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For anyone curious, Smedley Butler died in 1940[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
by DDSDev 3y ago
For anyone curious, Smedley Butler died in 1940[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
- deeg 3y agoTo anyone just passing through the comments, the Wiki article on Butler is a worthy read. He was an interesting person.
- DicIfTEx 3y agoThe YouTube series Knowing Better had a very good episode about Butler and this essay too: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Lg-nUy2DalM https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Lg-nUy2DalM
- jhbadger 3y agoWhich was probably good for his reputation. Some people die at the right time. Had he lived a bit longer he might have come out against entry into WWII, which would not have aged well.
- buildsjets 3y agoHe was an Anti-Fascist, but wanted to prevent a war with the Fascists. In fact, he was so Anti-Fascist, that the US Government apologized to Benito Mussolini on his behalf, and court-martialed him over his Anti-Fascist comments about Mussolini. Source: New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1931/01/30/archives/united-states-apologizes-to-mussolini-general-butler-to-be.html https://www.nytimes.com/1931/01/30/archives/united-states-ap...
- buildsjets 3y agoAlso, record of the apology from the Department of State. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1931v02/d663 https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1931v02/d6...
- allemagne 3y agoSounds like he won a moral victory over the US Government and the Fascists, and then the US Government (ever full of contradictions) later helped depose the actual Fascists through the war he wanted to avoid.
- thrwwXZTYE 3y ago> He was an Anti-Fascist, but wanted to prevent a war with the Fascists That's rich :) For all intents and purposes you're supporting it, you just like to support it while feeling morally superior.