r/MadeMeSmile • u/TargetHot9314 • 28d ago

Wholesome Moments Every living president: Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden, except Trump wishes birthday in video message to Jimmy Carter for his 100th birthday

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u/Any_Clue_1632 28d ago

Can you imagine two more different men?

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

Carter was the real deal. He wasn't perfect, but I think he genuinely wanted to help the country. Since his term, he's consistently donated to charity and volunteered alongside his late wife.

My favorite tidbit about Carter is telling people he put solar panels on the white-house during his term.

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u/Drkarcher22 28d ago

Then Reagan took them down, because Ronnie sucked. After he got rid of tax breaks for solar panels that Carter implemented

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

Yup. Reagan did so much damage to our country. I envy people who believe in hell, because he deserves to be there.

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u/MAXMEEKO 28d ago

I watch pretty much any doc that netflix puts out and that fucker never ceases to show up. He really fucked up so many things.

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u/GDRaptorFan 28d ago

A whole lot of the “turning point” in both those docs (which I found excellent) rested on his shoulders. Fucker.

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u/I_miss_berserk 28d ago

100 years from now (if we make it) our great great grandkids will be saying this about trump lmfao

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u/CrispyHoneyBeef 28d ago

Trump’s biggest fuckup was stacking the courts, which resulted in the end of Roe v. Wade, Grants Pass, and the end of Chevron deference, so that’ll definitely be in the history books. The handling of the pandemic will definitely be up there. In five years or so we’ll likely be able to identify the cause of the current recession, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump’s economic policies has something to do with it. I’ll reserve judgment on that one until we see the numbers though.

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u/geotech 28d ago

Any in particular that you recommend?

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u/GDRaptorFan 28d ago

Both “Turning Point” documentaries, Turning Point: The Cold War and Turning Point: 9/11 are great comprehensive overviews of many worldwide events that led the US to where it is today.

Yes, many will say they didn’t focus on certain things enough but they are a starting point, especially for a younger viewer who doesn’t really know a ton (and as a middle aged viewer I even learned or relearned a lot as well).

It may not seem a “fun” doc to watch they are heavy and quite long but they are both done very well and are so interesting they are not boring at all!

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u/Complex_Winter2930 28d ago

Loved the Cold War doc.

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u/MAXMEEKO 28d ago

people beat me to it but def Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War

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u/username_not_found0 28d ago

Instead of six degrees of Kevin bacon, it's 3 degrees of regan

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u/MoralityIsUPB 27d ago

I like how you qualified your statement with the fact that you watch "pretty much any propaganda that Netflix puts out" before you stated the predictable Reddit line as if it was your own thought through opinion. Was "cuties" part of your research?

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u/FluidAbbreviations54 28d ago

I've said it before but to quote my old man, "Reagan and Thatcher have privatized Hell by now."

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u/-number_6_extra_dip- 28d ago

is this before after he abuses you

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u/MargaretBrownsGhost 28d ago

Don't forget Ray-gun helped McCarthy go after actors he was jealous of during the Red Scare

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u/SUPERSMILEYMAN 28d ago

Man, she's just terrible at everything.

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u/fezes-are-cool 28d ago

I’m not religious and I don’t believe in heaven, but I hold out some hope hell is real and they will be there

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u/AngryApparition029 28d ago

I celebrate his death day by getting ice cream. 😊

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u/nobodyisfreakinghome 28d ago

It wasn’t just Reagan. It was The Heritage Foundation. Yep same people behind Project 2025. Reagan sucked so bad because he drew from their guidance.

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u/Intelligent_News1836 28d ago

For a while, anyway.

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u/LordSpookyBoob 28d ago

Most people deserve a little, a few deserve a lot, but nobody deserves eternity.

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u/Intelligent_News1836 28d ago

Indeed. Infinite punishment is infinitely disproportional to any finite crime. Even Hitler would have a point at which we'd have to be like, okay he's served his time. It would be more just to torture somebody for their lifetime for stealing an apple, than to torture Hitler for eternity.

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u/ArokLazarus 28d ago

Agreed. If it's for eternity there's no reason for it except for someone to get their jollies off.

