My mom told me stories of how the government was paying farmers to burn their crops. My grandfather refused. He came from Russia prior to the Revolution and saw clearly what FDR's administration was doing and that people were going to starve. For him it was Deja vu. Not only did he refuse to plow under or burn his crops - he gave food away. He and my grandmother took a lot of heat in their community for calling out what FDR was doing. He said that FDR was implementing communist policies and that the only difference between the centralized policies of the Soviets and FDR was that FDR was implementing them more covertly using propaganda rather than Stalin's overt heavy handed methods. He also taught us... never give up your guns... no matter what.
Thank you. I didn't know my great-grandparents, but they were cut from the same bolt of cloth. They were level headed God fearing people that gave me a legacy of standing for truth. I am so grateful.
My mom told me stories of how the government was paying farmers to burn their crops. My grandfather refused. He came from Russia prior to the Revolution and saw clearly what FDR's administration was doing and that people were going to starve. For him it was Deja vu. Not only did he refuse to plow under or burn his crops - he gave food away. He and my grandmother took a lot of heat in their community for calling out what FDR was doing. He said that FDR was implementing communist policies and that the only difference between the centralized policies of the Soviets and FDR was that FDR was implementing them more covertly using propaganda rather than Stalin's overt heavy handed methods. He also taught us... never give up your guns... no matter what.
Your grandparents were badasses.
Thank you. I didn't know my great-grandparents, but they were cut from the same bolt of cloth. They were level headed God fearing people that gave me a legacy of standing for truth. I am so grateful.