I think most people are taught to idolize FDR, and that requires boiling actual history down to a less complicated story. Since FDR either lied about his princi

I think most people are taught to idolize FDR, and that requires boiling actual history down to a less complicated story. Since FDR either lied about his principles, or had no principles to start with, it's hard to view him as a hero. But if FDR is not a hero, and the Great Depression is an example of what happens when the government meddles too aggressively with the economy, that's a big problem for many belief systems. I do assume however that voters have some sense of their own well being, and if they feel things are getting worse they will more likely vote for change. Why would you trust voters to elect the right person? Do you really think that the people in office are the best for the job, rather than the best at manipulating others into giving them the job? That's why democracy works. Democracy sucks. Name one company that would would be better managed as a democracy than as a shareholder-oligarchy. Can you seriously imagine a company that had a monopoly on taxing all of the wealth produced in the United States, and still managed to operate at a $500 billion annual loss? Be serious.