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by sgnelson 780 days ago
Jimmy Carter may have been one of the most decent human beings the US has ever had as a President.

I think the way that the Republican party treated (both then and now) a southern, small family farmer who served in the military and taught Sunday school is one of those ironies that shows what values the Republican party actually believes in. And this has obviously only accelerated massively since Trump.
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paulddraper 780 days ago
I find people to be inconsistent. This conversation has happened more than once:

"I really like Carter's presidency because he was a good person."

"Oh so you must hate Clinton."

"Well, you can't judge a president based on his personal life."

"..."

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reducesuffering 780 days ago
Ok so you're assuming Clinton was a terrible person, I'm assuming off of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Is there anything else to reach that conclusion?
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paulddraper 779 days ago
Yeah, when judging personal character, I can't imagine cheating on your spouse would put you in the "good" category.

But maybe I'm old-fashioned like that.

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