There has been a lot said about Jimmy Carter and both his presidency and post-presidency. And, frankly, the more this writer reads and learns about Carter after the White House, the less she likes him.
Yesterday we told you about Carter's meddling against American in the run up to the Persian Gulf War and a couple of days ago we shared a thread that put a spotlight on the morally questionable things Carter did in his time after being president.
Here's another example for that file.
In 1989, Indian-British author Salman Rushdie was the target of a fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran's supreme leader. Rushdie's 'offense' was publishing The Satanic Verses, which offended Khomeini.
By and large the international community sided with Rushdie and his right to free speech.
But not Jimmy Carter. Oh no.
This passage from a NYT op-ed Jimmy Carter wrote in 1989 is still mind-boggling. pic.twitter.com/02UrYCQFBL
— I'm Writing in Gary Johnson (@colorblindk1d) December 31, 2024
Wow.
And the entire thing is on the Carter Center website:
Link to the whole piece:https://t.co/66793zJ34H
— I'm Writing in Gary Johnson (@colorblindk1d) December 31, 2024
Despicable.
This is the perfect example of the suicidal empathy so rampant in modern liberalism.
— I'm Writing in Gary Johnson (@colorblindk1d) December 31, 2024
And we see the fruits of it playing out across Europe and America.
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Hate to speak ill of the dead, but it’s impossible to overstate how big a bastard Carter was. He’s been so old for so long that a lot of people don’t remember, but lots of us do.
— Shooting News Weekly (@SN_Weekly_) January 1, 2025
People need to remember.
It cannot be said often or loud enough: Carter as ex-president was worse than his presidency.
— Jack in the East (@talkradio200) December 31, 2024
That's becoming more evident with each passing day.
Everyone forgets Piss Christ was a contemporary and the whole world got to see the artistic community line up to demand free speech to insult Christianity and censorship to prevent Islam from feeling insulted.
— Heike (@anti_globaloney) January 1, 2025
It was clear what was going on even back then.
The hypocrisy is astounding. Not surprising, but astounding.
This is egregious coming from anyone, but especially from an American President. ‘So, he’s been targeted for assassination, but have you considered that people might read his words?’
— WhatsTheFuss? (@WhatsFuss) January 1, 2025
Egregious is putting it mildly.
Jimmy Carter was an asshole.
— Harry Flashman (@KamalaGrapple) January 1, 2025
There, I said it. https://t.co/e8ZY4NrSZa
You said it.
A lot of people are saying that Jimmy Carter was a nice man who was unfortunately not a great president.
— Daniel Friedman (@DanFriedman81) December 31, 2024
But, actually, Jimmy Carter was a real piece of s**t. https://t.co/JlaPgBGGdv
This seems to be the consensus.
Carter was a human rights horror. https://t.co/udtpdO77vq
— Amy Alkon (@amyalkon) December 31, 2024
Yes he was.
"offer of paradise"
— Dave Gordon 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 (@D_Gordzo) January 1, 2025
Holy crud, I had no idea how bad Carter was, post-Presidency. https://t.co/8QeUEeDPFB
He was terrible all-around.
Extrapolate this thinking to its logical conclusion: If Salman Rushdie deserved his fatwa because his words offended Muslims, anyone who offended Muslims deserved to be harmed because of it. This includes Baptists like Carter.
He was awful.
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