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d_r

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5. some of his world war 2

Reply to icymist (Original post)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 07:30 PM

Jan 2018

propaganda cartoons are horribly racist, using stereotypes that were common in propaganda at the time.

But even though times have changed, you can tell that some things stay the same-

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A walk down memory lane. Some things never change. 1935 Dr Seuss (I believe) [View all] icymist Jan 2018 OP

Wow, is that frightening or what! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #1

Dr Suess (Ted Suess Geisel) did a lot of political cartoons for a newspaper during WWII htuttle Jan 2018 #3

+++ I have a collection book of his work from that era lunasun Jan 2018 #4

Dr. Suess's contraptions were always a wonderful mixture of Rube Goldberg and Steampunk. Aristus Jan 2018 #6

This is our history-- google around for the "No Nothing Party" for a shining example of... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #2

some of his world war 2 d_r Jan 2018 #5

OMG: Mitch McConnell in drag cojoel Jan 2018 #7

He was viciously anti-Japanese... Archae Jan 2018 #8

Everyone was. Squinch Jan 2018 #10

There was a nasty kerfuffle at DU year before last over the book collection of Seuss's WW II toons Hekate Jan 2018 #9