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Originally Posted by Burke Salad
Didnt Carter have a famous speech warning Americans about there over spending and gluttonous apetite for products and lifestyles that could never be achieved? It was way ahead of it's time and made a ton of sense. History should be kinder to Carter if you ask me.
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In a brazen show of arrogance, Ronald Reagan removed the solar panels from the White House roof that Carter had installed.
A lot of the things Carter gets accused of being 'weak' on usually have some sentiment of masculinity attached to them. Like you can only be good president if you wield your authority like a high school prom king.
Like the criticisms of Obama, there's an almost complete amnesia in regards to the obstacles faced by his administration, like the Iranian Revolution happens in each presidential administration and the other presidents all handled it better.
Carter normalized diplomatic relations with China, forged progressive bonds with African nations, helped legitimize the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa and pardoned Vietnam draft dodgers.
He was proven right after the fact on many issues. His contemporaries are, literally, criminals.