Just ran across this FDR quote that seems very appropriate for the times.

[Arkansas Granny]

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Urge everyone you know to register and vote!

[Iliyah]

1. K & R!

[katmondoo]

2. A great quote from a great man.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Educate the electorate and take back control!

[itcfish]

6. Never Happen

With Fox New brainwashing the masses.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. So, we should all give up and move to some island?

[itcfish]

11. Nope

We need to get back; the fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was—in the FCC's view—honest, equitable, and balanced.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. You can't do that until you "take back control" which you said will "Never happen".

[bucolic_frolic]

4. FDR is a gold mine

His speeches and thought unplumbed or forgotten to a very great degree. As historians synthesize material from his contemporaries FDR's decision-making processes become evident. He thought far more about democracy than he is ever given credit for.

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I'm reading Nigel Hamilton's trilogy on FDR at war. He juggled people and ideas like you or I choose dinner. Few knew what he was thinking, yet he got from everyone what he needed. He won World War II, he managed munitions, allies, commanders, Stalin and Churchill. Churchill wanted empire, FDR wanted democracy and self-determination, hence the United Nations. FDR planned around Churchill's considerable military blunders, FDR knew we needed time to build materiel before responding to the Japanese, so he did what Hitler never thought he would do - so confident that he declared war on the US - which is to fight in Europe First. He had a plan post-war before anyone was thinking about it. He stated in many places he wanted world peace for several generations.

Incredible revelations in the book too, or perhaps because I'm not aware of them. MacArthur shook down the Philippine president for half a million in cash - into his bank account. Not much was done about it.

[calimary]

5. That's a wonderful quote!

Thanks for finding it!

[ArtTownsend]

8. FDR Great President.

Thanks for the quote!

[lutherj]

9. This is why Republicans and "conservatives" have spent the last 4 decades trash-talking

government. They want to disarm democracy by making voters cynical. When Reagan said “Government isn’t the solution, it’s the problem!” just substitute the word “democracy” for the word “government” and you reveal the true agenda of the right. Of course, they have no problem with government when it serves their purposes.

[Vdizzle]

10. That's all good and well...

...but what happens when our vote is no longer counted due to corruption and an antiquated electoral college?