Sophia - "why is it that people refuse to learn from history?" I just finished reading a huge book on FDR. Republicans fought FDR tooth and nail the entire time he was in office. They never "learned" anything at all. They called it all "socialism", a redistribution of wealth. They felt they knew better how to run the country and the…
Sophia - "why is it that people refuse to learn from history?" I just finished reading a huge book on FDR. Republicans fought FDR tooth and nail the entire time he was in office. They never "learned" anything at all. They called it all "socialism", a redistribution of wealth. They felt they knew better how to run the country and the economy. And they saw that their corruption was being checked and that their fortunes were being limited. Sound familiar? Back then though, Republicans were not in control. Not even close. Today, they are either in control or threatening to be. So my point is that Republicans will n ever think the FDR years were right. That is exactly what they are hell bent on avoiding, and for the same reasons as back then.
It's beyond me...how did the Republicans of the Abraham Lincoln administration turn into the GOP of today? Why has the term "socialism" gotten such a bad rap when it's what the Declaration of Independence is all about?
The Republicans of Abraham Lincoln are the Democrats of today. What Lincoln's party stood for is almost exactly what the Democrats stand for today. There are others who can explain it better than I can, but over time, the Republican's drifted over to the party of big business and the rich. And the Democrats drifted over to the party of the common citizen. Not quite that simple but that is the gist of it.
Sophia - "why is it that people refuse to learn from history?" I just finished reading a huge book on FDR. Republicans fought FDR tooth and nail the entire time he was in office. They never "learned" anything at all. They called it all "socialism", a redistribution of wealth. They felt they knew better how to run the country and the economy. And they saw that their corruption was being checked and that their fortunes were being limited. Sound familiar? Back then though, Republicans were not in control. Not even close. Today, they are either in control or threatening to be. So my point is that Republicans will n ever think the FDR years were right. That is exactly what they are hell bent on avoiding, and for the same reasons as back then.
It's beyond me...how did the Republicans of the Abraham Lincoln administration turn into the GOP of today? Why has the term "socialism" gotten such a bad rap when it's what the Declaration of Independence is all about?
The Republicans of Abraham Lincoln are the Democrats of today. What Lincoln's party stood for is almost exactly what the Democrats stand for today. There are others who can explain it better than I can, but over time, the Republican's drifted over to the party of big business and the rich. And the Democrats drifted over to the party of the common citizen. Not quite that simple but that is the gist of it.
Oops, I meant that Lincoln’s Republican Party has turned into today’s Democrats…thank you….
HCR can explain this in fine detail, believe me.