poliomyelitis
That was not a mistake as he had no choice as to whether he contracted that desease.
Rather it should be termed as a misfortune!
It's non-productive and incomplete...
Compare FDR's mistakes with his accomplishments to get the entire picture.
ricksfolly
What accomplishments? He never got us out of the Depression and he got us into a war that killed hundreds of thousands.
What accomplishments? He never got us out of the Depression and he got us into a war that killed hundreds of thousands.
he also destroyed the proper limits on the federal government and raped the tenth amendment
can anyone honestly claim that the commerce clause was intended to be a basis for federal gun control or to prevent people from smoking dope they grow on their own property?
The internment camps.
Social Security is NOT a Ponsi scheme and was supported by Republicans.
Social Security Online - HISTORY: Vote tallies on 1935 law
Define just compensation. I've pointed out that market value is not just compensation since the property owner values his home more than market value minus the hassle of moving.
What accomplishments? He never got us out of the Depression and he got us into a war that killed hundreds of thousands.
I think you need to review your history my comrade.Are you really trying to blame him for getting us into WWII? He convinced America to get us into a war that quite possibly saved most of the free world from being under the thumb of either a genocidal dictator or a bloodthirsty military class. I really don't see how anyone can be against that
FDR’s Folly by Jim Powell is an excellent book.
I think you need to review your history my comrade.
Oh, the book was not for you and does not cover WW2.Please enlighten me, then. Don't just throw out a book name, explain it in your own words
Oh, the book was not for you and does not cover WW2.
Well, let’s play this game; how did FDR convince America into WW2?
The Axis powers had a plan; do you know what I was? I will give you a hint; I wasn’t to take over the world.
His attempt to stack the Supreme Court has to be one
There's just one problem with the idea though. The government pays you the market rate for that home. Here's the catch, if that money was worth what you value the house minus the labor of moving, you would sell yourself. As such, the property owner gets trampled upon by the government because the property owner NECESSARILY takes a loss. There is no way around this: the government always undercompensates the property owner.
That's the way it seems like since we allow ourselves to be subject to zoning laws, property taxes, eminent domain, etc. We have allowed the government to infringe on our property rights.
But then you get into a discussion of the role of government in people's lives which is a little beyond the scope of this discussion.
his greatest hurt inflicted on this nation was creating a lapdog judiciary that allowed him and his party to completely disregard the limited nature of a federal government intended by the founders. He is most responsible for the out of control government and massive taxes and deficits we have today
I disagree, I think Obama is responsible.
I wanted a ‘all of the above’ option.
You should have split up the 1st choice, because taking peoples gold was a bad move and devaluing the currency was an excellent move.
Define just compensation. I've pointed out that market value is not just compensation since the property owner values his home more than market value minus the hassle of moving.
he also destroyed the proper limits on the federal government and raped the tenth amendment.
can anyone honestly claim that the commerce clause was intended to be a basis for federal gun control or to prevent people from smoking dope they grow on their own property?
Well what would you define as "just compensation"?
Incarcerating Japanese-American citizens into concentration camps
The internment camps.
Social Security is NOT a Ponsi scheme and was supported by Republicans.
Social Security Online - HISTORY: Vote tallies on 1935 law
@the makeout hobo
Hitler did not want war with Europe; in fact Hitler considered what was to be called the Allied Powers in Europe part of the Aryan race. Hitler’s Lebensraum (living space) did not include all of Europe nor was the plan to conquer all of Europe and his plans for Nazi German hegemony did not call for a conquering of Europe but, wanted to be a leader in politics, economics, culture, etc like America is today. Germany lost its ‘super’ power role after WW1 and Hitler wanted it back. Britain and France were the big dogs of Europe and Hitler wanted a seat at the table. When it came to land, Hitler wanted what was taken under the Treaty of Versailles. You must recall how Germany had fallen after WW1 and Hitler wanted to bring back a neo-German Empire pre-WW1. This is nothing new in Europe as the British, French, and Spanish did the same before.
Hitler was no threat to America and Hitler did not want war with America. Hell, we even tried to provoke war with Germany but, Hitler refused.
It’s no speculation that Japan was provoked into war. Japan was dependant on foreign raw materials and without them; their newly advanced industrial and military power would collapse. The US would routinely dismiss Japanese diplomatic relations and terminated a key commercial treaty, and installed heavy embargos and froze Japanese assets in the US. It basically pushed Japan into a corner. It’s sad, because while FDR kept telling the people that he wanted peace, that he was fighting for peace and would do anything to keep American boys from war; the Japanese desperately appealed to FDR for peace negotiations and they were ignored. It was all by designed; just read the McCollum’s 5 page, 8 point action plan to getting America into the war.
It’s not a big deal? I wish you could tell all the soldiers who died in WW2 that provoking war is no big deal.
@the makeout hobo
Hitler did not want war with Europe; in fact Hitler considered what was to be called the Allied Powers in Europe part of the Aryan race. Hitler’s Lebensraum (living space) did not include all of Europe nor was the plan to conquer all of Europe and his plans for Nazi German hegemony did not call for a conquering of Europe but, wanted to be a leader in politics, economics, culture, etc like America is today. Germany lost its ‘super’ power role after WW1 and Hitler wanted it back. Britain and France were the big dogs of Europe and Hitler wanted a seat at the table. When it came to land, Hitler wanted what was taken under the Treaty of Versailles. You must recall how Germany had fallen after WW1 and Hitler wanted to bring back a neo-German Empire pre-WW1. This is nothing new in Europe as the British, French, and Spanish did the same before.
Hitler was no threat to America and Hitler did not want war with America. Hell, we even tried to provoke war with Germany but, Hitler refused.
A similar path was held by Japan. Japan was no threat to America nor did they want war with America. Japan has few natural resources and America was one of Japan’s biggest raw materials customers. Japan in part needed America and would harm them if they wanted war or did not buy from America.
It’s no speculation that Japan was provoked into war. Japan was dependant on foreign raw materials and without them; their newly advanced industrial and military power would collapse. The US would routinely dismiss Japanese diplomatic relations and terminated a key commercial treaty, and installed heavy embargos and froze Japanese assets in the US. It basically pushed Japan into a corner. It’s sad, because while FDR kept telling the people that he wanted peace, that he was fighting for peace and would do anything to keep American boys from war; the Japanese desperately appealed to FDR for peace negotiations and they were ignored. It was all by designed; just read the McCollum’s 5 page, 8 point action plan to getting America into the war.
It’s not a big deal? I wish you could tell all the soldiers who died in WW2 that provoking war is no big deal.
No, you forgot that in post #63 you asked me to explain, thus I explained.the makeout hobo said:You clearly did not read what I said.
Oh please! Japan followed a similar path as Germany (hegemony ring a bell?).the makeout hobo said:I'm not even sure what you're saying
Japan only focused on Asia and had no plans to attack America. I should have started with The McCollum memo. The memo provided an eight step plan to provoke Japan into war and FDR followed each step.the makeout hobo said:We're not obligated to trade with anyone.