FDR was an authoritarian just like all the ones springing up in Europe and Asia. He was just curtailed by the republicans and the outrage generated by his court stacking plan.
Had he been given a little more power he would have been a dictator.
There were quite a few top officials that were confirmed at the time of being communists, and there were a fuckload that were accused of being communists. The VENONA release showed that a lot of those accused were soviet agents. It is safe to assume it was far worse than either of us think, like China is now.
I'm too lazy to source it. Look at the treasury department in particular.
My personal theory is that the FDR administration was thoroughly infiltrated. I don't have meaningful evidence but that explains so much.
FDR was an authoritarian just like all the ones springing up in Europe and Asia. He was just curtailed by the republicans and the outrage generated by his court stacking plan.
Had he been given a little more power he would have been a dictator.
There were quite a few top officials that were confirmed at the time of being communists, and there were a fuckload that were accused of being communists. The VENONA release showed that a lot of those accused were soviet agents. It is safe to assume it was far worse than either of us think, like China is now.
I'm too lazy to source it. Look at the treasury department in particular.