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Your use of "bully" is a red herring to your argument. Both people break norms, yes. But when you "bully" the fat cats in government, that's called "doing your
by acconrad 8y ago
Your use of "bully" is a red herring to your argument. Both people break norms, yes. But when you "bully" the fat cats in government, that's called "doing your job."
The president is essentially the highest-paid public servant. It is (supposed to be) the president's job to fight for what the people want.
Trump is fighting for himself. He's fighting for big business. He's fighting for exactly his own self interest. That is anathema to what FDR did. Thus, Trump is a bully and FDR is not, and that is why your opinion is being downvoted.
- wonder_er 8y agoFDR's internment camps was hardly a move "for the people". Should we overlook the internment camps? Seems like FDR was a lot worse than a bully, in light of the camps.
- the_gastropod 8y agoNo, you shouldn't overlook it. But don't kid yourself in thinking most Americans in the 1940s weren't terribly racist. Check out this Gallup poll from 1942: https://news.gallup.com/vault/195257/gallup-vault-wwii-era-support-japanese-internment.aspx https://news.gallup.com/vault/195257/gallup-vault-wwii-era-s...
- wdewind 8y ago> That is anathema to what FDR did. What happens if you reconsider the New Deal from the perspective that the Roosevelt family benefited hugely from increased government power?