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socialist_n_TN

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11. Yep that's pretty much it, IMO....
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:59 PM
Jan 2014

Same with FDR. They did what they did to "save" capitalism, they didn't do it for the people. That the people benefited was purely an accident or at least a secondary consideration. And because the policies of the leaders that came after him were even worse for the people, Kennedy comes off looking like a saint.

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Well you can cherry pick anyone's life and upaloopa Jan 2014 #1
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Look at it the way you want. upaloopa Jan 2014 #4
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It isn't cherry picking MyNameGoesHere Jan 2014 #7
We're you alive and aware back then? upaloopa Jan 2014 #8
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He ctsnowman Jan 2014 #9
Yep that's pretty much it, IMO.... socialist_n_TN Jan 2014 #11
^^ this^^. nt TBF Jan 2014 #12
Exactly! ctsnowman Jan 2014 #13
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