Posted on 10/17/2003 9:44:42 AM PDT by Weimdog
http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/quagmire.asp debunked a similar alleged Reuters piece. Did you see the dead-tree (or a least the microfiche copy) of the Life article?Snopes is NOT the un-biased arbiter of truth that they appear to be, so I also take what THEY say with a large grain of salt...
...but, from www.life.com, at least the COVER PICTURE and the alleged date of publication (January 7, 1946) check out:
VOLUME 9, NO. 1, May 2003
THIS FEATURE INCLUDES;
Polyanna Returns
By Mary Ann Greenwood
POLLYANNA RETURNS
Pollyanna has been almost pecked to death by Chicken Little – and the Bears are eating Bull meat on Wall Street. What a challenging time the 2000-2002 Bear Market has been for investors, managers and advisors.
Every Bear Market (when the equity market loses 30+ percent of its value) has its causes and characteristics. There have been four over the past century (see insert). This time, it began with the Y2K panic, followed by the technology bubble, a prolonged Presidential election, the terrorist attack of 9-11, corporate governance issues, and finally, the invasion of Iraq. Is it over? Pollyanna certainly hopes so!
In the search for what one should do in this environment, pundits are declaring, as always, “this time it is different”; investors should seek new strategies and programs. In truth, most would-be pundits don’t know. Investment has not changed: capital is placed at risk with the expectation of gain, but the possibility of loss. Having been around the block a couple of times, Pollyanna observes that Santayana was right, “Those who cannot remember history, are condemned to repeat it.”
To illustrate, a friend recently shared a copy of LIFE Magazine from January 7, 1946 – just five months after the end of WWII. The purpose was to read an article on Winston Churchill’s paintings, but another article caught my attention: WALL STREET - Bull Market Gives New Life to Citadel of U.S. Capitalism. The opening paragraph is great...-- snip --
Yet another article in that January 1946 issue of LIFE caught my attention: Americans are Losing the Victory in Europe. John Dos Passos, returning from the Nurnberg trials, reported on the difficult times in post-war Germany and Europe. His comments remind us that winning the peace may be as difficult as winning the war. I expect that we should be prepared to hear similar criticisms of the present, even though we expect the eventual outcome to be successful.
“A tour of the beaten-up cities of Europe six months after victory is a mighty sobering experience for anyone. Europeans, friend and foe alike, look you accusingly in the face and tell you how bitterly they are disappointed in you as an American. They cite the evolution of the word “liberation.” Before the Normandy landings it meant to be freed from the tyranny of the Nazis. Now it stands in the minds of the civilians for one thing, looting.
“Never has American prestige in Europe been lower. People never tire of telling you of the ignorance and rowdyism of American troops, of our misunderstanding of European conditions...
True, in fact the link they provide is clearly biased. But I'd feel better knowing if anyone who posts regularly on this forum has actually seen this article in a more substantial form. It has the odor of apocrypha because it is a little too convenient and I find it unusual that Dos Passos would attack his beloved Soviet Union.
-- snip --( revised ) L I F E Issue Date: January 7 1946 LIFE Magazine, with all those great photographs, features, writers, vintage advertisements and MORE! MORE LIFE magazines, CLICK HERE! IN THIS ISSUE (MOST below include MANY PICTURES): This description copyright Edward D Peyton 2002. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited.
Cover: Winston Churchill's Paintings Speaking of Pictures . Carol Landis dances behind a flaming paper hoop. Then it burns away!
Life's reports: Oldest man in U. S. Dies -- Jim Wilson concludes a healthy life at 120. GRIM Europe faces winter of misery. Americans are losing the victory in Europe. Destitute nations fell that the U. S. has failed them by John Dos Passos. the Sceptical French Press...
See also:
HOW WE ARE LOSING WORLD WAR II
Posted by Dallas59
On 10/18/2003 3:25 AM PDT with 32 comments
Life Magazine ^ | Jan/07/1946 | John Dos PassosAmericans are losing the victory in Europe Destitute nations feel America has failed them
Posted by LadyDoc
On 10/17/2003 2:59 PM PDT with 6 comments
Life ^ | Jan 7,1946 | John Dos PassosTime-Life Mag 1946: Americans Are Losing Victory in Europe
Posted by MattAMiller
On 10/17/2003 1:43 PM PDT with 8 comments
Time-Life/JessicaWells.com ^ | January 7, 1946 | John Dos PassosAmericans Are Losing The Peace In Europe
Posted by Weimdog
On 10/17/2003 9:44 AM PDT with 64 comments
Life Magazine ^ | January 7, 1946 | John Dos Passos
It was another Viet Nam
LOL!
The entire article is on his (free) website along with cover and photo.
Dims must be mortified by these "reprehensable" "attrocities", under Dim Prez FDR and HT.
Of course nothing is said about beheadings etc.
This thread came up in a search engine. I have posted it in a forum frequented by America-hating Europeans
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34104&highlight=
See my comments below.
Nice.
I've registered to be able to post comments on the site. Just waiting for confirmation.
I think the interesting thing about the Life magazine WW2 article is how closely it mirrors todays news coverage of events in Iraq. The tone is almost exactly the same. The American forces are bogged down, it's a quagmire, losing the peace, etc. It's eerily familiar.
Maybe time to ressurect this.
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