From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Sat Jan 25 2003 - 12:20:47 MST
In a message dated 1/25/2003 1:03:32 PM Central Standard Time, jonkc@att.net
writes: Actually, the USA did not go to war with Nazi Germany in 1940 because
in that year there was a powerful peace movement in the land; it makes you
realize that peace movements are not always on the side of the angels.
Kai,
I think John said it well enough. But as his point is extremely
valuable let me restate it a different way.
The US went to war against the Nazis in late 1941. Because we had a
powerful peace movement made up to a large extent (but not entirely) by
members of various German American nationalist groups we didn't go to war in
1940.
We also had such a movement (made up of other people of course) during
our Revolution. Some of them formed loyalist groups of militia, others ran
to Canada.
We had such a group in 1812 but we hear little of them for one reason
or another.
We had such a group in our Civil War that would have left the black
man a slave.
They were present during the First World War and in fact Wilson was
elected President playing to them.
We have already discussed them during the 2nd World War. I remember
them during the Korean War by their stares every time I traveled in uniform.
They have always been around and sometimes as in Vietnam, WWI & WWII
they have been powerful enough to contribute to a tragedy.
Ron h.
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