Democracy (or some semblance of democracy) can only exist if a significant faction of the power elite perceives it to be in their best interests.
Roosevelt was the vanguard of a segment of America’s oligarchy who saw that—if the inequities of the Great Depression persisted, a communist revolution would inevitably follow. Throw the fucking workers a bone.
Share the wealth. (At least a little.) Incorporate the people in the decision making process. (Within reason. In the end, it's good for your bottom line!)
For democracy to work, the voters can't be stupid. At least most of them.
If the population reaches a critical mass of dumbasses, the system stops working.
One faction of the power elite supported Roosevelt. The other excoriated him as a class traitor. And let's be nice and sparkling clear, droogies ...
If you look back at the Leftist writings of the time, the true radicals hated Roosevelt -- precisely because the New Deal would let off some steam in the Great American Pressure Cooker — and forestall the rage and hopelessness that would explode in a revolution.
Ignorant. Peasant. Funny how those words go together, huh?
Another faction excoriated him. In the realm of acceptable discourse, William F. Buckley and friends. Outside, that includes Welch and the Birchers.
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