Again With the Past

"Smile-man-smile. You're an American...free to speak...free to worship...free to work...free to live in your own way. Stay on the job. This is your America."

Feel free to live in your own way, unless of course you're a liberal intellectual, homosexual, African American, or Native American. Or if you're poor. Or if you're not Christian (preferably a Protestant but for the sake of solidarity we'll tolerate Catholics).

"Strong in the strength of the Lord, we who fight in the people's cause, will never stop until that cause is won."

And of course, we all know that the wrench and the gun are the true instuments of the Lord. Oh, and freedom and liberty.

"Don't waste a precious minute."

If you're ugly or lazy, bugger off back to where you came from.

Which was probably hanging about listening to Wagner with this guy.

"Dear God, keep them safe! Buy War Bonds and Stamps."

Don't apples represent original sin? Maybe it represents agriculture, and economic abundance? And doesn't your heart just bleed for the poor darlings? Forced to wear those hideous masks because evil in the world is threatening their freedom.

The posters came from the Smithsonian Institute. This was my way of pretending I was actually doing research. I use the same excuse when I should be working but end up eating pizza and watching the WW.