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During WWII, Walt Disney made some propaganda shorts about the war. This Disney Cartoon is about taxes.The cartoon is called "The Spirit of 43".

In this cartoon Donald Duck plays the part of a draft dodger. Instead of fighting for his country he's back home doing his part as a factory worker, a job that millions of women were sufficiently able and lined up to do. Donald gets paid, then the narrator briefly explains the duality of the common factory worker duck. Donald Duck plays both sides for Nazis and Americans. He is in a debate on how to use his payday money. He has two personalities. Save the money for taxes (this side, the cartoon character reminds me of Uncle Scrooge), the other is a zoot-suit wearing Donald. He wanted him to spend his money at a club.
novack

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  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZiRiIpZVF4
    novack, this is a GREAT post. Keep it up, this is really really cool.

    I've found this other wartime propaganda film about the Nazi's. It really does hammer home the point of how much the media is in the pocket of powerful people with powerful and strong political ideals. If Disney was making propaganda then there's no evidence to suggest they aren't doing it now. Probably along with a whole load of other media conglomerates. It will be a great deal more sophisticated than this though, we won't even notice it.

    The film 300 comes to mind, it's an allegory for the Iraq war in so many ways it is incredible!

    Has anyone else found any interesting propaganda clips?
    phillyharper
  • "what are you going to do ... spend for the axis, or save for taxes?"

    wow.
    this is really interesting.
    i wonder why they chose to go with a scottish character to represent the responsible, patriotic, saver/savior?
    vavavicky
  • Here are more War Cartoons.

    Private S.N.A.F.U. - 1943 Cartoon
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge1ll64eA7U

    All Together
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiRfFGIBb9c

    Daffy Duck - WWII - Scrap Happy Daffy
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5gk0gOJzs&feature=...

    Go to youtube.com and you can find propaganda cartoons about the Iraq War and other WWII cartoons from Disney, Loony Tunes, and Iraq TV.
    novack
  • It's really interesting to watch all of those old toons made back during times of war. I remember one 40's Superman toon where he was beating-up some Nazi's...it was interesting.
    HyperPepper
  • I like them old type cartoons and now we can not see them on tv anymore<Baned Cartoons>.I have a few I downloaded from limewire.but they are far and few.Where can I get a list of all the war type cartoons as well as to downlod them.If anyone can help just email me at jenniferatvt@gmail.com Iam looking to get most of them but finding them is the hard part
    JenniferF

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