The year 2000 sounds remote, far away. Is it?

How right you were, Eleanor. How right you were. The thing is, I didn't recognize just how right you were until I read your manifesto. Let me put this into perspective: In the book, Roosevelt called all Americans to rally to not fall behind in the world, to keep pushing forward in all areas, to continue the fight for equality for all. I swear the disturbingly large number of parallels between Roosevelt's 1960s America and our 2010s America makes one realize that we still have such a long way to go.

Take for example Roosevelt's mention of the dreaded l-word -- liberal. (Feel the chills slithering down your spine?) In here, Roosevelt mentioned the demonization of the word, derived from the word free, by Hitler for those who dared to oppose him. Do we not see that now in America? What about with the dreaded c-word? (No, not that one: Communist.) Don't we all know someone who calls someone else a communist for disagreeing slightly with our current system, or someone who drops an l-bomb whenever someone mentions helping the less fortunate rather than forcing them to do it themselves, or someone who turns "Ted Cruz, Zodiac Killer" when they feel that someone is not blindly patriotic enough? I sure do, and I'm sure that you do too.

Roosevelt delivered her message in such a powerful way. She help nothing back, and she threw some major shade. Yet what was most fascinating about this was her passion. It's obvious that she wrote this with the good of her country at heart. I know it's all too popular to accuse all our politicians of being lazy, elitist, and self-motivated, but Roosevelt is a powerful reminder that there are still people who truly do have all of our interests at heart? (Don't believe me? Read this book and compare her message to a certain Vermont senator and Massachusetts senator.)

I recognize the silliness of this statement and how confused Eleanor Roosevelt would be if I could somehow say this to her, but Eleanor Roosevelt is my WCW all day every day. That's my reaction to this book, and that's my reaction to this woman.