You make some interesting points, but I would point out that the "guilty" weren't guilty of doing anything illegal. It has never been illegal in the U.S. to be a Communist or a Communist sympathizer. To my knowledge none of the Hollywood Communists were ever accused of espionage.
<strong class='bbc'>The Front Blu-ray Review</strong><p>The Hollywood blacklist during the post-war era after World War II is one of the darkest periods in the history of the entertainment business. Although there was never an official written blacklist, the movie studios were under constant...