Battle cries, slogans, and faith during WWII. Was our Greatest Generation wrong?

2015-04-24T22:29:03-04:00

Please click on these tiny sample of posters used during WWII. The Greatest Generation. Our nation owes them everything. Times change and so must we, but was our Greatest Generation wrong? Was our nation just unconstitutional? I'm having a hard time coming up with a poster that would work for today that everyone would rally around. If "In God We Trust" is deemed offensive or unconstitutional, when does it come off almighty dollar?

Response by SGT Michael Touchet made Apr 24 at 2015 10:51 PM

2015-04-24T22:51:50-04:00

It seems really hard to come up with a slogan to unify us when we are so divided as a nation. We need a leader that will first unify America, so that we can restore America.

Response by SFC Charles S. made Apr 25 at 2015 3:15 AM

2015-04-25T03:15:23-04:00

The Greatest Generation was not wrong... we have become a nation divided. There used to be a common thread of morals and religion that tied the nation together. We have become a nation without a common moral compass. We lack a leader that can surpass political boundaries and is capable of reaching across the Democratic or Republican isle to unite the country as a whole again. It will probably not happen in our lifetimes. Sad to think that we lost what the Greatest generation fought so fervently to protect.

This is a great question, that I don't have a correct answer for, because it's hard to give up on what I thought was a great national theme.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Apr 25 at 2015 10:11 AM

2015-04-25T10:11:14-04:00

"In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956 .. not WW2
"Under God" as added to the Pledge in 1954 ... not WW2
Who, exactly, states "Was our nation just unconstitutional" besides you?
You want a poster to rally around people for the WW2 effort there are literally hundreds that don not have a religious overtone

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Apr 25 at 2015 1:57 PM

2015-04-25T13:57:28-04:00

Today's sense of urgency and priority was different from WWII's saving the world from evil empires. Today's wars are based on fighting insurgencies. Something we started, and have a hard time finishing.