Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Social Democracy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agoA quote by Harry S. Trumanlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: liberalism@lemmy.sdf.orgneoliberal@lemmy.world
arrow-up152arrow-down1imageA quote by Harry S. Trumanlemmy.worldSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Social Democracy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: liberalism@lemmy.sdf.orgneoliberal@lemmy.world
minus-squarecalliopelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoYou’re right, despite the downvotes. In this thread: people who think LBJ was a true social democrat and Nixon didn’t have any strategy at all.
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoOr forgetting Wallace was Roosevelt’s VP twice and the Truman choice was a big party policy move. Assuming Wallace is even known or acknowledged.
minus-squarecalliopelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoWhat’s funny is before I commented I was thinking “what was that famous racist Democrat’s name in the 60s?? Ah well.” You nailed it in one (Wallace) and I didn’t even remember he was FDR’s VP! Literally a segregationist. Different Wallace!
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoWrong Wallace. Henry was FDRs VP and was a Progressive that fought for desegregation in the 40s. George is was the Alabaman segregationist in the 60s.
minus-squarecalliopelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoOooh my bad. Thanks for giving me the one I was thinking of in a roundabout way though!
You’re right, despite the downvotes.
In this thread: people who think LBJ was a true social democrat and Nixon didn’t have any strategy at all.
Eh. I’m used to it.
Or forgetting Wallace was Roosevelt’s VP twice and the Truman choice was a big party policy move.
Assuming Wallace is even known or acknowledged.
What’s funny is before I commented I was thinking “what was that famous racist Democrat’s name in the 60s?? Ah well.”You nailed it in one (Wallace) and I didn’t even remember he was FDR’s VP!Literally a segregationist.Different Wallace!
Wrong Wallace. Henry was FDRs VP and was a Progressive that fought for desegregation in the 40s. George is was the Alabaman segregationist in the 60s.
Oooh my bad.
Thanks for giving me the one I was thinking of in a roundabout way though!