It’s interesting to see how FDR’s minions were using cartoons to shape public opinion<\/p>\n
Until the early 1950s TV only existed as experimental technology and a novelty for the very rich. Cartoons were shown in movie theaters before the feature and maybe in between double features.<\/p>\n
This Popeye cartoon was from 1941<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OqFylKOtpdU<\/p>\n
It was released November 14th 1941, about three weeks before Pearl Harbor would happen. While the enemy is deliberately left vague, the enemy has aircraft carriers<\/p>\n
Who had aircrafter carriers in 1941?<\/p>\n
France had 1 from post WW 1 era
\nEngland had 2, I believe
\nGermany had 1
\nThe United States had 7
\nJapan had 9
\nRussia had none, Italy had none.<\/p>\n
My sense is the theme of this is preparing the merchant mariners for the idea of being needed to fill the ranks when war broke out, though it is interesting how the Navy officer is portrayed<\/p>\n
I’ll let CC connect the dots on the last 10 seconds of the cartoon. I think the Aircraft depicted is the B-24, but I’m not positive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s interesting to see how FDR’s minions were using cartoons to shape public opinion Until the early 1950s TV only existed as experimental technology and a novelty for the very rich. Cartoons were shown in movie theaters before the feature … Continue reading