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To: conservatism_IS_compassion; marktwain
Roosevelt had many people so brainwashed, there were soldiers/Marines who, upon hearing of his death, said sorrowfully, "Now the war will never end."

My FIL fought in the US Army until the end of the war in Europe. He became an LEO and retired after many years service and was a conservative in almost every fiber of his being.

We were talking one evening and the subject of FDR came up, he worshiped FDR and I was astounded, I would never have believed it if I hadn't heard it from him. I didn't argue the issue because he was a great guy and I believe him going through the depression and his Dad losing most everything he had had a lot to do with it.

38 posted on 08/30/2011 10:25:10 AM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
Roosevelt had many people so brainwashed, there were soldiers/Marines who, upon hearing of his death, said sorrowfully, "Now the war will never end."
My FIL fought in the US Army until the end of the war in Europe. He became an LEO and retired after many years service and was a conservative in almost every fiber of his being.

We were talking one evening and the subject of FDR came up, he worshiped FDR and I was astounded, I would never have believed it if I hadn't heard it from him. I didn't argue the issue because he was a great guy and I believe him going through the depression and his Dad losing most everything he had had a lot to do with it.

Once they swallowed the idea that FDR was doing things for the people, and anything in opposition to FDR was against the people, they were irredeemable.

40 posted on 08/31/2011 10:29:53 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (DRAFT PALIN)
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