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Kid Berwyn

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20. BBC aired a nice program on this buried history.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Thu Feb 25, 2021, 09:22 PM

Feb 2021

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The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans. The plotters, who were alleged to involve some of the most famous families in America, (owners of Heinz, Birds Eye, Goodtea, Maxwell Hse & George Bush’s Grandfather, Prescott) believed that their country should adopt the policies of Hitler and Mussolini to beat the great depression.

Mike Thomson investigates why so little is known about this biggest ever peacetime threat to American democracy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/document/document_20070723.shtml

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In 1933 there was a plot to overthrow FDR [View all] still_one Feb 2021 OP

A good reminder. Haven't before seen the Arcadia piece. TY. empedocles Feb 2021 #1

I was comprised of a group of wealthy industrialist in conjunction with groups like the KKK still_one Feb 2021 #2

Prescott Bush, father of George H.W, allegedly one of them. n/t whathehell Feb 2021 #4

Not just allegedly-- evolves Feb 2021 #7

I thought so, but whathehell Feb 2021 #8

Same with me, evolves Feb 2021 #16

Okay, great. whathehell Feb 2021 #17

The business men (grand daddy Bush was in on it) really liked what Hitler was doing for business mitch96 Feb 2021 #13

Also, known as the businessman's revolt. It is in the Congressional record and you can read Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #3

Big names included Birdseye and DuPont. empedocles Feb 2021 #5

He made sure all the details survived in the Congressional record...in his day it would not have Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #12

An early example of 'too big to fail', eh? sboatcar Feb 2021 #9

Indeed...too big to fail. Roosevelt the economy would be plunged into a death spiral should Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #10

My understanding was that Roosevelt agreed not to whathehell Feb 2021 #18

And what a surprise to find that Prescott Bush dugog55 Feb 2021 #6

Prescott Bush was a piece of crap. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #11

and trump's father took part in a KKK March still_one Feb 2021 #15

In addition, FDR Survived a Near Assassination Attempt in Miami Just Days before Inauguration Stallion Feb 2021 #14

The Mayor of Chicago was killed, not Miami. former9thward Feb 2021 #19

BBC aired a nice program on this buried history. Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #20

Thanks still_one Feb 2021 #21

You are welcome, still one! This topic shows DU's importance. Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #22