Posted on 01/03/2009 10:32:49 AM PST by An Old Man
One the more remarkable aspects of the modern conservative movement is its eagerness to believe whatever it prefers to believe, whatever gives conservatives ammunition against their opponents, regardless of the facts and data and expert opinion.
The latest example of such behavior is the claim that FDRs New Deal extended and deepened the Great Depression, a newly formed myth that is without any basis in fact. Yet it is embraced by some on the right solely because it bolsters their argument against policies proposed by President-elect Barack Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
Once upon a time... Be sure to read the entire article for a preview of what the government press has in mind for you.
Remember, the MSM is really your friend. I knew you would catch on right away!
Jay, seeing as how your last name is Bookman, maybe you oughta read a book once in a while.
It’s really tough trying to take the Urinal-Constipation seriously. They are just another DNC rag.
Uhhhhh...yeah. And how have those bailouts worked so far, Jay?
a newly formed myth?
FDR was a Fabian Socialist.
He was not blind to what led this nation astray and left it vulnerable to attack. We are still paying for his and his cohorts’ legacy and ongoing agenda.
After six years of FDR in office, The New Deal and The Second New Deal, the Great Depression finally bottomed out in 1939.
Did FDR's attempt to tax and spend the country out of the Depression make the Depression worse? It is hard to say, since we cannot have a controlled experiment that compares the Depression with FDR and the Depression without FDR.
Clearly, however, FDR's tax and spend policies did nothing to end the Depression. The Depression ended because of WWII.
Ann Coulter in her book Treason gave Joe McCarthy his propers finally... a true American HERO.. FDR was the head on a super nasty American political pimple.. A zit thats STILL not popped and drained..
“One the more remarkable aspects of the modern conservative movement is its eagerness to believe whatever it prefers to believe..”
Pot..kettle...black
This makes absolutely no sense. How can you print money with nothing to back it up and think it is a good thing? Yes it is good for people to work and have a purpose it gives them something to put their energy into but building roads with money which is not present will not happen. If it does it will take months in prep first and the funny money will eventually cause the new problem of inflation. Unless we change the concept higher taxes and printing money will help we are doomed to repeat our past mistakes. I though reporters should also spend time investigating their stories and not just printing someone words or their interpretation of those words.
And there lies their problem, they rely on "serious" revisionist historians instead of economists.
Sort of gives new meaning to "One the more remarkable aspects of the modern conservative liberal communist movement is its eagerness to believe whatever it prefers to believe, whatever gives conservatives liberal communists ammunition against their opponents, regardless of the facts and data and expert opinion."
Game..set..match.
And the AJC wonders why it’s subscriptions have bottomed out.
“eagerness to believe what it prefers to believe” sounds more like a description of the left. For instance, the left prefers to believe the following insane fantasies:
“Same-sex couples should have the right to marry.”
“Its ok to abort babies.”
“The UN is the way to peace.”
“Government knows best.”
“Praying in schools is unconstitutional.”
Just a small sample of liberal delusions.
I hate to sound dumb, but even though I read that article I don’t get it.
Can anyone put into simple terms why FDR extended the depression with his policies? I really do want to understand this.
I only understand this point, he raised wages (?) and businesses couldn’t make a profit I guess because of that? Is that correct?
That is the rub. The practice of monetary and fiscal policy is not an exact science at best. Arguments can be made that FDR's policies worked or did not work. The only agreement about FDR from people who actually lived through the Great Depression was that FDR instilled hope. That is where the O’ssiah won the election — the desire for leadership trumped any rational discussion of policy in the 2008 elections.
Criticizing FDR and his miserable presidency is to liberals like criticizing the Pope is to Catholics. FDR is the foundation of modern liberalism, their historic, high priest and idolized hero. Never mind that we would have been better off without him, and all of the leftist who have followed. Sorry Dimocrits, but you will need more than conservative-attacking dribble to keep the FDR stool afloat. If resurrecting this old commie is your plan for selling change to dumbed down Americans who don’t have clue one who FDR was, you are in trouble. People aren’t looking for decade of misery while O sooths them with PC poopie.
It's pretty clear that Roosevelt didn't achieve what his admirers claim. That may not justify demonizing FDR -- the country did survive him and was stronger afterwards -- but one needs to look at him soberly and without hero worship.
Articles like this are symptomatic though. Liberals are expecting and promoting a big change that will turn historical verdicts like this upside down (or in their view, right -- or left -- side up). So you'll be seeing more of this in the future.
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