archives | CBC» why was the song cutted and bits edited: is this an archive record? preserve do not censor.
A true American patriot. He stood up for the American Constitution. Not like X45 who wants to annul it.
Wowzer! Fast Forward to 3 days before 11.3.2020 Election and what 🇺🇸 has to choose from..
Should have been indefinitely detained for taking himself too seriously and having an annoying face! 😂😂😂
Land of the free. Yer ok
Well hell the same First Amendment that allows freedom of speech would naturally allow the government to ask a citizen about possible connections to enemy governments? Duh. Common sense. Enemies foreign AND DOMESTIC.
Zakariah LaFreniere the rights extend to the people, not the government. They're meant to protect us from government overreach, and for good reason. This is true for all citizens regardless of party affiliation. Would you agree?
As it turns out to Joe McCarthy was right about Alger Hiss being a communist. In fact the state department was filled with socialists, Communists and communist sympathizers. The Harvard School of government was filled with such people. Let's not forget that this was an age of Cold War. The Russians had gotten Atomic secrets from the research site at Alamogordo New Mexico. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were communist spies. After the fall of the Soviet Union when files were released it became clear how many Communists were in the United States government in high positions. Joe McCarthy paid number of serious mistakes and was no saint. However the left-wing universities and newspapers did a very good job of equating him with the Devil. He was no saint and he was no devil. He asked questions that needed to be asked.
@@mylra4689 Seeger did nothing wrong and was blacklisted for exercising his constitutional rights as an American.
@@mylra4689
Just because you prefer one economic system to another doesn't mean you're working with the enemy. It's like saying we the apple party have decided you're a traitor because you seem like you would like eating bananas instead, surely you must be a spy for the banana party.
@@taj4137 It was a Cold War. Stalin murdered millions. Thousands died in the Hungarian Rebellion in 1956. Religious folk were persecuted. No. I don't think it was about apples and bananas. Don't be so childish.
He was an honest to God Communist party member who didn't have anything bad to say about Stalin until long the Soviet government denounced him. The closest thing he ever had to say in an interview showing regret over actively working for a true monster was "It's better have loved and lost than never to have love at all." He was morally blind and an operative for one of the worst people to ever live. The ignorance on display in the comment section is because of the failure of the news media to call him out.
Being a communist/or socialist in the 30's was not uncommon.
Name one soecificHeinous action Pete seegercomitted
Hypocrit
You just never listened to his songs about terminating the constitution.
You would love them ditties.
It's normally spelt with an 'e'.
Seeger was a manipulator
you must be a fan of ex president Chump a complete, stupid moron.
50s Rightist morality is today's leftist morality. Moralistic, square, and over bearing. Trite, Hypocritical, and boorish. This tripe ages poorly.
@paul w He's describing both sides. People today tend to be very non-intellectual. It's just "my team, your team". And it's on both sides. I know everyone isn't like that. Just far too many are.
no, lmao. how is the right in the 50s in any way comparable to today's left?
I’m a Lefty Marxist and I would agree that there are a liberal/Radlib faction of the left that are exactly as totalitarian in their tendencies as you say. I only ask that you don’t assume that they are representative of all lefties or that some of what these people claim to care about is bad simply because they are terrible ambassadors of it. The left is at its best when rooted in solidarity, labor, and universalism, all things Seeger and the real left is about.
The 50s rightist McCarthyist morality was all about unfounded accusations of communist influenced treason and subversion. Who is it today that accuses who of being communists?
Correction. 50’s rightist morality is today’s centrist morality. Socialists are not the same thing as liberals
An amazing person. RIP Pete ..
He was pond scum. See my comment for evidence.
Non conformity,no consent.freeman on the land.maddog west cork.eire