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Irish_Dem

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12. Yes the wealthy were horrified that FDR worked for the people, not them.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #11)

Wed May 8, 2024, 08:20 AM

May 2024

They vowed to get a tighter grip on the power structure.
And they did.

Even Eisenhower was worried about it and warned us about the military industrial complex.
But he was really talking about all corporate control over the people.

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