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In reply to the discussion: The good that came out of FDR does not out weigh the bad [View all]Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)He was a man of his times. He had to operate and navigate within the constraints of his political and sociological environment. His platform was a better life for all people. Was he perfect? No. Was what was done to Japanese citizens fair and just? No. But, he moved us forward.
Perhaps you should read about what his wife was doing for African-Americans while she was first lady. I know...I know you will say "but that was his wife,not him." Do you believe that a President has absolutely no influence on the causes his wife champions during his administration? As they say, there's more than one way to skin a cat. With regard to race, through social programs and his wife's focus on racial justice for African-Americans,he moved us forward.
He did not have the choices and the benefit of 80+ years of social evolution and societal tolerance that our politicians do today. To put him in a 2018 box is extremely unfair.
He moved us forward.