2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If the Democratic Party continues to go [View all]Indydem
(2,642 posts)FDR was for keeping the country together. He feared that there may likely be a complete revolt of the people and a destruction of the federal government and the country reborn as a communist nation.
As such, he introduced policies that protected capitalism, and monied interests, but also helped the common man - if they earned it.
If FDR was such a leftist Socialist as folks like you claim, why did he oppose the Townsend plan and instead support and shepherd Social Security? Because he wasn't a leftist fool like Sanders.
If FDR was such a liberal socialist, what exactly did he do to the "big banks" that mattered? He established FDIC and HELPED the banks! Glass- Stegal? A law which was a grumbling point but didn't stop banks from making a boatload of money (especially during the run up to, and the execution of the war.)
Your history of FDR is skewed and distorted. He was a great man and a great leader. He led our nation through two of the worst times in history, but he wasn't as left as you would make him out to be. He sure as hell wasn't as left as Sanders (I-VT).