Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: UPDATED: Vote Deadline Extended to Name Our Populist Movement within Democratic Party [View all]EEO
(1,620 posts)We have a woefully ignorant electorate, which needs to be educated and told what needs to be protected and why. The Roosevelts are a great starting off point. I can already hear the PPP being called communist and bringing up ridiculous talking points like "it makes me think of the CCCP." Then they can explain to the idiots sitting on their couches that it was the evil Soviet Empire, which Reagan single-handedly destroyed with his mediocre acting skills. I will at least give credit for the word "Peoples" not being in there.
With the Roosevelts you have three strong Americans. Teddy and FDR were solid and strong on foreign policy, and both pissed off a lot of rich people with their domestic agendas. Eleanor was the conscience of the family when it was in the White House, and helped FDR immensely with her counsel regarding social policies.
I just don't understand the "Americans don't know their own history, so why the hell should we teach it to them?" argument.