Bill Mauldin was one of the great political cartoonists of the 20th century. Starting as a cartoonist for Stars & Stripes during World War II, he was beloved for his cartoons about Willy and Joe, two common GIs whose “adventures” accurately mirrored the problems, hopes and dreams of the soldiers around him. Less well known are the cartoons he drew in the immediate postwar period. He angrily attacked the bigotry and hypocrisy that he found back in America. A favorite target was the 40’s version of “support our troops” that was long on rhetoric and very, very short on actually doing anything for veterans.
The following two cartoons were drawn in 1946.
Resolved: the Church has gained nothing from aligning itself with right wing regimes except dirty hands. Our association with such regimes in the end only weakens the Church, driving away members and silencing our prophetic voice.
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