The irony though? Most of the far left types I know venerate FDR as what the Democratic Party should be. I like FDR too but he has some very negative things on his record that they ignore. What makes nostalgia wonderful I guess is not having to live it. I’ve seen the point made that many African-American and racial minority progressives have a more pragmatic approach because they know what it’s actually like to not to get everything you want on the first try.