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S4 Ep44: That Time Democracy Almost Collapsed: The Forgotten History of Smedley Butler and the Plot to Overthrow FDR

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我，Daisy Egan，讲述了斯梅德利·巴特勒将军的故事，他是一位备受尊敬的海军陆战队少将，曾获得两次荣誉勋章。在1930年代，他可能阻止了一场旨在推翻富兰克林·罗斯福总统，建立法西斯军事独裁统治的政变。巴特勒将军最初被选中领导这场政变，但他拒绝了，并向政府揭露了这一阴谋。这一事件在历史学家之间存在争议，一些人认为巴特勒将军夸大了威胁，另一些人则认为他阻止了一场可能摧毁美国民主的灾难。巴特勒将军的经历反映了他对战争和资本主义的反思，以及他对退伍军人权益的坚定维护。他从一个年轻的、渴望为国效力的士兵，成长为一个意识到战争的残酷和资本主义的弊端，并最终致力于维护民主的英雄。他的故事提醒我们，即使在最黑暗的时刻，也有个人能够挺身而出，捍卫正义和民主。

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Smedley Butler was a highly decorated Marine Major General who played a pivotal role in preventing a coup against FDR, an incident largely ignored by history books.
  • Smedley Butler was a two-time Medal of Honor winner.
  • He thwarted a coup that could have replaced democracy with a fascist regime.
  • The plot was linked to wealthy businessmen unhappy with FDR's New Deal.

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In the 1930s some shadowy figures approached a decorated and beloved Marine with a plot to overthrow the government and replace FDR with someone much more friendly to the wealthy. If only they hadn't chosen Smedley Butler to do their bidding we might be living in a very different world today.

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