Political Cartoon: "Spreading the Lovely Goebbels Stuff"

During the late 1930s and early 1940s, isolationism was a dominant political force in the U.S., particularly among conservative and nativist groups. Many Americans, influenced by the trauma of World War I and the Great Depression, were reluctant to become involved in another European conflict. Antisemitism was intertwined with these isolationist attitudes, as many viewed European Jews as "others" who should be left to deal with their own problems. The "America First" movement, which gained prominence in the years before the U.S. entered World War II, included significant antisemitic elements and was led by figures like Charles Lindbergh, who was publicly critical of U.S. intervention in Europe.

"Spreading the Lovely Goebbels Stuff," September 18, 1941