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  • My father is a lifelong democrat. My mother is a naturalized citizen from Great Britain. I was in high school during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. I was mocked in high school for making a presentation where I advocated for disarmament.

    All that being said, the presidency of Jimmy Carter was one of the scariest and most upsetting presidencies I can remember. I had never experienced inflation of that level before. The gas shortages and rationing and concern about whether we were going to have the ability to carry out the basic functions we needed to complete was real. It was the first experience we had with worldwide terrorism, and there were over 300 Americans being held hostage in a foreign land with no sign of progress.

    Jimmy Carter was no doubt a good man. I believe he was woefully underqualified to run the country. I know that he is lauded these days, but I’m telling you from the perspective of someone who lived through his presidency, it was not a good time for me or my family.

    As one of the posts here makes clear, he wasn’t even good from a Democrat point of view.


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    22 days ago

    They’re not a man, man.

    IMO: Driver - former gay/female feels Identity is more “boy” now so gender and sexualities don’t line up (straight/male with gay/female).

    Gay female partner is now free to pursue children with another gay/female and former partner announces that.

    Please pardon my wording, I’m trying but I’m not confident in my wording.