and the socialists and communists said, "you gotta do something for the peoeople," but they added a little barb, "because we think that there's a better system, an alternative system, to capitalism. and if you keep performing as badly as you're doing in the depths of the depression, we're gonna try to establish that alternative." and they pointed across the ocean to the soviet union, said, "see? like them." that scared folks. and mr. roosevelt was a good politician, , smart. he listened, and he responded because he knew politically that these 3 forces--c.i.o., socialists, and communists-- had enormous support in the united states, they were very powerful, and that thehey could mount a serios problem for this country. s so, roosevelt went to his friends. you know, he came from a very well-establishehed, very y wealy family. and he went to his wealthy friends, many of whom were businessmen, and he saidid "look, i think i gotta do something here, because if i don''t, wewe're gonna have a lof trouble.e. and, dear gentlemene, you who are very wealthy and you who run the big cocorporations, not