(06-27-2020 09:02 PM)bullet Wrote:  Personally, I think Wilson got us into WWI for no reason. He sided with the British and alienated the Germans. Had we not gotten involved, who knows, Hitler and Stalin may never have occurred. Both of those could be a result of his bad policies. And he was hapless after WWI allowing the allies to impoverish Germany.

What should we call him, the White Obama?

Overall...Wilson was a horrible president. He dragged us into a regional war that should have been allowed to play itself out without our interference. The above suggestions regarding the consequences of that are valid imo. Id add that Wilson took the US off of the Gold Standard and started the printing of fiat currency to fund the war. He also created the Federal Reserve. The only admirable accomplishments of his presidency was the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote and the establishment of the League of Nations(which might not have been needed if we had stayed out of the war in the first place) Oh...and he was a staunch racist that admired the KKK and embraced segregation. He was also an adulterer.