# I would not "Heil" in Berlin, I would not "Heil" to a Finn. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 9, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-not-heil-in-berlin-i-would-not-heil-to-a-finn/86283 "2001-10-09T05:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-not-heil-in-berlin-i-would-not-heil-to-a-finn/86283/1 "2001-10-09T05:59:39Z")
Few people are aware of Dr. Seuss’ career as a political cartoonist. I wasn’t, either, until I came upon [this page](http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/Frame.htm) at UCSD. He was the chief editorial cartoonist for the defunct New York _PM_ newspaper, and drew over 400 political cartoons (in his trademark style, naturally) during his term. What I found most interesting was his continued anti-isolationist messages, even as late as 1943. (Were we really that complacent, even a year after Pearl Harbor? That really calls for a GD thread) Two panels in particular caught my eye: [Jul 28 1942](http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/pm/1942/20728acs.jpg) reminds me to insure myself against Hitler. [Jan 5 1943](http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/pm/1943/30105cs.jpg) just seems eerily prophetic. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-not-heil-in-berlin-i-would-not-heil-to-a-finn/86283/2 "2001-10-09T13:51:32Z")
yertle the turtle was rather political.