Comment on Punishment Park (1971) Dir. Peter Watkins - A fictional documentary about the actions of an American police state on activists. Still relevant today.

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AClassyGentleman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

The McCarran International Security Act of 1950 is real, although the part referenced in the movie (that allows for the detention of people suspected of being security risks) was gutted the year this movie was released.

Much of it is still on the books though, and is used to harass left wing organizations. If memory serves, it’s the reason citizenship tests still ask if you’ve ever been part of a communist organization.

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