Franklin Roosevelts views of Nazi Germany 1933 through 1938

[Robert W]

Americans today talking of the Nazis work as if they have blank minds about what Roosevelt did about Germany from 1933 through war with Poland in 1939. They prefer to just pretend this history does not exist. Using AI by Google as the tool, read what came up.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy toward Germany from 1933 to 1938 was initially one of cordial relations with the Nazi regime. Although he privately criticized Hitler and Nazism, he did not publicly criticize Hitler's persecution of German Jews.

Roosevelt's policy

• Cordial relations
  Roosevelt's administration pursued friendly relations with the Nazi regime, even sending a diplomat to the 1937 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg.
  
  
• Boycotts
  The administration helped the Nazis avoid American boycotts of German goods by allowing misleading labels.
  
  
• Apology
  The administration apologized to Hitler in 1935 after protesters tore a swastika flag from a German ship.
  
  
• Impartiality
  Roosevelt remained impartial toward Hitler, fearing that criticizing the Nazis would harm relations between the two countries.

 

[rightwinger]

That was before Hitler showed his true nature.

After 1938, FDR supported lend lease to UK and USSR while Republicans isolationists were outraged

 

[Robert W]

That was before Hitler showed his true nature.

After 1938, FDR supported lend lease to UK and USSR while Republicans isolationists were outraged

Yes it was years after 1938. It was enacted into law in 1941.

Hitler showed his nature in 1939.

L. 77–11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted March 11, 1941), was a policy under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, the Republic of China, and other Allied nations of the Second World War with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and 1945.

 

[Robert W]

That was before Hitler showed his true nature.

After 1938, FDR supported lend lease to UK and USSR while Republicans isolationists were outraged

When I bring it up as you did, I catch hell from Democrats. Maybe now you will also catch hell.

 

[rightwinger]

Yes it was years after 1938. It was enacted into law in 1941.

Hitler showed his nature in 1939.

L. 77–11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted March 11, 1941), was a policy under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, the Republic of China, and other Allied nations of the Second World War with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and 1945.

Again, FDR was participating in the war before Pearl Harbor. He held many conversations with Churchill to see what we could do without being formally in the war

It was very unpopular with conservatives of the day

 

[Robert W]

Again, FDR was participating in the war before Pearl Harbor. He held many conversations with Churchill to see what we could do without being formally in the war

It was very unpopular with conservatives of the day

War has no friends like Democrats. They love war.

I corrected what you said about Lend Lease. Seems to have upset you.

 

[rightwinger]

Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy toward Germany from 1933 to 1938 was initially one of cordial relations with the Nazi regime. Although he privately criticized Hitler and Nazism, he did not publicly criticize Hitler's persecution of German Jews.

FDR was “cordial” as was most of the world at that time.
Look at how Neville Chamberlain treated Hitler

 

[rightwinger]

War has no friends like Democrats. They love war.

Yes, it was Democrats who saved the world for Democracy

 

[Robert W]

Yes, it was Democrats who saved the world for Democracy

What do you mean democracy? Democrats allowed Hitler to wage war to begin with. Roosevelt slapped Japan around to the point they attacked Pearl Harbor. Read Day of Deceit to see what happened.

 

[Robert W]

FDR was “cordial” as was most of the world at that time.
Look at how Neville Chamberlain treated Hitler

Of course Roosevelt was friendly to Nazi Germany. Recall Jesse Owens in the Olympics in Germany and how records were set there in Berlin by Americans?

 

[rightwinger]

What do you mean democracy? Democrats allowed Hitler to wage war to begin with. Roosevelt slapped Japan around to the point they attacked Pearl Harbor. Read Day of Deceit to see what happened.

Look at Europe today, look at Japan
Thank FDR

 

[gipper]

That was before Hitler showed his true nature.

After 1938, FDR supported lend lease to UK and USSR while Republicans isolationists were outraged

Except that Germany under Hitler had imposed racist policies on its citizens well before 1938. Surely FDR knew this.

 

[rightwinger]

Except that Germany under Hitler had imposed racist policies on its citizens well before 1938. Surely FDR knew this.

We had our own racist policies

 

[gipper]

We had our own racist policies

Lol. Yeah true, but meaningless to this debate. Stay on topic for once.

 

[Robert W]

Look at Europe today, look at Japan
Thank FDR

I was a young kid when FDR was president. Ask those of us who lived with FDR how much we enjoyed his rule over industry, the press and all of Government. Sure he had provoked Japan so he wanted desperately to have our troops die fighting the, what he called Japs.
FDR put into prisons our domestic Japanese. Democrats have reworked history to pretend FDR was not a fan of Hitler which clearly he was. Why did Hitler feel free to invade Poland and Austria and France and parts of Africa and into Greece? Democrat's want us to thank FDR.

 

[gipper]

I was a young kid when FDR was president. Ask those of us who lived with FDR how much we enjoyed his rule over industry, the press and all of Government. Sure he had provoked Japan so he wanted desperately to have our troops die fighting the, what he called Japs.
FDR put into prisons our domestic Japanese. Democrats have reworked history to pretend FDR was not a fan of Hitler which clearly he was. Why did Hitler feel free to invade Poland and Austria and France and parts of Africa and into Greece? Democrat's want us to thank FDR.

I believe FDR made public statements praising Hitler and Fascism.

 

[Robert W]

We had our own racist policies

It was to be expected from FDR since we were ruled by Democrats. And FDR really was a devoted racist. Why if you ask? Well we know he was. He discrimianted against our citizen Japanese. He caused the Tuskegee Airmen to be kept out of combat until the end of the war. He made the blacks into porters for the military. Notice in WW2 movies, you see no black Generals. No black soldiers. This was because it was true.

 

[Robert W]

I believe FDR made public statements praising Hitler and Fascism.

Actually that was smart. It was due to the way Hitler worked hard to improve Germany. I personally drove on some of his autobans. What we call here as Freeways.

Correct history shows that FDR tried to do in the US what Hitler did in Germany. Such as massive building projects such as the Hoover Dam and the TVA at the time. Hitler had more authority over factories but once FDR got us into war, he did that same thing. FDR was the dictator of US factories. When I was born, you could buy a new car. When I was in the 1st-3rd grades under FDR, you could only buy used cars. FDR took over Factories.

 

[gipper]

And…

Jesse Owens Slighted by FDR​

Jesse Owens felt slighted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) after his triumphs at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens won four gold medals but did not receive a congratulatory telegram from the President, unlike the white medal winners who were invited to the White House. Owens expressed his disappointment, stating, “Hitler didn’t snub me. It was FDR who snubbed me.” This sentiment highlights the racial discrimination Owens faced upon his return to the United States, despite his global acclaim.

 

[gipper]

Actually that was smart. It was due to the way Hitler worked hard to improve Germany. I personally drove on some of his autobans. What we call here as Freeways.

Correct history shows that FDR tried to do in the US what Hitler did in Germany. Such as massive building projects such as the Hoover Dam and the TVA at the time. Hitler had more authority over factories but once FDR got us into war, he did that same thing. FDR was the dictator of US factories. When I was born, you could buy a new car. When I was in the 1st-3rd grades under FDR, you could only buy used cars. FDR took over Factories.

Agreed, but this thread is about FDR’s hypocrisy. No?