Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

þus cwæð Jeffrey C. Dege:

> The US has _never_ been an isolationist country, except politically.

Even politically, 'isolationist' only really meant non-involvement in the 
conflicts of Europe.  The US continued to engage with Latin America and 
the Pacific (e.g., the Philipines) even during the period of so-called 
political isolationism.

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