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Related: About this forumFDR vs the Billionaire Class: How the New Deal Saved America
While the world teetered on the edge of collapse and post-war economies took branching paths, one man challenged the ruling class and reshaped America forever. This episode dives into the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the New Deal, and the fight between democracy and oligarchy.
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FDR vs the Billionaire Class: How the New Deal Saved America (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
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PATRICK
(12,315 posts)1. Still an open secret
(like Medicare for All?) that a bunch of these guys tried to stage a military coup. Their WWI hero Smedley Butler blew them in. The rationalizations of why the response was dangerously(in the long long term) are pretty good, but he should have hung the whole gang. No Prescott Bush legacy for one thing!
burrowowl
(18,465 posts)2. Everyone should view this video
The destruction of the White House House should be a rallying cry!
some_of_us_are_sane
(2,385 posts)4. I AGREE!
THAT HORRIBLE DESTRUCTION should forever be the image of the bulldozing of our freedom!