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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2250)	12/23/1999 11:15:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3246

Charley, don't consider this anything but a corollary to your contention. Communism was the dominant international public-policy idea for almost three-quarters of the century. While communism may have been the dominant idea, capitalism was the dominant actuality. Hope all are enjoying the holidays. Gordon P.S. Thanks to Neo for this thread, it is very friendly and stimulating.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2250)	12/27/1999 11:44:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3246

The good news is that FDR didn't get Time's "person of the century". (Maybe Clinton's vote for FDR led to better judgment on their part.) The bad news is that FDR was a runner-up. Time did note FDR's mixed legacy of defeating one totalitarian while enabling another greater one. They never did come to grips with the consequences of FDR's folly. But Time loved FDR's big governmentism more than results - even as they note his efforts were not well designed and were actual failures in their consequences they were a resounding success for demagogues, his party and socialism. By any measure, FDR's fourth term was a great tragedy. Time recognized Truman and Reagan for being the twin great forces that lead the defeat of the evil empire.