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soldierant

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2. I never in my life expected to be defending Hoover

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:36 PM

Apr 2025

but I assure you he did not deserve to be compared to Trump**, despite signing Smoot-Hawley. He may jave been an exocomic idiot, but he he was not a person whpose greed sucked up anythimg and everything (like the vacuum the other Hoover invented.)

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... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 #1

I never in my life expected to be defending Hoover soldierant Apr 2025 #2

Same here - he made a lot of mistakes, but he didn't turn over the government for it to be dismantled Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 #3