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The discussion shifts to Kelvin Baker's suggestion that America needs programs on the scale of the New Deal to achieve integration. Mo Facts counters this by citing Cato Institute research showing that Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal actually prolonged joblessness for millions and disproportionately harmed Black workers. The hosts argue that policy prescriptions often have unintended negative consequences that are ignored by those pushing a specific narrative.
Howard University professor Dr. Greg Carr discusses Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a candidate for the greatest president despite the New Deal's exclusion of black people from the GI Bill and mortgages. This logic is criticized as a "red vs blue" bias that excuses racism in Democratic icons while condemning it in others.
The 1619 Project's lecture series in Houston was sponsored by Shell Oil, a company often criticized by the same political circles for its environmental impact and role in natural disasters. The hosts highlight the "bad optics" of a racial justice project taking money from a major fossil fuel corporation.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is criticized for her "word salad" response to a question about reparations. The hosts argue she avoided a direct answer by pivoting to identity politics and questioning "what does it mean to be black." They suggest that while she supports printing money for the Green New Deal, she and the Democratic Party are hesitant to support a "New Black Deal" or direct reparations.
The history of redlining is traced back to the 1930s and Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The government created color-coded maps where green indicated "good" neighborhoods and red indicated "bad" ones, systematically denying loans to areas where minorities lived. This federal policy laid the foundation for modern residential segregation.
The discussion explores why black voters transitioned from the "Party of Lincoln" to the Democratic Party. Key factors identified include Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Harry Truman's executive order to integrate the armed forces after World War II. Moe also shares a personal anecdote about his father's negative experience with forced school integration, questioning the long-term success of the policy.
The debate over student loan forgiveness mirrors the conversation around reparations, with both being framed as "not politically feasible" by the establishment. High levels of student debt are described as a modern form of slavery that keeps citizens beholden to the state. The hosts criticize black candidates like Cory Booker for avoiding the ADOS agenda and reparations talk in favor of safer, establishment-approved messaging.
