Talk:Charles Lindbergh

Former good article nomineeCharles Lindbergh was a Engineering and technology good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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More pro-Nazi than the article states

1. **Visits to Nazi Germany**: Lindbergh visited Nazi Germany several times in the 1930s. He toured German aviation facilities, met with key military figures, and was impressed by the advancements in German aviation technology. He even accepted a medal from Hermann Göring in 1938 on behalf of the German Air Force, a decision that would later haunt his reputation.

2. **Admiration for German Efficiency**: In his writings and public comments, Lindbergh expressed admiration for the efficiency and organizational capabilities of the Nazi regime. While he criticized aspects of Nazi ideology, particularly anti-Semitism, his praise for other aspects of the regime led to accusations of sympathy.

3. **Isolationism and Non-Interventionism**: Lindbergh became a prominent spokesman for the America First Committee, which opposed U.S. intervention in the European conflict. While this stance was not unique to Lindbergh and was shared by many Americans at the time, his vocal opposition to aiding the Allies against Nazi Germany further contributed to the perception that he was pro-Nazi.

4. **Controversial Remarks on Race and Jews**: Lindbergh made several public statements that were perceived as anti-Semitic or racially insensitive. In a speech in Des Moines in 1941, he suggested that the "British, the Jewish, and the Roosevelt Administration" were pushing America into the war, a comment that many saw as echoing Nazi propaganda.

5. **Private Correspondence**: Some of Lindbergh's private letters and diary entries reveal a more nuanced view of the Nazi regime. He expressed concerns about the dangers of Bolshevism and seemed to view Germany as a bulwark against the spread of communism. Altonbr (talk) 04:39, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant descriptions of Nazi actions

What are all these descriptions of the Nazi atrocities doing in the Charles Lindbergh article? Yes, he was an anti-semite and had pro-Nazi leanings, but shoe-horning these paragraphs in here is unnecessary and makes the article read like a first attempt at a history essay. The article should be about Lindbergh and his history and not someone's opinion piece on the man.

All of these edits appear to be made by a single user. Zebidiah27 (talk) 07:24, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I removed most of them. Zebidiah27 (talk) 07:43, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

1930 Wallace quote seems erroneous or incorrectly stated

The sentence "Wallace noted that it was difficult to find any social scientists among Lindbergh's contemporaries in the 1930s who found validity in racial explanations for human behavior." seems blatantly incorrect OR perhaps the intended word where it says "contemporaries" was meant to be "acquaintances" or such. Because:

1 - see Wikipedia's article on eugenics: "The scientific reputation of eugenics started to decline in the 1930s." Not prior. 2 - the definition of contemporaries is such as (and specifically per Oxford Languages) "a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another" or "a person of roughly the same age as another"

So either the intention is that Wallace was speaking of Lindbergh's direct acquaintances and the sentence is correct aside from a word, or the sentence is, while correctly citing Wallace, generally incorrect and misleading as to the scientific embrace or lack thereof by the scientific community Zornqui (talk) 13:04, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Other views

I have read more than one article that takes the view of Lindbergh as a publicity opportunist. I thought I'd find a reference to this point of view in this article, but I don't see it. In general I sense that today (2025), Lindbergh is looked down upon, and I think this article should reflect that. If I had the time I would definitely begin such a section - but I don't have the time. But I encourage others to do so. - kosboot (talk) 14:03, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You have the sense that "Lindbergh is looked down upon"? By whom? Certainly not by modern aviators who understand the importance of Lindbergh to modern developments in flight. Perhaps you mean that he is "looked down upon" by the rabid modern progressive left who makes sport of second-guessing the decisions people made 90+ years ago, unless of course they supported Soviet communism, in which case they are given a free pass. If you want to add that obsessive progressives "look down upon" Lindberg today then by all means have at it, but all you are doing is applying your childish contemporary standards to events which transpired nearly a century ago. 66.27.104.46 (talk) 05:33, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think such a tirade was necessary (or in accordance with WP:NPA). WokeScientologist (talk) 13:07, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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209.44.217.188 (talk) 13:33, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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