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I guess in the 1930s, Americans had similar thoughts about Germans.

ta1243 2y ago
Many americans loved what Hitler was doing to Make Germany Great Again. Charles Lindbergh for example blamed the Jews for WW2 > National polls showed that when England and France declared war on Germany, in 1939, less than 10 percent of our [USA] population favored a similar course for America. ... The three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration.
- brookst 2y ago
  We don’t like to talk about it but there were literal, actual Nazi rallies in support of Germany. And not fringe, either — notably one at Madison Square Garden.
  - bilbo0s 2y ago
    In fairness, there are still nazi rallies all across the country. It's them forcing their freedom of assembly and speech rights on everyone. Doesn't necessarily mean everyone in the US today is a nazi. Even the Trump brigade are more fascists than nazis. Not that it's a good thing, just pointing out the distinction.
    - brookst 2y ago
      I have no complaints with the fact that either nazi or fascist rallies are allowed, but I have great objection to what it says about the country that they were/are attended in relatively large numbers.
  - akuchling 2y ago
    A documentary from PBS's American Experience: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/nazi-town-usa/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/nazi-town-...
- cjpearson 2y ago
  While there were certainly many Nazi sympathizers, one should not extrapolate the desire to stay out of the war as widespread support for Germany. Popular opinion was generally against the third reich. In 1936 there was an ultimately unsuccessful effort to boycott the Berlin Olympics and in 1938 94% of Americans disapproved of Germany's antisemitic policies. [0][1] When the war started, opinion varied depending on the question. When asked about directly entering the war most were indeed against it. However, if asked simply about supporting England, France and Poland, Americans were strongly in favor. They supported providing humanitarian and military aid and rejecting any of Germany's territorial claims. [2] The more complicated question was if America should continue supporting England even if that risked involvement in the war. In early 1940 about 35% were in favor, rising to 70% by Autumn 1941. [3] [0]: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-movement-to-boycott-the-berlin-olympics-of-1936 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-moveme... [1]: https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/topics/public-opinion https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/to... [2]: https://news.gallup.com/vault/265865/gallup-vault-opinion-start-world-war.aspx https://news.gallup.com/vault/265865/gallup-vault-opinion-st... [3]: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/72361 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/72361
verzali 2y ago
20,000 Americans turned up to a Nazi rally held in Madison Square Garden in 1939. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Nazi_rally_at_Madison_Square_Garden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Nazi_rally_at_Madison_Squ...
- input_sh 2y ago
  I like to point out how Hindenburg looked like before it blew up: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hindenburg_over_New_York_1937.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hindenburg_over_New_...

Many americans loved what Hitler was doing to Make Germany Great Again. Charles Lindbergh for example blamed the Jews for WW2 > National polls showed that when England and France declared war on Germany, in 1939, less than 10 percent of our [USA] population favored a similar course for America. ... The three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration.

brookst 2y ago
We don’t like to talk about it but there were literal, actual Nazi rallies in support of Germany. And not fringe, either — notably one at Madison Square Garden.
- bilbo0s 2y ago
  In fairness, there are still nazi rallies all across the country. It's them forcing their freedom of assembly and speech rights on everyone. Doesn't necessarily mean everyone in the US today is a nazi. Even the Trump brigade are more fascists than nazis. Not that it's a good thing, just pointing out the distinction.
  - brookst 2y ago
    I have no complaints with the fact that either nazi or fascist rallies are allowed, but I have great objection to what it says about the country that they were/are attended in relatively large numbers.
- akuchling 2y ago
  A documentary from PBS's American Experience: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/nazi-town-usa/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/nazi-town-...
cjpearson 2y ago
While there were certainly many Nazi sympathizers, one should not extrapolate the desire to stay out of the war as widespread support for Germany. Popular opinion was generally against the third reich. In 1936 there was an ultimately unsuccessful effort to boycott the Berlin Olympics and in 1938 94% of Americans disapproved of Germany's antisemitic policies. [0][1] When the war started, opinion varied depending on the question. When asked about directly entering the war most were indeed against it. However, if asked simply about supporting England, France and Poland, Americans were strongly in favor. They supported providing humanitarian and military aid and rejecting any of Germany's territorial claims. [2] The more complicated question was if America should continue supporting England even if that risked involvement in the war. In early 1940 about 35% were in favor, rising to 70% by Autumn 1941. [3] [0]: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-movement-to-boycott-the-berlin-olympics-of-1936 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-moveme... [1]: https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/topics/public-opinion https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/to... [2]: https://news.gallup.com/vault/265865/gallup-vault-opinion-start-world-war.aspx https://news.gallup.com/vault/265865/gallup-vault-opinion-st... [3]: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/72361 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/72361

verzali 2y ago

20,000 Americans turned up to a Nazi rally held in Madison Square Garden in 1939. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Nazi_rally_at_Madison_Square_Garden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Nazi_rally_at_Madison_Squ...

input_sh 2y ago
I like to point out how Hindenburg looked like before it blew up: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hindenburg_over_New_York_1937.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hindenburg_over_New_...