Watch now (64 mins) | Book 2, E1 - Banner & Back one Media’s panel begin their discussion into the prologue and 1st chapter of Timothy Snyder's book "On Tyranny".
The statement that FDR included everyone in the Social Security program is not strictly true, so I wanted to check my facts. Domestic and farm workers, some of the least-compensated American workers who were largely brown and Black people, were not included as beneficiaries. There have been a handful of historians of our SSA, and the issue of whether leaving out people of color from Social Security coverage was a racist policy was addressed by the historian Larry DeWitt. His writing is still up on the government's website. He claims it was not racism that led to the omission of domestic and farm laborers. I could not immediately find any criticism of Larry DeWitt (he is now dead) except for one website that accuses him of being a Holocaust denier, and a Washington Post article that was about 10 years old and behind a paywall. If anyone learns more about this please share! I feel like I have read current Black thought leaders critical of the omission of farm and domestic laborers, so I was a little shocked at the statement that FDR included everyone. I think there's a lot more to the story than that progressive but inadequate initial design of Social Security. It seems odd to me that the chief historian of the SSA was so invested in smothering criticism of its initial design.
Much of the New Deal was essentially for Whites only. From the History channel (first article I found on search, but I knew this already, "While the GI Bill’s language did not specifically exclude African-American veterans from its benefits, it was structured in a way that ultimately shut doors for the 1.2 million Black veterans who had bravely served their country during World War II, in segregated ranks." And widened the racial economic gap.
I was so glad to meet you Tara. I'll DM you and see how we might collaborate.
So glad to meet you too, Stephanie! Yes! Looking forward to working together.
The statement that FDR included everyone in the Social Security program is not strictly true, so I wanted to check my facts. Domestic and farm workers, some of the least-compensated American workers who were largely brown and Black people, were not included as beneficiaries. There have been a handful of historians of our SSA, and the issue of whether leaving out people of color from Social Security coverage was a racist policy was addressed by the historian Larry DeWitt. His writing is still up on the government's website. He claims it was not racism that led to the omission of domestic and farm laborers. I could not immediately find any criticism of Larry DeWitt (he is now dead) except for one website that accuses him of being a Holocaust denier, and a Washington Post article that was about 10 years old and behind a paywall. If anyone learns more about this please share! I feel like I have read current Black thought leaders critical of the omission of farm and domestic laborers, so I was a little shocked at the statement that FDR included everyone. I think there's a lot more to the story than that progressive but inadequate initial design of Social Security. It seems odd to me that the chief historian of the SSA was so invested in smothering criticism of its initial design.
Much of the New Deal was essentially for Whites only. From the History channel (first article I found on search, but I knew this already, "While the GI Bill’s language did not specifically exclude African-American veterans from its benefits, it was structured in a way that ultimately shut doors for the 1.2 million Black veterans who had bravely served their country during World War II, in segregated ranks." And widened the racial economic gap.
Some people are always surprised when they find an example of racism I. America.
It’s ok now
All of the above.
Like me being a member of a minority never surprised at attracts on us; verbal political or physical.
C’mon people.
Here's the article from the government's SSA page: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n4/v70n4p49.html
I should also say that I love the idea of an online book group about fascism! Thank you to all participants!
Go Nick! Love your attitude: IN YOUR FACE, YOU DUMBSTER!
Rachel Maddow covered the JD Vance and Curtis Yarvin relationship.
Don’t be numb! Continue to be shocked.
Thank you, Frank! So glad to be part of this amazing community of patriots.