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William Randolph Hearst (Part 2)

How to Take Over the World

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Hearst's Unprofitable Political Crusades

In 1937, it's the middle of the Great Depression. His business incomes are way down and he just can't borrow anymore. Hearst was not himself a Nazi or a fascist, but he liked to have notable people in his columns. And Hitler was the most notable man of his age. So the fact that he was writing for Hearst newspapers was kind of a big deal. But anyways, I guess you could say with fascism combined with his red scare anti communism, alienates a lot of Jewish readers.

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