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In reply to the discussion: The good that came out of FDR does not out weigh the bad [View all]empedocles
(15,751 posts)Adding to your arguments; the Bund organized large threatening political rallies in the US. Bund attempted to coordinate with Hitler. Blacks were deliberately excised from Social Security - [to get Social Security, and war preparation efforts through the Southern political blocs]. There where many such heavy, threatening internal political conflicts, tradeoffs and political triage - as there were in actual combat strategic and tactical decisions. US corporations made bad, even treasonous, deals with Nazi corporations [IG Farben, et al].
The DuPont, Birdseye, other 'leading families', well - financed [$60 million current dollar efforts], treasonous coup attempt against FDR were all well covered up [by Congress, conservative media, etc. - FDR could not afford to go public to save himself].
Wars are like that. Mistakes, 'lines' crossed sure. Everything justified in war, of course not. My points, were against the personal trashing of FDR, - thread critics and others, seemed to need more 'real time', larger, perspective imho.