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FBI Informant: Ray Bradbury's Sci-fi Written To Induce Communistic Mass Hysteria

Posted by Soulskill on from the your-parents'-tax-dollars-at-work dept.

v3rgEz writes: The FBI followed Ray Bradbury's career very closely, in part because an informant warned them that his writing was not enjoyable fantasy, but rather tantamount to psychological warfare. "The general aim of these science fiction writers is to frighten the people into a state of paralysis or psychological incompetence bordering on hysteria," the informant warned. "Which would make it very possible to conduct a Third World War in which the American people would believe could not be won since their morale had seriously been destroyed."

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  1. FBI personnel lobotomized before or after... by gestalt_n_pepper · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure these guys could distinguish a credible threat from a popular band fan base... Oh wait, they can't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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  2. The quote was shortened a bit. by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The general aim of these science fiction writers is to frighten the people into a state of paralysis or psychological incompetence bordering on hysteria,"

    "...and believe me, you're talking to a man with a _lot_ of experience with psychological incompetence bordering on hysteria."

  3. Pretty sure it's true by honestmonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know that when I was a kid, every time I read a Bradbury story I got into a state of communistic panic, and it took a hot dog, piece of apple pie and a baseball game to calm me down.

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  4. Re:Wait, what? by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny

    If this is true, then we should call the fire department and have his books burned right away.

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  5. Frighten the people by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    We can't have people doing that. That's the government's job.

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  6. Re:Wait, what? by LifesABeach · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really? And I thought Oklahoma was another name for Texas Heights