That Roosevelt was one more war mongeror, riding his party's
dun-key as far as it would take him.
Ever heard the one about FDR and his party faithful just salivating over the opportunity to go to war despite the fact that there was no need?
That the war was his big chance to become king by running for an unprecedented 3rd term, and then 4th term?
How he never really cared, but simply used the war and it's victims to his advantage for political purpose?
How about the one where he and his co-conspirators knew the attack was coming but purposely did nothing to stop it, and in fact, used their influence to further blind our forces to it in the hopes the attack would be sufficiently devastating to insight the US population?
How about the one where he actually
forced Japan to attack us through his political maneuvers with them when all they wanted was to get along?
Do you know how many countries he pissed off with the old we're gonna run the show mentality?
Yep, he was one bad president who left a lot of people looking for Anybody But Roosevelt come election time. Heck they finally had to pass a Constitutional Amendment to keep any other crazy SOB from winning the vote of the people 4 times.
That was one scary dude.
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Originally Posted By Timber:
Well, I'd like to know how much Pearl Harbor was used for advertisement come re-election time. That would explainify a lot to me re: expected decorum.
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My researchification suggests people in general and politicians in particular were a lot more respectful in those days, and that none of the members of 'the greatest generation' would have ever stooped, so low.
Much as during the 50's no one would have ever politicized Korea/The Red Menace, or in the 60's Civil Rights/Vietnam/Assassinations, or in the 70's Watergate/Women's Rights/Billy Beer, or in the 80's some evil empire/the spelling of potato(e), or in the 90's a greedy, imperialistic war for oil/cigar insertions.
Those people realized how serious those issues were and would never allow politics to enter into consideration. Boy, this is sure a different generation we're living in.
[ 09-12-2004, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]