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In reply to the discussion: Is FDR Dead... In The Current Democratic Party... Because if It Is... [View all]MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Yes, Truman made the final decision. FDR would have made the same decision, though. I don't think there is any question about that. The point is that FDR initiated the design of this weapon before the United States was even involved in the war. Truman wasn't even advised on the project until he took office. It was that much of a secret.
Was he wrong to start creating nuclear weapons? I don't have a good answer for that question, really. I'm simply stating what the facts are.
Economically, FDR was a revolutionary who changed much. In other areas, he was a man of his own times. Today, he would be a man of these times, but he is dead. What would he do today if he were alive? Nobody knows the answer to that question. Democrats have not forgotten FDR. Not at all. However, his solutions to today's problems are unknown. We can't ask him for them, either.
It's a long time since FDR was in office. A very long time. Times have changed enormously since his Presidency. It's a mistake to look to FDR for solutions to today's problems. They are not the same as the problems he faced.