karlunity Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 December the 7th 1941 Remember... karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 During my first stint at the Post Office and I assume with all federal offices. All work stopped and a moment of silence was observed on 12/7. At 9:00AM at post offices and noon at other federal facilities. When I returned in the late 70's it was no longer happening. During my absence I was told some WW2 Vets showed their objection by calling in sick on Pearl Harbor Day. My guess as I don't know for sure. A federal employee of Japanese decent likely complained. Also when I returned in the late 70's. The swearing in oath was changed and I no longer had to swear I had no affiliation with the Communist Party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 More like a commie complained. ...most Japanese I know are better than that. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Roosevelt gave a powerful speech Dec. 8th, 1941. I didn't like everything he did, but he was a good wartime president. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I read somewhere that Roosevelt pulled the news and movie media in and basically told them they were going to be pro-war. No one knows (or will say) what leverage he used on them, but it must have been pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I would be surprised if he had to use much force. It was a different country with much different people in those days. The very cream of Hollywood put careers on hold and signed up to fight. I may be wrong but I have not heard of one of the present day stars fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. Certainly no one of Clark Gable's or Gene Autry's stature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Mu uncle was stationed a short time at the same base a Clark Gable. From what my uncle told me Gable stirred up a lot of resentment among other air crews. First he was the only commissioned tail gunner failing to make the grade as a pilot or a navigator. Gable's crew were only assigned so-called gravy runs usually transporting dignitaries, high ranking officers and USO celebrities. Jimmy Stewart was a true combat hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Mu uncle was stationed a short time at the same base a Clark Gable. From what my uncle told me Gable stirred up a lot of resentment among other air crews. First he was the only commissioned tail gunner failing to make the grade as a pilot or a navigator. Gable's crew were only assigned so-called gravy runs usually transporting dignitaries, high ranking officers and USO celebrities. Jimmy Stewart was a true combat hero. That may be true but, there are also stories about him sneaking onto bomb runs over Germany. The point is, he didn't have to be there at all. Gable and dozens of other "stars" volunteered. You'd be hard pressed to find any Hollywood actors in the military these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 At the start of the war, the majority, or at least a large part of the press was anti-war. "Not our business what Europe does this time..." In fact, a bunch of the media was very pro-Hitler. Just as today, they just love a socialist dictator. Lucky Lindy, "W"'s grandfather, Henry Ford, all those were very pro-Hitler as well. Ford had a picture of Hitler on his desk through the 30's. Maybe the 40's, but I think they eventually made hime take it down. Then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt calls the media in and suddenly everyone is anti-Hitler and Pro-War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 War makes a big difference. Russia's Putin, was wildly popular here until he started a war in Ukraine. The same in the old neighborhood, you think Billy up the street is the greatest guy around, until he pushes your little sister into a puddle. Then it's A$$ whoop time for Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Jewish people had and have great power in Hollywood and they knew that Hitler was their foe so it would not have taken much to win the support of Hollywood for that reason alone. But it was a different nation in 41 and Japan after 12/ 7 was hated ..much like the avg person felt toward the islamics on 9/11. It is true that there was a very strong anti war movement FDR knew that and lied like a champ to get reelected. Now He may well have been right as if the USA had stayed out of the war, there is a good chance Hitler may well have won and that would not have been a good thing. As to Putin, much as I hate to say anything good about a rusky, he could NOT have let Sevastopol become part of the EU or worse NATO 5 years from now. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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