[zzapplezz]

Sure, but post-WWII the federal government injected billions (in 2020 dollars) into the pockets of mostly white veterans to build millions of homes. The federal government also provided generous home loans and unemployment insurance. Today, these policies would be viewed as socialist by the very people who benefited from it the most.

[krakatau1]

USA in 1945 was 91% white so it kinda makes sense that government did it. Homogeneous countries have no political issues with welfare because everyone is alike.

[throwaway0a5e]

People find differences. Back then the places that didn't have a ready supply of colored folks (might as well use the adjective of the day) were treating the Irish and Italians and eastern Europeans like crap in their place.

1945 is kind of different because by then it was pretty clear we were all in it together but in 1940 or so there was still plenty of "white on white" bigotry targeted floating around. 20+yr later it was considered novel that JFK was Catholic.