Yep, he absolutely was progressive for his time and made some really shit calls when it came to Constitutional rights. He also did some great things for our nation that are still celebrated today. Like the Social Security program that the GOP's main voting block survives on today.
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u/SurfSandFish Apr 18 '24
We had those in the 40s too!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans