2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I have examined where my loyalties lie, you judge, I'll explain my position. [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)to honor the original intent of FDR to incorporate some Socialism in our Capitalism in order to save the country from the wealthy and corrupt of his Era - which very much resembles the corruption and wealth disparity that again threatens to destroy the country we have become.
I think he chose that label and worked as an Independence so as to remain free of the corruption infecting the parties.
I believe those are the reasons he is more a Democrat than today's Democrats. The funniest think is, he is not only more of a Democrat - he is beginning to become the FDR of our era using the same fusion as did FDR!
By re-incorporating the very same kind of Socialism into our Capitalism that today's robber barrens have been stripping out ever since they found ways to start doing so!