Re: “............My Dad (RIP) hated FDR and Kennedy - I never understood that as a kid..............”
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Mine too— actually both parents (RIP) grew up Republican and had lots to say about what transpired over time. They reserved their biggest ‘hate’ for FDR, however. They insisted until their dying days that the New Deal was a BAD deal for the US and would impact it negatively forever.
BTW, my father was also vehemently against any thoughts of Colin Powell running for POTUS, decades ago when that was first discussed, claiming he was NOT presidential material. And it wasn’t about race — NOW I understand what my dad was talking about. At the time I foolishly thought Powell would be just fine.
I refuse to blame any generational group as a whole for our troubles — this ‘blame must always be assigned’ garbage has got to go.