03-09-2023, 05:36 PM
(03-08-2023, 01:17 PM)Nately120 Wrote: This reminds me of the Phillip Roth book The Plot Against America where the GOP turns to a famous figure who is anti war, yet also campaigns on growing suspicions of fellow americans.
This was a true story where the GOP made Charles Lindbergh their figurehead and they were isolationists. This was during the pre-WWII area when members of the GOP worked with Nazi Germany to promote anti-war propaganda to keep us out of WWII. Many members of the GOP in congress were arrested and charged with Sedition, but then Pearl Harbor happened and this was mainly forgotten about. You can google Nazi Germany rallies at Madison Square Garden and you'll see pictures of many members of the GOP in attendance as well as Lindbergh as the key note speaker.
HBO had this as a mini-series and if you're into Podcasts look up ULTRA by Rachael Maddow and she'll tell you this largely forgotten story the GOP wants swept under the rug.
https://rephonic.com/podcasts/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra
