▲ 2476 ▼ God, wouldn't that be nice? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 197 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] NathanielThomas@lemmy.world 68 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Hard to convince me that wasn't intentional permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was very explicitly and obviously intentional, and began in the mid to late 19th century. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Yep. I know people love to idolize FDR, but the way he got the New Deal passed was with the argument that it was the "bare minimum we have to do to ensure that socialism doesn't take root in the US for at least another 70 years." Which is why the politicians started trying to revoke those promises the day after it passed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago It literally was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Fear of communism has fucked up the US in so many ways. Before the 80s, it was McCarthyism and putting "In God We Trust" on our money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] justible@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago That was on our money by 1865. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago (1 child) If only Stalin were in charge. That guy would have actually built a wall instead of this pussy ass Trump shit. Comrade. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Stalin was ruthless, not stupid. He would have looked at the existing barriers and realized that it would be a waste of resources to try to build a wall in the middle of a desert. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Hard to convince me that wasn't intentional permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was very explicitly and obviously intentional, and began in the mid to late 19th century. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Yep. I know people love to idolize FDR, but the way he got the New Deal passed was with the argument that it was the "bare minimum we have to do to ensure that socialism doesn't take root in the US for at least another 70 years." Which is why the politicians started trying to revoke those promises the day after it passed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago It literally was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was very explicitly and obviously intentional, and began in the mid to late 19th century. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Yep. I know people love to idolize FDR, but the way he got the New Deal passed was with the argument that it was the "bare minimum we have to do to ensure that socialism doesn't take root in the US for at least another 70 years." Which is why the politicians started trying to revoke those promises the day after it passed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Yep. I know people love to idolize FDR, but the way he got the New Deal passed was with the argument that it was the "bare minimum we have to do to ensure that socialism doesn't take root in the US for at least another 70 years." Which is why the politicians started trying to revoke those promises the day after it passed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Fear of communism has fucked up the US in so many ways. Before the 80s, it was McCarthyism and putting "In God We Trust" on our money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] justible@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago That was on our money by 1865. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] justible@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago That was on our money by 1865. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago (1 child) If only Stalin were in charge. That guy would have actually built a wall instead of this pussy ass Trump shit. Comrade. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Stalin was ruthless, not stupid. He would have looked at the existing barriers and realized that it would be a waste of resources to try to build a wall in the middle of a desert. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Stalin was ruthless, not stupid. He would have looked at the existing barriers and realized that it would be a waste of resources to try to build a wall in the middle of a desert. permalink fedilink source parent
