Seventy Years Ago
December 7, 2011
For the United States, the world changed on December 7, 1941. We were attacked by a small foreign country and the Second World War began. At that time, the citizens mobilized and went all out in defeating the enemies. There were paper drives and scrap iron drives. There was food rationing. I remember that you had to have a ration book to purchase shoes. There was a grand unity of purpose.
Today there the United States is a different country. Just as then, we are recovering from a major economic downturn. However, now we are hampered by a political disunity rather than the unity of the 1940s. We do not need a world war to restore a vibrant economy. (We are already fighting two wars.) Perhaps a reflection on how we got from then to now would show us a path to true economic recovery.
For the United States, the world changed on December 7, 1941. We were attacked by a small foreign country and the Second World War began. At that time, the citizens mobilized and went all out in defeating the enemies. There were paper drives and scrap iron drives. There was food rationing. I remember that you had to have a ration book to purchase shoes. There was a grand unity of purpose.
Today there the United States is a different country. Just as then, we are recovering from a major economic downturn. However, now we are hampered by a political disunity rather than the unity of the 1940s. We do not need a world war to restore a vibrant economy. (We are already fighting two wars.) Perhaps a reflection on how we got from then to now would show us a path to true economic recovery.
posted by shirley harry at 8:44 AM
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