I am a history buff, in school I always paid attention because I was fascinated by how it appears to repeat itself. I have always attributed this possible repetition to the fact that basic human nature never really changes. We are a motley horde, and there is always someone that wants to be top dog.
There are times in history when a collective exhibits a particular side of human behavior which can be destructive to others. Today is one of those times. It can be seen through the comparisons being made to policies and events in the US to the policies and actions that contributed to the rise of Hitler.
Today I saw a political cartoon from 1941 created by Dr. Seuss. I was curious and wanted to know more about the cartoons created by one of my favorite childhood writers. I found Dr. Seuss created 200 political cartoons in the forties. I was amazed at how many of these 74-77 year old cartoons so accurately describe today’s events. History, what a wonder you are.
In 1940 the America First Movement was started. They were an anti-war group who did not want the US involved in Europe’s conflicts. European Jewish families fled to our shores, and were turned away by our government. Echo of the border crisis abound.
Dr. Seuss was one of the first to recognize what was going on in Germany, and thought it was wrong to turn away the fleeing families. He turned to creating political cartoons lambasting the America First movement and the Nazi during WWII. Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons collection.
History, something to reflect on...