Thankfully the United States has come up with a Policy of Containment. You probably know it was created to stop the spread of communism. We believe it is a great strategy that Truman put through to stop the evil Soviet Union. Although I don’t know how well it has been working because China has become communist and people are terrified including my wife and I. Everyone I know is terrified because containment did not work in China. I think it has something to do with the US government being full of communists, they want communism to spread and to keep spreading. They don’t care about the United States and the United States citizens. They only care about themselves and the spread of their beloved way of government. Who knows what they even do in these communist countries. Thankfully we have the Iron Curtain so we do not have to know what the communists even do there. But we can still track what they are doing. Thank god for the satellites so we can prepare for their attack and know what crazy communist things are being planned. I bet for everyone horrific things are happening to them in the countries that have become communist. Things that our amazing democracy would never even think of doing. Although there is still the Iron Curtain we are still preparing for a Soviet Attack, we know those crazy communists could try to come into Western Europe at any time. But they need to stay in Eastern Europe, communism can no longer spread. 

Personally, we are not too sure about this Marshall Plan. Giving money to other countries even if they are for now non-communist they could be working with the Soviet Union for all we know and end up taking our money for their own benefit. We have heard that we have given aid to many other countries, way too much for my liking. We just got out of war too, we can’t afford to be giving out billions of dollars. But many countries have been damaged greatly because of the war so I suppose it is good that we are giving aid. If the Marshall Plan was not created we could have another Hitler rising into power which is the last thing we need. But it did not even work with China. How much money did we give them? Oh right 3 billion dollars in aid. Did they become communist? Oh yes, they did and now the United States has lost so much money. Those other countries better not be using us for our money too!

The United States has continued to make a huge Involvement in Korea. We believe the United States has to keep sending troops and money to Korea. They need it. South Korea can not turn communist either, there is just no way. America is the best country and we will always win. So in order to stop communism, we know the United States has to step in. So my wife and I wholeheartedly agree with the United States' involvement in the Korean War. Many have risked their lives going to fight against North Korea but the United States has done the right thing even if it has cost many lives. Communism is more deadly than any war anyway. 

Any way to stop communism is fine with us, we know that it is our country's job to spread democracy and to stop communism. This letter is part of our fight against communism. 

Sincerely, 

Edith and Elmer Williams

     So in the end the Soviet Union won as a result of the uprising in 1956. Everything around me was destroyed, and I mean everything. Around 20,000 people were wounded, more than 2,500 died and 2,000 of those who died were Hungarian. Then about 200,000 people were forced to leave their home and their land. The Soviets even captured around 5,000 people and 860 were young children. The people who were captured were sent to the Soviet Union as prisoners of war and of those around 300-450 people died. So unfortunately Hungary was not able to get out of the Warsaw Pact and is still under Soviet military control. Hope this letter helps you understand how bad it is here. 

                                             Love and miss you both, 

                                                        Clyde

I hope you are doing well and taking care of yourself. I imagine you have heard about the recent linking of sexuality to communism. I mean, of course, you have you work at the State Department. But I don’t want you to worry but I have been accused of being gay and engaging in homosexual activity. I found out because a man from the US State Department came to my work. I was told they had reason to believe that I was gay and therefore a communist. They believed I was a threat and that I betrayed our government. I had heard of this happening to other people around me but I never thought I would be accused of engaging in homosexual activity. I don’t think I look “gay” but I guess others think I do because that is what everything is being based on. I don’t want to resign but I know I will be fired soon if I don’t. Many people have resigned recently and I didn’t think much of it. It could ruin my life even more and I could never get a job again if this gets out. I was wondering if you knew of any way I could prove I am not gay because I imagine you are dealing with this all around you. If not totally okay, I am just really struggling right now and don’t know what to do. 

Anyway, I later found out that someone that was also being accused of being gay gave my name as someone he thought was gay or that he had seen me engaging in homosexual behavior. I don’t know who did it but it is very sad. Apparently, his reasoning was that I have so-called “feminine features.” I don't even know what that means and I don’t think there is anything I can do to change it. 

I figured out at this point, the United States government's goal is to get rid of anyone who looks or acts “different” than anyone meaning anyone who is bisexual or homosexual. Everyone here around me now thinks everyone is a communist or a homosexual. If you are either or both then that means that you are giving confidential important information to the USSR. 

My plan right now is to maybe go back home if I have to, I don’t want to but it might come to that. If I get fired or quit I don’t have much money in my savings account to fall back on and most likely will not be able to get a job around here. And that is due to me being a “homosexual communist.”

I hope I can keep my job here or get one back home if needed. If you have any ideas on what I should do please let me know. 

                                                     With much love, 

                                                                James Lee

2. QUESTION: Why are gay men, gay women, and bisexuals a threat to national security?

3. QUESTION: How do you justify all the recent firing and prosecuting of gay men, gay women, and bisexuals?

4. QUESTION: What type of punishment do you think these communist gay men, gay women, and bisexuals deserve?