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In reply to the discussion: FDR Democrats, check in here! [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)324. Perhaps you missed this in his 1944 State of the Union Address:
"In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which [font size=3]a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for allregardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]
Among these are:
*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
*The right of every family to a decent home;
*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
*The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.--FDR, 1944
Among these are:
*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
*The right of every family to a decent home;
*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
*The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.--FDR, 1944
"a second Bill of Rights under which [font size=3]a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for allregardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]
This was delivered in the State of the Union Address, establishing Racial Equality as a national Goal, not just for the Democratic Party, but for the entire United States.
I am unable to find an official statement endorsing Racial Equality as a national goal that predates FDR's 1944 SOTU Address.
While FDR didn't "solve" the problem, he put us on the road to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the above statement.
There were also a number of other racial barriers that were lifted during WW2.
FDR approved the first Black Officers serving in the US Military,
as Hero Fighter Pilots. This was NOT a necessity due to lack of white volunteers.
Driving a P-51 was a peach assignment ANY soldier would grab. This was a HUGE step forward
against much resistance.
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Love your dedication Manny. Thanks for "speaking" the truth. It is appreciated by this FDR admirer.
In Truth We Trust
Apr 2013
#94
You have stated it wrong. At best, the video shows that FDR was opposed to the dole, not as you say
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#301
FDR was against any man "on the dole". He believed that the welfare aspect of S.S.
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2013
#430
So you claim that FDR felt that each man's SS contributions should go into a lockbox
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2013
#436
I don't know if that was his "scheme". I know that he was against men getting any type of welfare.
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2013
#438
Can we both agree that, from the very start of SS, retired men could receive
MannyGoldstein
Apr 2013
#445
Any social security benefits paid out above and beyond what people pay in, is welfare.
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2013
#453
You should try to keep your posts readable. I generally take a pass on long posts.
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2013
#455
True, we have to educate them. That's what I have been doing and it's amazing how few people ever
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#42
By way of my Grandfather a convert and friend of Clarence Cannon and Harry Truman.
gordianot
Apr 2013
#12
The Roosevelts saved my parents from starving to death during the Depression.
raging moderate
Apr 2013
#13
FDR's actions made lifelong, 'yellow dog Democrats' out of my 3 Republican grandparents.
ColesCountyDem
Apr 2013
#351
The "dear leader" is just a plain out and out insult. I'm as pissed at Obama as everyone else, but
ieoeja
Apr 2013
#163
"cult of personality" is exactly what my post is about and it's why I call them...
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#193
We're in the majority in this country. Most people love FDR's social programs although many don't
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#45
Here's a perfect example of right wingers not knowing that Medicare is a 'commie, socialist program'
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#85
Manny had a great idea somewhere else in this thread. Make a deck of cards with information and a
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#146
Allthough Franklin Roosevelt was President when Matthew Josephson wrote his book The Robber Barons,
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#188
So I'll make it clear too. If you oppose responses to your posts and respond with hostility to
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#250
Absolutely. We knew a battle over Social Security was coming and that might be a good thing.
pa28
Apr 2013
#35
The road in front of my parents house went from paved to rock to dirt during the Reagan admin.
ieoeja
Apr 2013
#172
I guess that comes about as close as I could describe myself within the context of American politics
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2013
#50
I'm a bit more of an "Eleanor Roosevelt" Democrat but it boils down to much the same....
Rowdyboy
Apr 2013
#64
Are you serious??? ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Adlai Stevenson was astonishing.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#220
Wasn't Eisenhower the alternative to the military dictator in Japan who ran for the presidency
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#199
Why was Huey Long a bastard? If you have some thoughts, I'll have to do some reading.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#239
As a litigator, I don't share your enthusiasm for having every dispute resolved in court.
Jim Lane
Apr 2013
#340
Please post the speech in its own thread. That's something all Democrats should read
JDPriestly
Apr 2013
#178
We all know his liberal domestic policies (the New Deal) but he was an internationalist also.
pampango
Apr 2013
#201
Sure, we got Reagan, Bush 1 and 2 and we sure did 'change' but I wouldn't call it evolving,
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#225
What would you call it if we fell back to the philosophies and policies of FDR? Evolution?
Buzz Clik
Apr 2013
#261
After the last 30 years, I would jump up and down for joy and call it a miracle. We would be rid of
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#276
I left out a lot of Bush's policies, like the Patriot Act, the vile FDDA eg.
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#315
"Have any of Bush's policies been rescinded yet?" You have got to be kidding.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2013
#317
I'm done playing. You listed a bunch of Bush's policies and attributed them to Obama...
Buzz Clik
Apr 2013
#321
You thrashed an iconic Democratic President and signature Democratic policies and then laughingly
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#323
In a way, it's good for Democrats. They come on strong, expecting that what Rush told them was true
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#371
I'm an LBJ,FDR, Obama,Carter,John Lindsay,Jerry Brown,JFK,RFK,Dr.King,Hillary democratic
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#216
LBJ was far more liberal than FDR. I love both. Both needed other votes.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#257
JVL is perhaps my favorite. Single greatest populist and union man ever.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#260
I didn't say FDR was a racist. You introduced that word into the discussion, not me.
Jim Lane
Apr 2013
#428
I was raised to admire both Franklin and Eleanor, my father counted them as personal
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#304
Another one here!! Funny there was another forum for "status quo" dems that only had about 40...
rwsanders
Apr 2013
#313
My Great Grandmother Bessie O'Shay was a cook for the Roosevelts at Hyde Park.
Walk away
Apr 2013
#316
from my first vote for McGovern till now, I support the democratic wing of the Democratic Party
carolinayellowdog
Apr 2013
#327
I guess that's as close as I can get, though my heart tells me that might have been the
jtuck004
Apr 2013
#334
Born and raised in FDR's world - first historical memory - crying on my crying mother's lap when he
jwirr
Apr 2013
#335
Right here! Raised in Oklahoma, both FDR and Eleanor were heroes in our house.
txwhitedove
Apr 2013
#409
If that's as close as we could ever get to real social democracy, then I'm in.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2013
#412
'Holy Cow! The New Deal Still Has Some Fans' ~ It does, they are called DEMOCRATS!
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#450