TR was a visionary on foriegn relations. Although I dont disagree with you that he tended to walk softly and carry a big stick, he saw that the US needed to get into foreign relations in the modern age.
As you know, in the Philippines, we fought a particular group of religious zealots during and after his term in office. We were largely sucessful after they sent the right commander to do the fight.
But, TR was a progressive, and although I do not think Trump is a progressive in that respect, I beleive Trump is a mix of Jackson and TR. A type of nationalist. I favor a nationalist at this stage in this countries history. Hopefully, he will follow TR and bust up the cabals. If he survives, which I do not believe he will if elected. JFK signed the EO to print treasury notes to break the FED and very soon after, he was killed.
JFK was a fiscal conservative, Ronald Reagn basically the same, both were shot.
“Although I dont disagree with you that he tended to walk softly and carry a big stick, he saw that the US needed to get into foreign relations in the modern age.”
He wanted us to be a major player in world affairs equal to Europe. That Great White Fleet may be little known to most Americans today but it caught the whole world’s attention back then.
“As you know, in the Philippines, we fought a particular group of religious zealots during and after his term in office.”
Well we chose to make them a colony. We weren’t just fighting the Moros on the south islands, we were fighting people who wanted Philippine independence.
“But, TR was a progressive, and although I do not think Trump is a progressive in that respect, I beleive Trump is a mix of Jackson and TR. “
I agree with the Andrew Jackson comparison, I’m not sold on TR. If Trump prosecutes crony capitalists I’ll reconsider.
” JFK signed the EO to print treasury notes to break the FED and very soon after, he was killed”
Not to be harsh, but that’s conspiracy nonsense promulgated by people who don’t know that the US Notes issue was nothing more than Lincoln’s Greenback issue carried forward. If more were issued it would have been by the Treasury and it wouldn’t “break” the Fed. It would have depreciated the dollar but that’s what fiat issues like the Greenback usually do.