• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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    6 days ago

    Interesting claim, the Great Man Theory of Neoliberalism.

    Every lefty I know certainly can’t stop talking about how much they love Carter’s 1976 political platform, which everyone remembers and cares about.

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      2 hours ago

      So me saying don’t lionize Carter because he was a terrible president is the great man theory, when I’m literally saying Trump is not a special kind of unique evil…

      You either don’t understand the words you’re using, or you’re purposefully being dishonest.

    • buttnugget@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Before he died, people were always fawning over Carter. Don’t pretend that isn’t true. I always accrued downvotes for mentioning his crimes. Carter was a good person, on an individual level, but he was the first neoliberal president and the person you replied to was right to point it out.