Dr. Seuss - MERCHANT OF DEATH

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  1. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    Well, not quite.

    But he was HEAVILY involved in WWII propaganda. And he wrote a documentary on a War Department film about the planned invasion of Japan if the Japanese hadn't surrendered. The film, called Design for Death, won the academy award for best documentary.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_Death

    And his political cartoons about World War II have some very familiar images in them:

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    Interesting to note they started considerably before the US involvement in WWII, in specific a full 11 months before Pearl Harbor.
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    I'd kick Hitler in the nuts,
    I'd kick the japs right in their butts.
    The Italians I'd leave alone
    Because their heads are full of bone.
    I'll beat the Axis Sam I Am
    Me, FDR, and Uncle Sam!
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    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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