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Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Garraty antydede, at der var nogle "slående" ligheder mellem Roosevelts programmer og den tyske anti-depressionspolitik, men konkluderede, at New Deal ikke havde meget til fælles med fascismen i det hele taget på grund af de store politiske forskelle mellem de to systemer. Roosevelt udvidede den politiske deltagelse for de mindre heldige, og Garraty erklærede, at hovedårsagen til lighederne var, at begge nationer havde at gøre med problemer, der var unikke i den industrielle verden. Garraty erklærede, at New Deal manglede et konsekvent ideologisk grundlag. Mens Brains Trust fik meget opmærksomhed, fik teoretikerne aldrig meget indflydelse på Roosevelt, der trak på populismen med dens fjendtlighed over for bankfolk og dens villighed til at puste valutaen op, Theodore Roosevelts New Nationalism med dens modvilje mod konkurrence og manglende vægt på antitrustlove og socialarbejdernes idéer fra den progressive æra. Højesteretsdommeren Louis Brandeis påvirkede Roosevelt i forbindelse med finansielle reformer. War Labor Board fra Første Verdenskrig påvirkede Roosevelts arbejdsmarkedspolitik.
Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Garraty suggested that there were some "striking" similarities between Roosevelt's programs and German anti-depression policies, but concluded that the New Deal did not have much in common with fascism in total because of the vast political differences between the two systems. Roosevelt expanded political participation for the less fortunate and Garraty stated that the main reason for the similarities was that both nations were dealing with problems that were unique in the industrial world. Garraty stated that the New Deal lacked any consistent ideological base. While the Brains Trust got a lot of attention, theorists never had much impact on Roosevelt who drew on populism, with its hostility to bankers and its willingness to inflate the currency; Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism in its dislike of competition and deemphasis on antitrust laws; and the ideas of social workers from the Progressive Era. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis influenced Roosevelt on financial reforms. The War Labor Board from World War I influenced Roosevelt's labor policy.
Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt