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bigtree

(85,996 posts) Wed Mar 10, 2021, 11:03 AM Mar 2021

Dr. Seuss and 'America First'

Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC
Dr. Seuss expressed himself on “America First,” 1941:

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Dr. Seuss and 'America First' (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2021 OP

Well done, Dr. Seuss! Karadeniz Mar 2021 #1

America First was the predecessor of MAGA captain queeg Mar 2021 #2

There is a collection of his political cartoons at https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive cyclonefence Mar 2021 #3

The owner of the Seuss copyrights were correct to discontinue some his works LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #4

It's not like they rounded up every copy FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #5

Karadeniz

(22,513 posts)

1. Well done, Dr. Seuss!

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Wed Mar 10, 2021, 11:07 AM

Mar 2021

captain queeg

(10,188 posts)

2. America First was the predecessor of MAGA

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Wed Mar 10, 2021, 11:08 AM

Mar 2021

The good Dr nailed it.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)

3. There is a collection of his political cartoons at https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive

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Wed Mar 10, 2021, 11:42 AM

Mar 2021

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,176 posts)

4. The owner of the Seuss copyrights were correct to discontinue some his works

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Wed Mar 10, 2021, 12:29 PM

Mar 2021

FoxNewsSucks

(10,429 posts)

5. It's not like they rounded up every copy

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 10, 2021, 01:09 PM

Mar 2021

and burned them. Those books might have a place in a museum for educational purposes, to show how things were. But there's no reason for that to be in current publication.

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