Talk:Victor Herman

Communist sympathies?
The article claims that 300 Ford auto workers who had "Communist sympathies" were sent to the Soviet Union under the deal that Ford made. Tim Tzouliadis' 2008 book "The Forsaken" says otherwise -- that these were actually just arbitrary Ford workers from the River Rouge plant, who knew that another round of layoffs was coming and accepted relocation due to a combination of seemingly generous pay and seemingly secure work during the Great Depression. There were certainly many Americans (thousands) who went to the Soviet Union to "build socialism." However, given Ford's known hatred of Communism, it seems highly unlikely that he employed 300 workers known to have Communist sympathies in the first place. Jsamans (talk) 19:14, 18 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Sounds reasonable, I can't find a source to back up the claim in the article. Modified it to this, as his father did express socialist leanings and a desire to help the Soviets, in Herman's memoir. With that said, it seems likely most of those who went to Russia were equally pro-socialist in outlook as the job required significant sacrifices that a paycheck alone would probably not have been enough for most people. -- Green  C  14:44, 19 August 2020 (UTC)