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It's about to be the 1930s all over again in so many ways. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Who was the president when the great depression started?

What was their party affiliation, more importantly did they focus on laissez-faire capitalism? That is, did they believe in reducing regulation for the free market?

A mere 10 seconds of recalling history irrevocably damns the low quality conservatives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It’s very odd how little Harding and Coolidge’s corruption immediately leading up the the Great Depression is almost never discussed at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

It was, then as now, a series of bad choices in terms of reducing regulation and anti-worker decisions. We are in danger of echoing those times.

Hoover certainly did his part to make the situation worse though, and quickly.