Jimmy Carter: Grandson says former president is ‘coming to the end’
Jimmy Carter: Grandson says former president is ‘coming to the end’
Jimmy Carter’s grandson said Tuesday that the former president is “coming to the end” in a brief update about the 39th president’s health.
I will be very sad when he goes. Regardless of his success or lack thereof during his presidency, I don't know that a better person in general has been president. The man devoted his post-presidency to building houses for the poor (with his own two hands) and eradicating guinea worm... and never showed up to say something on the endless news cycle unless he had a specific point to make.
The most Presidential of all our former Presidents. I will shed tears at his passing.
He was the only modern president who sincerely asked himself 'What would Jesus do?'
And then told himself, "those are rookie numbers."
I remember when Carter was president. I always respected him. In the early 2000s i remember getting so much shit for defending him. I'm proud to be an American when I think of him and his legacy. He is a good man and I hope that he will be remembered in a positive way. He was truly wronged by the Republicans and the Iran Contra shit will forever be a shadow over the good that Carter tried to create in the middle East.
I imagine if the dirty tricks Reagan pulled or like if Gore wasn't cheated or even Hillary got 4 years, the world would be a much better place than it is.
Up to 300,000 East Timorese were murdered by Indonesia after Carter supplied them with weapons knowing their intended use.
Is that the actions of a good man to you?
A good US president is like a good Nestle CEO, they don't exist.
You should probably get your facts straight first, your oversimplified version of what happened is a mockery of what happened
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_invasion_of_East_Timor
We didn’t deserve Carter. And we showed it.
300,000 people in East Timor certainly didn't deserve Carter supplying Indonesia with the tools to carry out genocide.
Fuck off, this has been addressed elsewhere.
We get it. It's been addressed. You don't have to reply to everyone about it.
It's very easy to forget why Carter was largely considered a middling President in his time.
Between his fumbling of the Iran Hostage Crisis, his public sector strike breaking, and his Volcker Shock Economics, he set the stage for Reaganism and the end of Progressive Era politics.
But then he did Habitat for Humanity which was nice. And he talked a good game on climate change. And he called Israel Apartheid as he saw it decades before any other mainstream politician.
Godspeed, Mr President.
He was President when I was born, and it will be sad to see such a genuinely decent person depart this Earth. He did so much for so many.
Probably the last truly good person to hold the presidency. Godspeed.
He was a truly great person. He didn't do so well at politics, but that's because he was such a good person.
I’ve never thought of it that but you’re likely right.
You've given it your all. More than most can say. And, you've done it while taking it on the chin the whole time from lesser people and politicians. You are/were a great man!
Incredibly sad. A great President and human being.
I find it sad that president from the late 70s showed more care for his constituency and broader world during the cold war than what our current president seems to be actively avoiding during a self funded genocide.
... And that the current president is BY FAR the better of the two potential options offered; and that people still say "I don't care if the absolutely terrible guy gets in as long as I show my displeasure for the incumbent by not voting. That'll stick it to everyone."
It is really shocking how much this election resembles 1980 tbh.
i find it sad that americans see this as 'weak'.
One of the consequences of the Cold War was a sense of domestic nationalism that fell apart when the USSR did. No point in working together without a singular globe spanning enemy to work against.
Ironic that Ayn Rand's anti-communist philosophical selfishness came out of Soviet Russia in the 40s, and that's what will likely bring the American Experiment to an end.
a great president and an even greater human being
He is truly a wonderful and selfless person. I can think of way worse people much easier than I can think of truly great people. He's up there with Fred Rogers in my book. Jimmy, thank you for you service, bless you and your family. I hope there is no pain. 🫂💐
Just let him go in peace. Stop following him around with a camera.
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For future readers unaware, Carter earned his degree in nuclear physics before/during his duty in the navy aboard a nuclear powered submarine.
I'm surprised he didn't go when his wife did, as usually happens with older couples
Well he is nearly 100 right? Obviously he's coming to the end
CARTER 76
God speed.
about fucking time.
Like the guy and all but jesus christ is he old as fuck.
What benefit are we getting with him dying? Like why do you sound like he deserves it?
about fucking time.
unfortunately that's the problem i think. I did word it pretty shitty though, i just didn't care to reword it lmao.
It bothers me that the one example of a politican that everybody seems to love is jimmy carter. Incredible guy, but it's fucking depressing to think that there isn't anybody else like him at the moment. I'm sure there will be in the future, but this dude really seems to be one in a million right now.
Jimmy Carter is a war criminal who sold arms to Indonesia to be used to commit genocide against the East Timorese until the UN kicked them out.
I understand to many Americans he has been painted as the kindest peanut farming house building hero ever, but he’s a war criminal.
War crimes are the bread and butter of any respectable US president.
Good, soon to be another dead war criminal who shares responsibility for the genocide of the East Timorese.
American propaganda and indoctrination is so strong that they look back fondly on this guy. Fucking pathetic really.
Edit: Americans really love their genociders eh. Does this guy building a few houses for Americans absolve the torture, rape, and murder of hundreds of thousands of foreigners? Get your bloody heads out of your arses and stop worshiping your leaders.
I followed up on your assertions, as I was wholly ignorant to them prior. And while I'm not terribly surprised, as it's seemingly almost impossible to be the President and not get involved in our country's sordid history, I am sad to find out Jimmy "sold his peanut farm" Carter's legacy is tied to so many atrocities. It's worth knowing about if we want to improve the world.
A bit of friendly advice though, attacking people for their ignorance is simply a terrible way to break their illusions. Unless you were just trying to be a dick for its own sake, your tact will accomplish little more than pushing people further down the path you so eloquently deemed "fucking pathetic".
And to that extent, don't be so quick to throw stones from your glass house. There are no countries that are wholly innocent. We need to push for solidarity, not division, if we aim to change that in the future.
This community just upvoted a guy saying he wanted to physically assault me and wishes he could.
Yet calling ignorance and supporting genocide as fucking pathetic is attacking people worthy of downvotes?
Please, the downvotes and combativeness are because Americans are trained their whole life to believe a narrative and support their party. I with my foreign perspective challenged their identity and they rallied in defense of all they know.
If you don’t believe go make a top level post explaining Carter’s crimes and see how well they receive it.
People on the internet rarely get under my skin, but if I met you in person right now I'd pop you right in your dirty whore mouth. Ideally, hard enough to shatter your worthless jaws and make you swallow your teeth. I hope you fail at every endeavor going forward and die alone and afraid. Shit stain.
Damn big man, threatening physical violence because I don't support genocide. God Bless America son, you're a model citizen!