Lindbergh, Ford, and Kennedy, in addition to being deluded in their individual ways, were also antisemitic.   But we'd need more evidence before concluding that "lots of folks" in the upper strata did not view Hitler as an evil player. At the beginning of his influence many may not have taken him as a serious threat, just as many Germans saw him as a buffoon at the start. But that is not the same as endorsing him or his ideas.

And, as Skivee points out, we need a LOT more evidence before concluding that US industrialists were pushing for a war.

But let the conspiracy theories begin. After all, this is Mudcat.