Idealising his nation as only an immigrant could, Frank Capra was the natural pick. The brief: a series of propaganda films to shore up US public backing for the second world war. The “producer”: future saviour of immiserated western Europe, General George Marshall. The title? Why We Fight.
Think of the implicit insecurity here. The idea that western societies lack martial fibre is so beguiling that it gnaws at leaders of the west itself. And this is after Pearl Harbor had people queueing up to volunteer.
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