Comments on: The One Thing Jimmy Carter Taught Me https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me Making the world a little bit smarter. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Amol Shrikhande https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2418 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:07:36 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2418 In reply to Vinay V Shrikhande.

A great human being indeed! I agree that circumstances during his presidential term were unkind, and the uphill climb was too much. But thankfully, with the passage of time, the world got to see the real Jimmy Carter.

]]> By: Vinay V Shrikhande https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2417 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:42:11 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2417 President Carter, from deep south, supported desegregation. A great human being of all times. Circumstances at the end of his term decided his faith. But he continued to do humanitarian projects and earned a Nobel peace award.

]]> By: Amol Shrikhande https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2410 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:41:22 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2410 In reply to Akkaash Naidu.

Thanks, Akkaash! Glad it was helpful. You’ll be on Jeopardy! one day…

]]> By: Akkaash Naidu https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2403 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:16:19 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2403 As someone who likes history, I didn’t know that much about the recent presidents, but I learned a lot.

]]> By: Amol Shrikhande https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2400 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:17:48 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2400 In reply to Sandeep Naidu.

Very true that human instinct makes us point fingers, even though global economics are FAR more complex than one person. In that sense, Carter got a raw deal. Thankfully, as you mentioned, the passage of time has changed his legacy. If nothing else, we can appreciate the great intellect and human that he was.

]]> By: Sandeep Naidu https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2397 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:11:20 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2397 Carter is one of the few ex presidents whose prestige has increased over time since, as you pointed out, many of his unpopular decisions at the time proved to be correct and “revolutionary.” I never understood why a president is popular or unpopular based on economic measures during their term, since economic policy takes years to have an impact. I think you’re also right that whoever won the election in 1976, such as Reagan, would have lost badly in 1980 because of factors beyond their control.

]]> By: Amol Shrikhande https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2396 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:08:08 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2396 In reply to rao h vempaty.

Thank you! So true—as far as presidential administrations go, inflation is the grim reaper.

]]> By: rao h vempaty https://composemd.com/2025/01/02/the-one-thing-jimmy-carter-taught-me/#comment-2394 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:54:15 +0000 https://composemd.com/?p=7445#comment-2394 Superb post. As far as elections are concerned ” it is the pocket book, stupid.”

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