Don’t Be a Sucker
This interesting War Department film from 1947, with anti-racist and anti-fascist themes, warns Americans not to let let fanaticism and hatred turn them into suckers.
However, with the emerging Cold War, this rhetoric seems oddly out of synch..
In August 2017, the film went viral on the internet in the aftermath of the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Published on July 05, 2018 04:00
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I began by posting events around the turn This website www.enemyinmirror.com explores the consciousness, diplomacy, emotion, prejudice and psychology of 20th Century America and her enemies in wartime.
I began by posting events around the turn of the 20th century as I was researching my first novel about the Pacific War. I continued through WWII for my second novel about the Battle of the Atlantic. Now I am beginning to look at the Cold War as I gather information for my next novel about the Korean War. ...more
I began by posting events around the turn This website www.enemyinmirror.com explores the consciousness, diplomacy, emotion, prejudice and psychology of 20th Century America and her enemies in wartime.
I began by posting events around the turn of the 20th century as I was researching my first novel about the Pacific War. I continued through WWII for my second novel about the Battle of the Atlantic. Now I am beginning to look at the Cold War as I gather information for my next novel about the Korean War. ...more
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