When I think of Lindbergh he usually appears in my mind as Jimmy Stewart, from the biopic I have seen so many times. So I have tended to give him the benefit of the doubt as a sincere but misguided seeker of peace in his relations with the Nazis. That attitude becomes more difficult to sustain when I read this story in the context of the events we have covered over the last month and going back to March.
I think Lindbergh was basically a geek who was in way over his head on politics. He was an early case of “shut up and sing.” Hitler used him and his reputation was permanently tarnished if not ruined.
..I’ve been told that Henry Ford was also in that camp ...