I was in university at the time, a large southwestern school. By univ. rules we had to take a course in government. The advice was that the instructor I had drawn was something of a pinko, and write essays accordingly to get good marks without work. I generally cribbed something out of the newspapers and a book or two and got a good mark. I was one of many there under the GI bill. We didn't think much about politics, just got on with our studies, and weekend visits to the beer halls. We never agitated, and read but were unaffected by the occasional piece in the student daily about blacklists. In other words, the era had little effect on me or anyone I knew personally. The object of this posting is that I think most people at that time never felt that they were affected in any way.