FDR didn’t just rescue people; he brought structural change to the system so people wouldn’t fall back into the same economic pits. It’s going to take more than his painting over the mantlepiece to make the comparison real.

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FDR was not a good President. Let's stop referencing him.
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I think he was a great president.
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It’s not just meaningless and symbolic, because it does help millions of people. In that sense the benefit is not to be underestimated. But it doesn’t of itself interrupt the basic trajectory of oligarchy. The Republicans started it but the Democrats still haven’t stopped it.
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those standing on top of the structure will never do anything to fundamentally help those on whose backs it rests
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They do when the people demand it.
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FDR was a hero for his *checks notes* literally imprisoning ethnic minorities in cages. I'm sorry, overflow facilities.
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“You start by taking care of people. All public policy should be based on one core principle...What would help people thrive?” Marianne Williamson
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You were grifted into thinking Biden would be anywhere close to his legacy. How gullible can you possibly be?
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Actually FDR listened to his own share of wrongheaded experts and his policies had little effect at first. It was not until he listened to then fringe economist George Warren that he realized that devaluing the Dollar and getting off the gold standard was the key.
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