The only way that Occupy can be seen as a success at all is if you already agreed with its anti-capitalist and occasionally anti-Semitic message (Carter has made it abundantly clear over the years that he does)...
The 39th president’s transformation from preening liberal to full blown America-hating Gollum seems to be complete.
The remarks came at a Duke University event that also featured his oldest grandson, Jason, who was elected to the Georgia Senate in May 2010.
The former president said his travels abroad since he lost the 1980 election helped him realize the U.S. is “extra stingy” about sharing its wealth with developing nations, particularly when compared to European democracies that put an emphasis on foreign aid. Helping the less fortunate, he said, should be viewed as a moral obligation and not an act of charity.
“It dawned on me they were just as intelligent, they were just as ambitious, and their family values were just as good as mine,” he said. “It’s not a matter of superiority or generosity or handing out gifts to others who are less than you. They just haven’t had a chance in life.”
I think it’s that “lost the 1980 election” bit that’s key. Carter has never forgiven America for choosing Ronald Reagan over him, and then re-electing Reagan and essentially rejecting Carter’s liberalism until the election of Barack Obama (and Obama had to lie about his true beliefs to get elected). [I disagree here. Obama was pretty clear about his socialism. He just couched those progressive leaning trees within a big leafy forest that was decorated by the media. mr]
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