• Tujio@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Never forget that in 1939 the second biggest Nazi party in the world was in America. Massive rally at Madison Square Garden, etc.

    The official line was that John Wayne didn’t get sent to Europe to fight because he was more valuable to the war effort boosting morale in the home front. The secret reason was that they weren’t quite sure which direction he’d be shooting.