• bentwookie [none/use name]
    ·
    3 years ago

    unless you're FDR cuz the economic and political changes he made in order to win the war, including running 4 times and providing a safety net for the vulnerable, were MOST UNCIVIL :pinocchio-evil:

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
      ·
      3 years ago

      In fairness, he does get viewed with a lot of reverence and the only reason he's lost a hit of stature is a long term active propaganda war against him and the new deal.

          • Des [she/her, they/them]
            ·
            3 years ago

            effectively destroyed the left in the U.S. but weirdly if he lived longer might have saved it in the soviet union (assuming he was able to solidify his plans of economic and political cooperation with the USSR).

            • Praksis [any]
              ·
              3 years ago

              yeah iirc fdr wanted to cooperate with the soviets against colonialism and the bri'ish