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His work on Habitat for Humanity, for one. It's not virtue signalling for Jimmy, he's out there swinging a hammer alongside everyone else. His work in ensuring fair elections in various countries, for another.


And the work of the Carter Center to eradicate Guinea worm. The number of cases each year used to be in the millions. The number of cases so far this year is just 2.


Agreed. He works hard to make the world a better place.


It ain't too late yet for him to do a second term. He doesn't strike me as the sort of person who'd want one - he seems to be doing a fine job as an ex-President - but I'd vote for him in a heartbeat over the average politician.


He’s a good man, and has done good things in his post presidency, but was a mediocre to lousy president.

Probably just slightly better than the current and previous office holders.

The last thing we need in this world it the worlds most powerful man being a full century old and inheriting an economy that is only slightly worse than the one he left us with when he was 55.


> It ain't too late yet for him to do a second term.

He's going to be 100 years old in 2024. [1] If that's not too old for being a president, we might as well elect dead men.

Given our decadence, that would significantly increase the quality of average politician.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter


Most Presidents would do a better job by doing nothing.




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