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    Jimmy Carter verdient unseren Dank und Respekt, nicht unser Spott


    Jimmy Carter verdient unseren Dank und Respekt, nicht unser Spott

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/jimmy-carter-death-respect.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lk4.0tMp.PEzgG91zVIt7&smid=url-share

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    1. nosotros_road_sodium on

      Non paywalled gift link. Excerpt:

      > Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, probably improved the lives of more people over a longer period than any recent president. He was a far better president than is generally acknowledged — and is the only one in modern times who didn’t lose a single soldier to combat (although he did lose eight service members to an air collision during the failed hostage rescue mission in Iran). Carter was also the best-ever ex-president: Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are living better lives because of his relentless efforts to overcome violence and disease.

      > So Carter’s death is a moment to reassess his legacy, but it also is an opportunity to reflect on how we in the news media and the political world got him so wrong and treated him so unfairly.

      > […]

      > First, he was less focused on himself than almost any other leader I’ve known. He never sought riches, and he continued to live in the same humble bungalow that he and Rosalynn constructed in 1961 in Plains, Ga. His study was a converted garage.

      > Second, he took on superhuman challenges: Middle East peace, eradication of Guinea worm, energy independence — and, at a personal level, running as an unknown for president. (When he told his mother he was running for president, she supposedly asked, “President of what?” His campaign rented a hotel ballroom for his Iowa campaign kickoff, and just three people came.) Sure, Carter often fell short, but it’s only because he persistently aimed so unreasonably high that we’re talking about him today.

    3. gymtrovert1988 on

      Who’s “our”? This was either written by a Republican or some idiot NYT writer white washing what happened the past past 4-5 decades.

    4. JadedIT_Tech on

      Long story short, a good man who truly did his damnedest to do good with the time he had. Was he perfect? No, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.

    5. SoundSageWisdom on

      There’s really only one group of people who are being disrespectful and nasty and awful and un-American.

    6. TSAOutreachTeam on

      Who is sneering? It’s been nothing but gushing the last two days.

      Maybe I’m not watching the right networks.

    7. mfyxtplyx on

      You can’t have an actual Christian running around making the others look bad.

    8. SicilyMalta on

      I still don’t understand how Reagan went behind the nation’s back to undercut the negotiations for the release of the hostages so that it would be delayed until after the election in order for him to stop Carter from getting a boost. This led to the Iran Contra mess.

      How is it Reagan did not serve time in prison for treason??!

    9. Fart_Finder_ on

      PBS Jimmy Carter “In Their Own Words” is outstanding.
      Watching it now. Everyone should know this man!

    10. icouldusemorecoffee on

      Admittedly I didn’t read the piece, but unless it includes a list of nearly all the times the NYT “looked down” and sneered at Carter and/or his policies or boosted people who used Carter as a foil against Democratic policies, it’s not worth anymore than the paper it was published in.

    11. Awkward_Squad on

      He was a man of integrity, that’s all you need to know.

      Reagan is why America has won the race to the bottom.

    13. fiesty_cemetery on

      My Republican father even had great things to say about Carter which surprises me because he voted for Trump twice…

    14. you_buy_this_shit on

      Carter made the mistake of being honest with the American people.

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