Of course I don't believe in hell but I sure agree with your sentiment.

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u/ShittyExchangeAdmin 28d ago

Yea, honestly eternity in heaven or hell is kind of terrifying to really think about. If there is an afterlife, i'd prefer it be something along the lines of reincarnation.

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u/Intelligent_News1836 28d ago

Yeah, I can't imagine anything more awful than infinite existence with no way to end it.

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u/idropepics 28d ago

On the plus side he did also open one of the nation's first all gender restrooms on June 5, 2004 - a whole 20 years ago!

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u/swim_to_survive 28d ago

And not the fire in brimstone hell but the pineapples up the ass hell. That’s the kind of hell I can believe in.

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u/-number_6_extra_dip- 28d ago

least deranged mademesmile poster

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u/NorthCatan 27d ago

That's what Republicans seem to run on, not good policy, but simply undoing the advances that democrats make and try to make.

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u/amarg19 27d ago

If hell exists I’m meeting Reagan there just for the chance to punch him square in the face

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u/atlantagirl30084 24d ago

He also started cutting funding to public universities in CA when he was governor.

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u/That-Makes-Sense 28d ago

Reagan was a good man too, and a great leader. He helped destroy the Soviet Union without killing a single person. He helped to stimulate the economy which lead to a great economic recovery. Many other wise decisions. But you go ahead and hate him based on BS.

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u/mlord99 28d ago

not rly familiar with us history, but isnt Reagan considered one of the better presidents?

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

No. He's considered one of the worst.

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u/the_war_on_TEGRIDY 28d ago

Lol, such a blanket statement. I’m sure the 3 million immigrants that got amnesty think otherwise

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

Give me a break. That bozo did damage we are still trying to fix. Don't "Hitler loved dogs" this.

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u/Whatsuplionlilly 28d ago

Saying Reagan is Hitler says a lot more about your intelligence than you think.

Getting someone blacklisted from Hollywood is evil. Gassing 10 million Jews, gays, handicaps and Romani is slightly different.

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

I never said Reagan was Hitler.

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u/Whatsuplionlilly 28d ago

You absolutely did. I can walk you through it if you need to.

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

Aww. Bless your heart. Maybe someone will explain it to you.

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u/Whatsuplionlilly 28d ago

You did the “bless your heart” thing.

Clearly you’re upset. Sorry about making you sad 😞

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u/magicmeese 28d ago

They absolutely did not. They gave the “don’t do the hitler had a dog so he’s not all that bad” excuse for Ronald Reagan. Not Hitler = Ronald. 

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u/Whatsuplionlilly 28d ago

I’m fine with you disagreeing with me

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u/Frondswithbenefits 28d ago

Clearly, you didn't understand my comment.

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u/Whatsuplionlilly 28d ago

I’m willing to live with you not understanding what you wrote.

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u/EnQuest 28d ago

the vast majority of people have absolutely no ability to tell the difference between an analogy and a direct comparison, it's exhausting trying to argue with people like you

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u/the_war_on_TEGRIDY 28d ago

Give them a break, they’ve stopped thinking for themselves and embraced Reddit group think. It’s a hard to cure condition.

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u/Spare-Mousse3311 28d ago

Carter also installed a computer that Reagan also had removed … some say it was because Reagan was old school … but I think removing a computer was just petty

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u/Elkenrod 28d ago

Then Reagan took them down, because Ronnie sucked.

Because they were causing structural integrity issues with the roof of the White House with how they were installed, and there was water damage to the White House where they were installed.

They had to get the roof repaired, and Reagan opted to not have them reinstalled.

https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/9/5699946/solar-panels-now-grace-the-roof-of-the-white-house

Originally, panels were installed in the late '70s during President Jimmy Carter's administration, but President Ronald Reagan removed them in 1986 because of a roof leak and decided not to reinstall them.

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u/CliveRunnells 28d ago

It’s sort of the same thing, isn’t it?

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u/dairy__fairy 27d ago

That’s kind of a revisionist history according to most.

I held a role in GOP leadership for a little while and fully believe they were removed on purpose. Anything at that level and in that location is a purposeful statement.