Posted on 06/22/2004 10:32:50 PM PDT by kattracks
Is that "all in the name of entertainment"?
We are going less frequently to movies than we used. We loved the film "Gods and Generals" though apparently it wasn't for everyone. "The Passion," "The Last Samurai," "Master and Commander," and "Miracle" are some of the top recent films on my husband's list.
Michelle is having a new book come out in September and also a paperback edition of "Invasion."
We still have Willis
I believe the reason Hollywood produced anti-Axis Movies had nothing to do with patriotism and everything to do with Communism.
Before Hitler double-crossed his ally Joe Stalin, leftists in America like Bella Abzug were isolationists and opposed any actions by the U.S. to support Hitler's enemies. Since Hitler was Stalin's ally, they clandestinely supported Hitler, or at least didn't want to oppose him.
Once Hitler double-crossed the murdering Georgian, everything changed and all American leftists and communists wanted the U.S. to attack Hitler. This was reflected in the movies that Hollywood produced. The leftist in Hollywood were never really supporing America, they were supporting a war effort which benefitted their buddy and idol Joe Stalin.
Even after the war ended, Hollywood continued to focus on NAZIs and Japanese as villains and never really targeted the Soviets as they supported them and wanted to continue to use Axis charactures to demonize right wingers in the public eye. They conveniently ignored the fact that the NAZIs were actually state socialists and the overwhelming number of American right-wingers were patriotic Americans and had no connection with NAZIs or racism. But then, truth never got in the way of good propaganda to a leftist and still doesn't.
We weren't at war until December, 1941...
Perhaps Ms. Malkin means February, 1942.
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