Source: Chris Matthew Sciabarra
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
“It is ironic that Charlie called Uncle Sam a ‘flag waver.’ A bolder and more patriotic American you’d be hard pressed to find. But in the aftermath of World War II, he had had enough with politicians. He recalled voting for Franklin Delano Roosevelt because he was convinced that the President would preserve the peace. ‘The President had said that American boys would not fight on foreign soil. He forgot to add: ‘They’d be buried in it.’’ For thirty years thereafter, Sam refused to vote in any election. Over time, he learned to question everything.” (09/02/25)
https://medium.com/@cms10_7549/letters-from-world-war-ii-4-0b4377cf4337