It appears (about) the only difference, between present-times & 1932, is that...the MIC (http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6767.htm) has made "patriotism" more-profitable.

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"After he left Germany, appalled by the barbarism of the Nazis, Einstein lent his name to a variety of organisations dedicated to peace and disarmament (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2033324.stm).

Because of this, the Woman Patriot Corp wrote a 16-page letter to the State Department, the first item in Einstein's file, in 1932, arguing that Einstein should not be allowed into the United States.

"Not even Stalin himself" was affiliated with so many anarchic-communist groups, the letter said." :rolleyes:

"According to the plan, the United States was to round up suspects, detain them at federal prisons or military facilities and eventually allow them a hearing that would not be bound by the rules of evidence.

While parts of Hoover's approach are reminiscent of the way the Bush administration has tried to battle terrorism following September 11, 2001, author Ronald Kessler said he sees a big difference between that plan and the detention of suspected terrorists now. Kessler has penned several books about the FBI, including "The Bureau."

"The court has allowed all the measures that the Bush administration has used to find terrorists to continue," he said. "Congress has allowed all the measures to continue as well. So it's quite a contrast (http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/24/hoover.mass.arrests/index.html) with the days of J. Edgar Hoover."