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scarletlib

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20. I am also an FDR Democrat and always will be.

Fri Mar 14, 2025, 11:00 AM

Mar 2025

My Dsd taught me this lesson as a child. In his youth he worked at gas station in Nashville Tn. The gas station was in Belle Meade where the wealthy lived.
The owner of the station was expected to extend credit to these people to run a tab. He then had the constant problem of trying to collect what was owed to him.

How dare he ask these privileged people for his money.

I have nothing but contempt for wealth. FDR was wealthy but he understood the Nation needed to share and protect everyone.

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My parents were FDR Democrats. My parents raised me to be a FDR Democrat [View all] William769 Mar 2025 OP

My parents were Republicans but I asked one day... maptap22 Mar 2025 #1

Agreed. "Nothing to fear but fear itselt"...so IMO Dems should shut down their fear... brush Mar 2025 #2

Thank you for this. William769 Mar 2025 #4

Totally agree. Dems are in a position where leverage must be used when it is available or be impotent dutch777 Mar 2025 #27

K & R Emile Mar 2025 #3

Appreciated. William769 Mar 2025 #5

My mom voted for Eisenhower... Jokerman Mar 2025 #6

Good for her. William769 Mar 2025 #7

My G ma was able to be adopted by a US couple ........... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #8

My grandfather was an immigrant from Belgium. Emile Mar 2025 #9

My father was born in 1922, served in WW2. I was born in 1957. Martin Eden Mar 2025 #10

You have a smart father. William769 Mar 2025 #11

He passed in 1985, same year as my mother Martin Eden Mar 2025 #12

My father passed in 1982, my mother 2015. William769 Mar 2025 #13

My father was born in 1922 as well CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #34

The Greatest Generation made great sacrifices in the war against fascism Martin Eden Mar 2025 #39

Yes, thank you, we can't enable their destruction of our country wendyb-NC Mar 2025 #14

I still call myself an Unrepentant New Dealer. DrMJG10 Mar 2025 #15

FDR supported segregation SocialDemocrat61 Mar 2025 #16

Is there not some rule here anamnua Mar 2025 #18

Is anything I posted untrue? SocialDemocrat61 Mar 2025 #19

FDR, still the best thought crime Mar 2025 #36

Didn't say he wasn't SocialDemocrat61 Mar 2025 #42

k & r. a rare thing for me if u please . AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #17

I am also an FDR Democrat and always will be. scarletlib Mar 2025 #20

Kicking this since it was temporally sidelined yesterday. William769 Mar 2025 #21

My parents were strong FDR Dems as well, William & I share your sentaments! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #22

Agreed. William769 Mar 2025 #23

That's all we've got. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #24

I'll bet that FDR didn't campaign against his own party Congress bigtree Mar 2025 #25

He did what a great President does, he kept the party together. William769 Mar 2025 #26

FDR had very large Democratic majorities because he was Emile Mar 2025 #29

FDR had very large Democratic majorities and a normal Republican Party who'd be voted out of office betsuni Mar 2025 #28

Yes he had large majorities but he had to keep them together. William769 Mar 2025 #30

My grandfather was a teamster CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #31

Thanks for sharing that story. William769 Mar 2025 #32

I grew up hearing all about the Great Depression CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #33

My father was 30 years older than my mother William769 Mar 2025 #35

My parents were FDR Democrats Jilly_in_VA Mar 2025 #37

Thank you. William769 Mar 2025 #38

Way recommended. H2O Man Mar 2025 #40

Thank you for the story. William769 Mar 2025 #41