Did FDR and other mid 20th century Democrats do nothing more than cage the beast?

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28. Regarding the Russian style revolution. I live in an area

where we still find "socialist" newspapers in the attics of old houses and collect histories from our older citizens who remember the family members who left the Iron Range to go to Russia to help with the revolution. This in middle of the country MN.

Working in the archives of our museums here we have a huge story regarding the socialist movement (in the true sense of socialism) - photos, newspapers, letters, histories, etc.

The movement in the 20s and 30s toward socialism was bigger than we think it was. And it was a real threat.

Our folk music history also tells us a great deal of what was going on back then.

It was very close to winning when FDR ran. And yes he saved capitalism. But anyone that thinks he did not do anything for the poor is forgetting a few universal programs that still exist that did help the poor: Social Security. That is the one program that helped us all.

What did not happen as a result of his programs was a universal recovery from the Great Depression. And that was not so much FDR's fault as it was the fault of those on the local level who took those programs and ignored whole segments of the population in intercities, the rural south and reservations. This happened just like it is happening today when states refuse to expand Medicaid in the ACA.