[drjimmy]

I doubt 'history' has discovered that the Nazis held any appeal for Lindbergh; the worst that can be said of him is that he didn't see anything in them worth going to war over

Lindbergh was, indeed, the Pat Buchanan of his day. But you cannot claim that the Nazis held no appeal for the man who wrote the following (and was later presented with the Service Cross of the German Eagle by Air Marshal Hermann Goering):

"The condition of the country, and the appearance of the average person whom I saw, leaves me with the impression that Hitler must have far more character and vision than I thought existed in the German leader who has been painted in so many different ways by the accounts in America and England."

"With all the things we criticize, he is undoubtedly a great man, and I believe has done much for the German people. He is a fanatic in many ways, anyone can see that there is a certain amount of fanaticism in Germany today. It is less than I expected, but it is there. On the other hand, Hitler has accomplished results (good in addition to bad), which could hardly have been accomplished without some fanaticism."

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But you cannot claim that the Nazis held no appeal for the man who wrote the following (and was later presented with the Service Cross of the German Eagle by Air Marshal Hermann Goering):

I seem to recall that there was some kerfuffle over the medal, something like Lindbergh was snookered into accepting it, but I can't find my Lindbergh biography so I can't say for certain.

As for the comments you quote, it's only in retrospect that they look foolish or sinister. In 1938, they were reasonable enough.

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Lindbergh was, indeed, the Pat Buchanan of his day

I didn't know Buchanan could fly a plane.