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Given the political climate in the US — with accusations of socialism flying left and right — it is fascinating that they were able to conceive and execute lite
by tcbawo 4y ago
Given the political climate in the US — with accusations of socialism flying left and right — it is fascinating that they were able to conceive and execute literal redistribution of farmland and that is has been held up as a exemplary example of successful reforms.
Perhaps there is more to the story, punishing the social class/monied interests that prosecuted the war?
- getoj 4y agoThere was considerable appetite for socialism immediately after the war, and the US officials of the early occupation were notably progressive (New Dealers, basically). As US-Soviet relations soured over the next 5 years, a lot of reforms were walked back or discarded, but some were obviously irreversible.