Did most people vote Democrat in 1932 because they wanted less gov intervention?

[Anarchist420]

2 of the 3 people running for the Democrat Party nomination in 1932 were conservatives, but the liberal FDR was nominated and elected instead. He did not adhere to the Democrat Party Party Platform of 1932, even though he ran on it while his progressive Republican opponent ran against it.

At the time, the American people still held largely true to the Jeffersonian American Founding principles of laissez-faire and the Democrats were not completely hijacked until FDR took office in 1932. Wilson and Bryan had done a lot of damage to the Party of Jefferson, Jackson, and Cleveland, but many Democrats were still Jacksonian/Jeffersonian after Wilson. Hoover was a progressive, from the left wing of the Republican Party. Al Smith was a conservative Democrat with only mild progressive tendencies... he was the one who favored austerity both in rhetoric and in action (FDR turned Smith's $90K (in 1929 USD) surplus into a huge deficit). FDR preached the pro-austerity Democrat Party Platform until he became President and that's when the SHTF.

The aforementioned begs the question... did the people vote for FDR because they supported the Democrat Party Platform of 1932 and because they were damn sick and tired of Herbert Hoover's economic interventions?

Imagine how much better off we'd be if Al Smith had become President. The New Deal shit wouldn't exist, the road to the Great Society would not have been paved, and the Great War would have been cut short.

 

[fskimospy]

Yeah, they were so sick and tired of government intervention that they re-elected FDR 3 more times after he massively increased government intervention.

So quick answer to your question: No.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Yeah, they were so sick and tired of government intervention that they re-elected FDR 3 more times after he massively increased government intervention.

So quick answer to your question: No.

If they were smart they would have voted for Dr Ron Paul.

 

[Steeplerot]

Al Smith, the dictator of the United States Fascist Regime if the Business Plot (coup against FDR) would have succeeded?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot

More nazi sympathies from you. Get over it, you will always be losers.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

If you were living in 1932 you wouldn't be in your parents basement. You'd be hoping to shovel shit for pennies to get food and consider yourself lucky.

Factor that into your equation.

 

[ElFenix]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

 

[fskimospy]

If they were smart they would have voted for Dr Ron Paul.

The correct answer for all US presidential elections has been the Dr. Ron Paul. George Washington should have lost to Ron Paul, and if the internet had existed then he would have.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I just came to say :biggrin:.

 

[Anarchist420]

More nazi sympathies from you. Get over it, you will always be losers.

FDR made sure that thousands of Jewish refugees were prohibited from entering the U.S.

I'm a Nazi sympathizer for opposing FDR? Really?

Yeah, they were so sick and tired of government intervention that they re-elected FDR 3 more times after he massively increased government intervention

FDR's biggest rival in running for the Democratic Party nomination wanted even more government intervention than FDR did.

You could be right though.

 

[Steeplerot]

FDR made sure that thousands of Jewish refugees were prohibited from entering the U.S.
I'm a Nazi sympathizer for opposing FDR? Really?

Backing a fascist coup of the Democratically (whether you like it or not) elected President of the USA -in a depression- when Democracy was literally on the ropes and Hitler was consolidating power with right wingers worldwide does exactly that, and makes you a traitor to your country and what good parts of it the founding fathers set up.

Try reading a bit of history outside of the stormfront crowd dude. You are so wrong it's sad 99% of the time.

You are obviously a parody poster though, so keep rubbing it in the righties face.

Edit: I have a lot of problems with FDR myself, but claiming that he ordered this personally when the establishment at the time was anti-semetic is pure right-wing rhetoric and bad history.

 

[Ausm]

I'll did my Granny up and ask her for ya!

 

[Incorruptible]

Backing a fascist coup of the Democratically (whether you like it or not) elected President of the USA -in a depression- when Democracy was literally on the ropes and Hitler was consolidating power with right wingers worldwide does exactly that, and makes you a traitor to your country and what good parts of it the founding fathers set up.

Try reading a bit of history outside of the stormfront crowd dude. You are so wrong it's sad 99% of the time.

You are obviously a parody poster though, so keep rubbing it in the righties face.

Edit: I have a lot of problems with FDR myself, but claiming that he ordered this personally when the establishment at the time was anti-semetic is pure right-wing rhetoric and bad history.

Hitler believed in National Socialism-Nazi, he wasn't a right winger but a LEFT WING LIBERAL

 

[Anarchist420]

Hitler believed in National Socialism-Nazi, he wasn't a right winger but a LEFT WING LIBERAL

I agree I'm not sure why so many people consider him a right winger since eugenics was rooted in progressivism and his economic policies were not conservative.

 

[Incorruptible]

I agree I'm not sure why so many people consider him a right winger since eugenics was rooted in progressivism and his economic policies were not conservative.

Hitler was a LEFTY which is why they are so scared to be associated with him and the liberals constantly refer to him as a Fascist and Right Winger.

 

[Jhhnn]

Hitler believed in National Socialism-Nazi, he wasn't a right winger but a LEFT WING LIBERAL

Yeh, that's why he rounded up & exterminated the Communists & Social Democrats even before he started in on the Jews.

"National Socialism" had nothing to do with socialism. It was doublespeak.

 

[Steeplerot]

Yeh, that's why he rounded up & exterminated the Communists & Social Democrats even before he started in on the Jews.

"National Socialism" had nothing to do with socialism. It was doublespeak.

Exactly, Hitler himself said he kept the "socialist" part of the name of the beer hall group he took over by murder and blackmail to confuse workers. Also he enjoyed the irony of it if you read Mein Kampf.

Hitler using "socialist" in his name is another BS right wing tactic to muddle the debate like Foxnews using "fair and balanced".

The right usually is incapable of actually creating anything themselves. (this is why they are known as reactionaries) -it is not in their nature to create. It is to divide.

 

[Incorruptible]

Exactly, Hitler himself said he kept the "socialist" part of the name of the beer hall group he took over by murder and blackmail to confuse workers. Also he enjoyed the irony of it if you read Mein Kampf.

Hitler using "socialist" in his name is another BS right wing tactic to muddle the debate like Foxnews using "fair and balanced".

The right usually is incapable of actually creating anything themselves. (this is why they are known as reactionaries) -it is not in their nature to create. It is to divide.

Hitler was not a Conservative though.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Hitler was not a Conservative though.

True, but he wasn't Liberal either.

Of course in the modern context, Conservatives aren't conservative, and Liberals aren't liberal.

 

[Anarchist420]

From what I've read, those who voted for FDR in 1932 wanted him to cut spending.

Did FDR ever say that he thought Hoover wasn't spending enough?