▲ 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
[–] 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
