(March 8, 2016 at 10:52 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote:(March 8, 2016 at 10:44 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: How many people would have voted against FDR becoming world dictator?
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.ht...946294D6CF
URGES ROOSEVELT FOR WORLD DICTATOR; R.D. Blumenfeld, English Editor, Says President Can Restore Sanity to Nations.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16 , 1933(AP). -- Pointing to "grave danger of armed conflict with Europe," R. D. Blumenfeld, American-reared English editor, yesterday called upon President Roosevelt to use dictatorial powers "to bring the world to its senses."
What if all your weird fantasies were reality? I don't exactly shudder to think of your sanctimonious what-if politics, because there were some very good reasons why the events which you suggest may have actually didn't, and those reasons still work today.
Why do you have such a problem with historical events? The article shows that people thought that FDR would be the preferred choice for world dictator. He didn't act on it directly but we are still coping with the things he did, especially in the Middle East. On the domestic front he was as much of a racist as Woodrow Wilson. His wife covered it up. If it hadn't been for her he probably would have brought back slavery. He did absolutely nothing to integrate the country. If he had become world dictator it would have been hell on Earth.
