What Were The War Slogans, Buttons, Bumper Stickers, Of The WWII Era?

[arwalden]

... or the Korean War, Vietnam War... etc. Anyone remember?

[MrScorpio]

1. Loose lips means she ain't a virgin

nt

[Richardo]

5. Pfft!

:spray:

You bad, MrScorpio. :rofl:

[Richardo]

2. Vhen der furher says: 'Ve is der Master Race...ve heil! heil! ...

...right in der fuhrer's face.

Spike Jones.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. "Buy war bonds", "Was that trip necessary?"

and some recycling ones, "Grow a Victory Garden", etc.

These were all world war II.

And of course, the stuff asking the people to make actual sacrifices - like not using more gas than they need, recycling all their scrap metal, being careful with tires, food rationing, etc.

[arwalden]

6. Correct... back then EVERYONE made a sacrifice. Now...

it's just our MILITARY being asked to make the sacrifice.

[Richardo]

8. Bingo Allen.

The RW geeks don't, or WON'T see that. :patriot:

Their attitude would have been SHAMED in WWII. How DARE you use fuel in your Hummer that could be going to the armed forces?

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. And our fuckwit useless "leader" asshole traitor asks us to sacrifice by

...... going shopping.

What an asshole.

[starroute]

4. America, love it or leave it

That was Vietnam.

Are you just asking for war slogans, as opposed to anti-war slogans?

[arwalden]

7. Both Kinds.... Anti-War *and* Pro-War/Pro-Gov't/Pro-Nixon.

[HawkerHurricane]

9. Google is great

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=World+War+Two+Posters

Remember Pearl Harbor!

(note: many of the posters were blatantly rascist. sign of the times.)

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Victory in WWII.

[0007]

12. V for Victory

"Save your scrap to zap the Japs"

[NoPasaran]

13. Vietnam: Make Love, Not War

[greekspeak]

14. Collect the Roober and Beat Schickelgruber

Schickelgruber was aparently Hitler's real name. And rubber was a rationed commodity. So, collect the roober and beat Schickelgruber!

[greekspeak]

15. Dupe

Doh!

[jody]

16. Suggest you visit the National Archives site for WWII posters, link below.

Poster Art From WWII

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

17. "Gee, I wish I were a man... I'd join the Navy!"

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. I Want You

[CBHagman]

19. "Don't you know there's a war on?"

They tell me that was a biggie during World War II, along with "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." The emphasis was clearly on sacrifice and frugality. What a contrast to the current approach to war.

On edit: I once worked with an Englishwoman who was a teen/young woman during the '50s, when the British were still rationing everything. She told me it was a big deal to have a new dress. Again, I can't even imagine how most Americans nowadays would respond to that.

I remember that during the '60s some of us kids in elementary school would go about flashing the peace sign and saying, "Peace, brother!" We though we were cool. :eyes:

And Joan Baez STILL cringes about the "Girls say yes to boys who say no" poster. (i.e., conscientious objectors are going to get some) :blush: