While there isn't a formal isolationist organization today, the informal 1/3-1/2 of the GOP that is for paving the way for Putin and Xi is certainly larger and has much more prominent elected officials and spokespeople for it.
And to slightly (ever so slightly) defend America First 1940, they at least didn't have the example of WWII in …
While there isn't a formal isolationist organization today, the informal 1/3-1/2 of the GOP that is for paving the way for Putin and Xi is certainly larger and has much more prominent elected officials and spokespeople for it.
And to slightly (ever so slightly) defend America First 1940, they at least didn't have the example of WWII in hindsight to see both how dangerous and fully evil the Nazis were. They could also point to the Nazis fighting the Soviets and wonder about the wisdom of getting involved while the rest of the world beat the shit out of each other. They were wrong, and it certainly could have been seen at the time, but I don't think they were quite so glaringly obviously wrong as Trump and crew are.
It is a smaller world now, a more interconnected world, and our oceans aren't going to protect us long term from unchecked Authoritarian axis between Moscow and Beijing.
And they suffered the consequences of their non-mainstream beliefs. There was a line Americans would not cross. Lindbergh crossed it in a speech and was instantly rejected. Though the movement continued (but never became the GOP itself). There was a line even in the GOP up until Trump really and I guess that is his big contribution to today's GOP. He opened Pandora's box and unleashed the Kraken. You can't unring a bell. Sorry about mixed metaphors; unforgiveable.
While there isn't a formal isolationist organization today, the informal 1/3-1/2 of the GOP that is for paving the way for Putin and Xi is certainly larger and has much more prominent elected officials and spokespeople for it.
And to slightly (ever so slightly) defend America First 1940, they at least didn't have the example of WWII in hindsight to see both how dangerous and fully evil the Nazis were. They could also point to the Nazis fighting the Soviets and wonder about the wisdom of getting involved while the rest of the world beat the shit out of each other. They were wrong, and it certainly could have been seen at the time, but I don't think they were quite so glaringly obviously wrong as Trump and crew are.
It is a smaller world now, a more interconnected world, and our oceans aren't going to protect us long term from unchecked Authoritarian axis between Moscow and Beijing.
And they suffered the consequences of their non-mainstream beliefs. There was a line Americans would not cross. Lindbergh crossed it in a speech and was instantly rejected. Though the movement continued (but never became the GOP itself). There was a line even in the GOP up until Trump really and I guess that is his big contribution to today's GOP. He opened Pandora's box and unleashed the Kraken. You can't unring a bell. Sorry about mixed metaphors; unforgiveable.