Anti-Liberalism Quotes
In 1929, the American Stock Market Crashed and began the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover would not intervene to ameliorate or remedy the situation based on his political philosophy. Democracy and democratic capitalism were thought to have failed as a governmental form. Many people looked to the relatively new fascist states as potential models for the world. President Roosevelt then demonstrated that the American economy could be reformed but in 1932 it was far from clear that he would succeed.
Of Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 1893-1971:
Leese was imprisoned several times for various crimes including helping members of the Nazi Waffen SS escape at the end of WWII. He had been a veterinarian in the British Army Camel Corps and an expert on camel health. As a lover of animals he was one of the early animal rights extremists and became a virulent anti-Semite because of his antipathy to the Kosher ritual slaughter of food animals.
Greece was bitterly divided between left and right. Morrow and others were very critical of policies, practices and corruption of both sides much to the chagrin of our State Department which was siding with the right out of fear of communism.
Fascists were variously described as “brown shirts” or “black shirts” at the time.
Some major celibrities like Charles Lindbergh were admirers of Hitler and other fascist leaders. There were even some American Fascist Organizations that overtly supported Hitler and Mussolini.
