PeterRS Posted October 2 Posted October 2 She may be 87 but clearly as on the ball as ever. The great actor Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment in the wake of Trump's censorship threats. She is following in the footsteps of her father actor Henry Fonda who launched the Committee in the 1940s in response to the House un-American Activities Committee led by the awful Senator Joseph McCarthy. This had accused many entertainment figures of being communist sympathisers, "derailing many careers and casting a chilling effect on Hollywood." His daughter Jane's relaunch has been supported by 550 entertainment figures, many household names. In a statement she said this - “The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together and stood up for the principles in the Constitution against the forces of repression. Those forces have returned. And it is our turn to stand together in defense of our constitutional rights . . . Free speech and free expression are the inalienable rights of every American of all backgrounds and political beliefs – no matter how liberal or conservative you may be. The ability to criticize, question, protest, and even mock those in power is foundational to what America has always aspired to be.” In a letter encouraging her peers to join the initiative, Fonda pointed to her long history as a civil rights activist. “I’m 87 years old. I’ve seen war, repression, protest, and backlash. I’ve been celebrated, and I’ve been branded an enemy of the state. “But I can tell you this: this is the most frightening moment of my life,” https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/01/jane-fonda-committee-first-amendment-trump It is surely more than interesting that a counsel on one of McCarthy's hearings was the dreadful closet homosexual Roy Cohn, the man who went on to became Donald Trump's mentor and from whose playbook of dirty tricks Trump not only learned his "craft" but puts it into practice almost daily. stevenkesslar 1 Quote
