[lbo-talk] cruise report

[Carl Remick]

>From: Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu>
>
>Carl Remick wrote:
> >
> > >From: Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu>
> > >
> > >Eleanor (NOT FRANKLIN) Roosevelt
> >
> > Yes, Franklin -- he'll always be a hero to me. Here's one of my favorite 
>FDR
> > photos, pre-paralysis.  He was one tough hombre.
>
>Look. I grew up in an atmosphere in which FDR was second only to God. I
>can remember listening on the radio to the Martin, Barton & Fish" and
>the "Fala's scotch heart" speeches. His voice has never left me. BUT, he
>(in contrast to Eleanor) was as racist as the DP as a whole. And someone
>spoke of his having more imagination than current DP leaders. Yes. He
>imagined the whole future of the u.s. as the imperialist hegemon, and
>adapted WW2 strategy accordingly.

I know that FDR was opposed to perpetuating the British empire.  Do you 
think he just wanted to substitute an American one?  That sounds more like 
his cousin Theodore, who was indeed a warmonger's warmonger.

In any event, FDR benefited from having Eleanor as a consciousness raiser, 
and, obviously, she benefited from having access to his power.  An odd 
couple to be sure ... but an effective one.

Carl

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