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1. Woohoo. Butler was a hero in exposing the fascist American Liberty League.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 1, 2022, 05:10 PM

Jan 2022

FDR took it from there and threaten to out the treachery of the prominent industrialists...Sloan, du Pont, Prescott Bush and others...if they didn't back off. He was able to get the New Deal programs through because of the dirt he had on them.

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The Plot Against American Democracy That Isn't Taught in Schools [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2022 OP

Woohoo. Butler was a hero in exposing the fascist American Liberty League. brush Jan 2022 #1

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I'm with you. Play hard ball with Manchin and his family's coal mine... brush Jan 2022 #4

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2022 #2

BBC broadcast a good summary... Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #5

"he would spend half his $60 million fortune to save the other half." Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #6

It boggles the mind how some wealthy people will throw gobs of money around crickets Jan 2022 #7

I probably heard heard about Smedley Butler on Air America re Thom Hartman electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #8

I came across this in a magazine article. No mention in Boomerproud Jan 2022 #9

You'll want to read Kinzer's "Overthrow" to get background on our history. rgbecker Jan 2022 #10