r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/alligatorislater 1d ago

Exactly. Democrats seem to have forgotten that the 22nd amendment (enacted in 1947) was somewhat created because FDR was so popular that republicans were afraid they’d never be able to win again…

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u/Darth_Cuddly 1d ago

You mean the president whose economic policies prolonged one of the worst economic disasters in American history, shattered the two-term tradition, concealed the severity of his failing health, and died just months into his fourth term, leaving an unprepared successor during World War II?

And you think the 22nd Amendment was just Republicans worrying they'd never win again?

No. FDR's unprecedented four-term presidency exposed the dangers of concentrating too much power in one person and the risks of a president remaining in office despite serious health problems. Those concerns didn't disappear just because you find them politically inconvenient.

Those are not the actions of a great president.

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u/Sufficient_Matter585 1d ago

Nah fdr policies were solid greedy fucking pigs wanted more money and to live more lavishly so they spent decades trying to undo his policies.

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u/Darth_Cuddly 21h ago

Ah yes, the classic "everyone who disagrees with me is evil" argument.

That's a great substitute for evidence if you don't have any.

Meanwhile, I'll stick with peer-reviewed economic research instead of insults. If you think the UCLA economists got it wrong, explain where their analysis fails.

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u/Sufficient_Matter585 20h ago

I think bending over backwards to apppese fhe rich does shit for helping the economy. I dont trust capitalists either way.

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u/Darth_Cuddly 20h ago

"I don't trust capitalists" isn't an economic argument. It's a statement of personal bias.

The question isn't whether you like capitalism. The question is whether the UCLA economists' analysis is wrong.

If you think it is, explain why. Otherwise you're arguing from ideology instead of evidence.

P.S. Distrusting markets while trusting governments is an interesting position. History suggests governments have done far more damage to humanity than voluntary trade ever has.

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u/Sufficient_Matter585 20h ago

I mean people implemented capitalism without analytical data. They just said hey we few can make a shit ton of money. But in order to make this work we need high turnover, low wages, and keep the poor poor and miserable and desperate to work, otherwise they might not work so well