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[–] andros_rex 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the historical consensus is that Julius Rosenberg was likely involved if not Ethel.

[–] Apepollo11 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

No, you're right, I stand corrected. Although I don't know how much that had to do with McCarthy himself or the Un-American Activities Committee - it was an FBI investigation trail that had already begun before McCarthy kicked off with all his nonsense.

[–] andros_rex 1 points 35 minutes ago

I think without the hysteria, it wouldn’t have been death penalty and they wouldn’t have got Ethel. I should be citing sources but from what I remember all of the stuff Julius got to the Soviets was minor/stuff they already knew.