First hand accounts are inherently more valuable than secondary ones. Failure to see that is frightening. Just because something gets echoed over and over doesn’t make it true.
And that’s exactly what I see. I see my generation saying how great Carter was while many of those in older generations than me seem to think otherwise. I’d like to say it’s strange, but actually it’s scary.
So yes I’d say depressing and embarrassing hundreds of millions of people probably had a negative effect on the nation.
I can see it on the older generation’s faces when they talk about Carter. It’s a sad face on otherwise cheerful people.
I’m not going to gaslight them into believing he was actually great and they just didn’t know it.
