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Shamangineer | Fascism: The History, The Psychology, & The Re-emergence
Regulatory Capture and FDR's Unfinished Investigation
Modern regulatory agencies like the FDA are described as "paper tigers" that act as shields for corporate interests rather than protectors of public health. Franklin D. Roosevelt reportedly intended to prosecute American bankers and Nazi sympathizers after the war, but his sudden death in 1945 halted these investigations. Because FDR kept his intelligence contacts and evidence highly classified, the networks were allowed to flourish in the post-war era.