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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, a US president who in the 1930's ended the great depression by finally implementing some social welfare programs and reining in corporate power somewhat (like protecting the right to unionize) to prevent a socialist revolution.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

God I love the Fediverse.

Feels weird, but I just love that people answer questions and aren't jerks about it.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The chillness of this place has been pretty awesome, and I very much want to perpetuate that chillness and goodwill as best I can :)

[–] Flaco_waton@feddit.cl 2 points 1 week ago

Just don’t admit to using windows or mac LOL

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lemmy, why is windows so much better than Linux?

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Windows 7 has much better compatibility with 2000's era apps than Linux.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

Really? I would have expected wine to be pretty good at them.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Because fuck you that's why.

Oh look, an extra $20 in my bank account! Thanks....Not Microsoft

[–] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

¿Por qué no los dos?

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All accurate beyond debate except for the part about his social programs ending the depression. That point is debatable, the debate being that it was actually deficit spending to industrialize for WW2 that did it.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

That's fair, I guess FDR at least started the ball rolling toward fixing it before we entered the war.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

implementing some social welfare programs ... to prevent a socialist revolution.

The irony...

[–] Tolc@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

TL;DR he was just a pussy who implemented pro worker laws just to deter socialist USSR influence

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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