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To: Trump20162020

“The family was of German descent, and Geisel and his sister Marnie experienced anti-German prejudice from other children following the outbreak of World War I in 1914.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss

“As World War II began, Geisel turned to political cartoons, drawing over 400 in two years as editorial cartoonist for the left-leaning New York City daily newspaper, PM.[37] Geisel’s political cartoons, later published in Dr. Seuss Goes to War, denounced Hitler and Mussolini and were highly critical of non-interventionists (”isolationists”), most notably Charles Lindbergh, who opposed US entry into the war.[38] One cartoon[39] depicted Japanese Americans being handed TNT after a “call from home”, while other cartoons deplored the racism at home against Jews and blacks that harmed the war effort.[40][41] His cartoons were strongly supportive of President Roosevelt’s handling of the war, combining the usual exhortations to ration and contribute to the war effort with frequent attacks on Congress[42] (especially the Republican Party),[43] parts of the press (such as the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Times-Herald),[44] and others for criticism of Roosevelt, criticism of aid to the Soviet Union,[45][46] investigation of suspected Communists,[47] and other offences that he depicted as leading to disunity and helping the Nazis, intentionally or inadvertently.”


11 posted on 03/04/2021 12:00:44 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

Being against the Germans wasn’t being against “White Privilege”?


16 posted on 03/04/2021 12:03:39 PM PST by Paladin2
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