Whats your thoughts on FDR??

Question

I grew up in a home in which Franklin Roosevelt was regarded as a saint. Is it any wonder that it took me so many years before I finally saw the light? As a rule, I don’t approve of people who lay their own shortcomings at the feet of their parents, but when I realize that for no other reason than the way I was raised that I actually voted for Jimmy Carter, it’s awfully tempting to blame my folks.

But whoever is at fault, it is certainly high time to acknowledge how much harm was done to this country during FDR’s administrations, and how much spin left-wing historians have put on his record . For instance, he has often been credited with keeping America from going Communist during the Great Depression. But you might say the same about the leaders of Germany, Italy and Spain.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BurtPrelutsky/2007/08/06/confession_of_a_recovering_democrat

Answer 1

Nikita Khrushchev,once said that he would bury America. Some thought he would launch a nuclear attack to bring about his prophecy...but that was hardly the case. Khrushchev was perfectly willing to let America move to the left little by little.

Regarding FDR’s "New Deal", Khrushchev said, "We can't expect the American people to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have communism."

Khrushchev saw the New Deal for what it was, socialism. Too bad the neo-conservative Republican crowd leading America today doesn’t see things so clearly. Their “compassionate conservative” approach to politics is only taking us deeper into the entitlement quicksand.

Redistributing the wealth to win votes will produce the same devastating end as redistributing the wealth because you are an outright socialist.

History has shown us that socialism is addictive. Once people realize that they can vote themselves a piece of someone else’s pocketbook or a piece of the public treasury, they are not going to willingly give up that power and they are not going to be satisfied with what they get. They will always want more, no matter how much they are given.

Answer 2

that's a false impression that's a techniques too consumer-friendly, that it helped us get out of the great melancholy. It did not. It even had ridiculous regulations alongside with paying farmers to kill crop and livestock to boost nutrition fees. concern approximately spending economics, is which you're able to shop spending for the outcomes. that's obvious by means of unemployment taking photos up bigger in one 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, than it ever extra it down, a 300 and sixty 5 days after the hot Deal closed. it is likewise a false impression that WWII have been given us out. The financial device ultimately stabilized while Truman have been given rid of a few of FDR's regulations.

Answer 3

I truly do believe FDR to be one of our greatest presidents. You have to realize that during the Great Depression people had no faith in our economic system. They would not have accepted government inaction and were very receptive to socialism. FDR wanted to preserve capitalism but knew that government needed to take action to restore public faith and give them hope, and he did that in a way that few leaders could. I don't exactly see how you are comparing him to fascist leaders although it was important to have a strong central government.

And, of course, his leadership in WW2 has to be considered one of the great success stories in all of US history.

Answer 4

I didn't see him as a saint but he is a good man. He had flaws and made mistakes but he was just what America needed in the time of the Great Depression.

Answer 5

as yousaid F,D,R,was praised as a saint in my home and all of my family relatives loved and put him on a pedestal,
but, after doing some research it became obvious he was not the great American so many people thought he was,He had married a Jewish woman and she dictated to him what to and what not to do, in the beginning F,D,R, and Eleanora was a out right communist, but, when war broke out in Germany ,the Zionist declared war against Germany, so many people think Hitler started the problem with the Jew's , NOT SO they declared war on Germany first, 'READ THE HISTORY" Eleanora was Zionist and had to steer F,D,R, to declare war on Germany by sending a fake Telegram to him saying the Germans had sunk one of our ships,this ship was still afloat after the war, but, F,D,R, by using the Presidental power of war acts declared war on Germany without input from congress, and it takes congress at least 90 days to recind a presidental order and by that time we were fully at war with Germany, our congress had approved for the U,S, to go to war against Russia, providing they could make peace with England our mother country,Eleanora did not want that, her Jewish family and friends would lose to much money, most programs F,D,R, instituted are pure commie even tho they did a lot of good at the time but, the communist was looking farther down the road,their long range plans were to turn America into a commuist nation same as Russia with F,D,R,and Eleanora's help they almost succeeded, the war and F,D,R,'S DEATH SAVED US THAT TIME, as Truman was not and did not like communism. with a minimum amount of research you will find the Zionist are the ones who installed the communist party in Russia and controled it thru out its duration, over 60 years

Answer 6

People love to put FDR on a pedestal, but he does have his shortcomings. I think the good he did outweighs the bad though, and I think he was a great American, probably one of the best of the 20th century.

Answer 7

he seemed to have close ties to the soviets. the reason he brought america into WWII was because he disagreed with the japanese having a buffer zone in manchuria, to defend itself from the communists. he also hated japan because of its growing influence in east asia, probably because it didnt give in to soviet propaganda. as a result, he put sanctions on japan which forced them to attack pearl harbor. thus, the US entered WWII because FDR wanted to protect the soviets. great president.

Answer 8

I have heard FDR's programs made the Depression last longer.

Answer 9

He saw us through some hard times, but more and more I see that the new deal got us on the highway to sky high taxes.

Answer 10

He had the commuication skills of Ronald Reagan, and the policy of Hillary Clinton.