Was President Hoover a progressive?

Stupid question, I know, but a guy on Facebook claimed he was and that his “progressive” policies made the Depression worse. What would be really great would be if someone could direct me to a good, not totally dry source that would analyze such a claim. A quick Google search didn’t turn up anything satisfactory for me.

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MistyCee

In about the same ways Nazis were socialists, most likely, with the same, yuk, yuk, look here how I know something those egghead liberals who write the textbooks don't tell you because they're part of a vast conspiracy.

I'm not surprised Google didn't help much, though. If Google tries to weight things to deemphasize loony crackpots, it's accused of censoring conservative speech.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@MistyCee Nazis were socialists. Too bad you have been so indoctrinated to believe otherwise.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@hippyjoe1955 You've lost your mind hippie.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@QuixoticSoul Says someone who science is 40 year old text books. Move on. You lost this debate last time. The Nazis were heroes of the progressives until the death camps were discovered.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@hippyjoe1955 Nazis were every bit as socialist, as the DRPK is democratic. And "the progressives" were at war with Germany long before there was knowledge of the death camps.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@QuixoticSoul All you have shown me is you have no idea what socialism is. Nice of you to show your ignorance .... AGAIN!

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@hippyjoe1955 Nothing can be shown you, you're about as retarded it's possible for a human to be. I only speak for the benefit of others smh.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@QuixoticSoul So instead of showing your ignorance please describe socialism.

MistyCee

afternoon,@hippyjoe1955. What do you think about Hoover?

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@hippyjoe1955 For starters, it doesn't involve getting in bed with wealthy industry leaders, and making them even wealthier through privileged contracts and on-loan prison labor.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@MistyCee Not my cup of tea. Too much of a materialist/progressive.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@QuixoticSoul You don't know a thing about socialism do you. Wow and you want to opine about which you know naught. Too Funny!!!!

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@hippyjoe1955 You don't know anything about anything - not economics, not history, not science. Typical, really.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@QuixoticSoul So what you are saying is you don't know. Don't want to know but love the nonsense you believe without thought or evidence. Nice of you to show your real side. Have a nice life.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@hippyjoe1955 Of course I know you're an ignorant loon, that shit is manifest and self-evident.