To libertarians / Rand clones

[natedogg]

Don't forget that he was responsible for the japanese internment. The man had no qualms whatsoever about violating civil rights. He was scum.

natedogg

[natedogg]

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FDR ... did incalculable damage to this country.

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The evidence of ignorance spreading among the masses of Americans is right here, in this thread.

How much have you guys read about FDR and that era, aside from the texts of those already agreeing with your viewpoint ?

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Since nearly any economist can tell you all about why FDR's policies were detrimental, and anyone with a rudimentary understanding of our constition can see that his internment of the japanese was a flagrant violation, I'm having a hard time thinking of something good he did. Nearly all of the FDR "new deal" reforms have been undone, precisely because of how bad they were. One of the few that remains is Social Security.

So please, Cyrus, enlighten us "uneducated americans". Tell us about how great FDR was.

natedogg

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

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Would you oppose FDR's new deal of the early 30's?

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If I could travel back in time and kill any single person, it would without a doubt be FDR. That evil [censored] did incalculable damage to this country.

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Despite my antipathy for the New Deal, I disagree.

1) The new Deal basically short-circuited the growth of the Socialist Party in the US. As one socialist relative of mine once lamented - "Roosevelt saved the banks for the bankers." Hyperbolic, perhaps. But there's no guarantee the country woudn't have gone even further in that direction.

2) Roosevelt understood that we had to be involved in the growing unrest in Europe. Take him out of the picture, and the America First crowd and fans of Hitler like Joseph Kennedy might have prevailed. A diiferent outcome to WWII might have made the US much worse off.