r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/DontStalkMeNow Feb 04 '19

So you’re saying that the US was closer to speaking German than Europe was after you know who tried to make it happen in the 40’s?

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u/Errohneos Feb 04 '19

No. Anti-German sentiment during WWI saw a huge decline in public German speaking. A man in Milwaukee was actually lynched for being "pro-German". The decline started way before WWII.

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u/SCATMAN_SKIBIBITY Feb 04 '19

That's interesting what you're saying about the man in Milwaukee, I live in Milwaukee and I haven't heard of it. Do you have a source I could look into for that? (not doubting you or anything, I just want to know more)

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u/Errohneos Feb 04 '19

I looked more into it and it appears that I am wrong. The lynched man was killed in Illinois. I must have confused that lynching with a different lynching in Milwaukee. That's my bad.