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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those standing on top of the structure will never do anything to fundamentally help those on whose backs it rests
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Replying to @Ersatz_Attorney
They do when the people demand it.

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Replying to @marwilliamson @Ersatz_Attorney
One union for amazon Coast to coast
Replying to @marwilliamson @Ersatz_Attorney
They do when they are scared of revolutionaries, without that they do not care about what the people demand.
Replying to @marwilliamson
I hope so, but you'll understand my skepticism that those standing on top will ever be the ones to bring the structural change. seems more like those holding it up have to shake them off first.
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