Posted on 04/10/2024 12:44:31 PM PDT by Jacquerie
The Great Depression swept across the nation some 90 years ago, creating a level of despair that nearly crushed America.
Standing mute and dumbfounded on a breadline, tens of thousands became "forgotten men"; stripped of their jobs, their dignity, and their future. Washington was either indifferent or inept in responding to a calamity that threatened the very foundation of the republic.
Today we have a new generation of "forgotten men" – and women. They too have lost faith in a Washington that seems to have dissolved into a dysfunctional collection of politicians far removed from the difficulties facing our citizens. Of equal concern is Washington's seeming indifference to a crushing national debt of $32.6 trillion that threatens our nation's economy.
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We are all forgotten, except when it comes time to collect taxes, or when it’s time to grovel for votes
Close the borders and half the problem will be gone.
It’s easy to be Forgotten when you have no time to create a scene, protest or otherwise wreak havoc to get attention. Squeakiest wheel…. Besides if there’s damage, we’re the ones paying for the damages
Get back to work.
I read the book by Amity Shlaes. In 1937 there was a depression within a depression. Polish immigrant teenager hung himself because he felt guilty eating his share of the family’s food.
God of course. Put not your faith in man or government
I think there was a made for TV movie from the early 1970s starring Dennis Weaver called “The Forgotten Man.” He was a POW in Vietnam that everyone back home thought was dead. What a shock when he came home alive.
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