Eddie-Griffin
Cancer the womens baby so we can pregnant the panda, we are looking for igloos tonight Are you sexy?
Looks like he decided that enough is enough and he just wants to relax in his last days.
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Jimmy Carter has decided to receive Hospice care at home.
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Looks like he decided that enough is enough and he just wants to relax in his last days.
Joshmyersbv
Member
I honestly didn't know he was still alive, sad news none the less.
Controversial thought but I think we should allow euthanasia if you're 75 or older. Your body and mind turns to shit in your 80s, if it already hasn't by the time you turn 70.
Quality of life -> quantity of life.
I personally have no intention on staying on this planet any longer than I need to.
Quality of life -> quantity of life.
I personally have no intention on staying on this planet any longer than I need to.
Thaedolus
Member
Still alive and until recently building goddamn houses for people in need.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I too have decided to receive care at home. Seeking a maternal style qualified medical professional to get hands-on with my nursing. Grip strength will be tested as part of the application process.
NecrosaroIII
Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters
They certainly should offer it to people receiving hospice care. They're literally sitting around waiting to die, often in extreme amounts of pain.
It's kind of barbaric
I was just hoping he'd live long enough to see the fucking guinea worm die.
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Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Without getting into any politics he is without a doubt the most "good" president we ever had. He was never the most effective. He wasn't the best speaker. He was never the most ruthless. What he was however was a good man. That is almost unheard of in someone that reaches the upper echelon of politics let alone the highest office in the land. He stepped away after his time in office to dedicate his life to doing good however he could and he did it without fanfare, publicity, or money making unless he needed the limelight to get eyes on the necessary project. He just kept his head down and did the good he could while he could do it and that is something that I will always remember and respect most about him.
A gentle reminder by the way that he was a strong supporter of civil rights in the 60's at a time where Georgia was......not exactly the most welcoming to such ideas. Which cost him politically early on, but he did it anyway because he knew it was right. Not many prominent politicians in the south at that time can claim the same. He even trolled the racists into voting for him in order to get the Governor seat and start setting an end to segregation in Georgia because he knew he couldn't get the seat if he ran on a purely "End Segregation" message. Fucking legend.
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www.thoughtco.com
Also do not forget that he served in the military as well and served it well under difficult circumstances.
en.wikipedia.org
American President, Georgian senator, naval officer, peanut farmer, staunch supporter of Habitat for Humanity to the end of his days, and a good man. I hope his final days are peaceful, painless, and that he is surrounded by the ones he loves.
I fear that we may never see another politician quite like him.
A gentle reminder by the way that he was a strong supporter of civil rights in the 60's at a time where Georgia was......not exactly the most welcoming to such ideas. Which cost him politically early on, but he did it anyway because he knew it was right. Not many prominent politicians in the south at that time can claim the same. He even trolled the racists into voting for him in order to get the Governor seat and start setting an end to segregation in Georgia because he knew he couldn't get the seat if he ran on a purely "End Segregation" message. Fucking legend.
Ten Interesting Facts About Jimmy Carter's Civil Rights Record
Jimmy Carter’s civil rights record as a Georgia lawmaker and as president endeared him to Black people and other communities of color.
Also do not forget that he served in the military as well and served it well under difficult circumstances.
Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia
American President, Georgian senator, naval officer, peanut farmer, staunch supporter of Habitat for Humanity to the end of his days, and a good man. I hope his final days are peaceful, painless, and that he is surrounded by the ones he loves.
I fear that we may never see another politician quite like him.
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I'm going to go the euthanasia route if I make it to the appropriate age. I'd rather decide when I go than leave it up to failing health.
Redneckerz
Those long posts don't cover that red neck boy
Carter always struck me as a people's president in that he was far more like the common man than Reagan (Who was far more influential on a presidential scale, what with Reaganomics). Maybe its a misconception on my part, but the more i read on Carter, the more i felt he was a president for the common people.
I don't know. Carter just strikes me as a good, rooted president to me.
I don't know. Carter just strikes me as a good, rooted president to me.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Agreed. It’s your life, you have the right to end it. And in 99% of cases you can, no external aid is required.
Laieon
Member
The dude was still helping build houses as recent as just a couple years ago and I think he was teaching sunday school until COVID. He definitely wasn't someone just waiting around to die, he was clearly pretty active and loving life pretty far into his 90s. Euthanasia should definitely be a legal option for anyone choosing to go that route though.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Plenty of people can keep their wits about them well past 75. My grandmother recently died at 91 and she was all there. The body is a different beast, but you can still be active and well enough into extreme old age. I know a guy who's 75 and active as hell. You'd think he was 65 at most. I don't know. As long as we aren't talking carousel here.
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You could potentially still live a good life in your 80s if you remain physically active and avoid any major illnesses, I'm simply very pessimistic with aging. Our risk of illness increases substantially at that age. Heart failure is very common and quite progressive. 50% lifetime chance of cancer too.
As the old saying goes, I'd rather die on my feet than to live on my knees. I'd happily sacrifice a few years on my life.
That's pretty impressive but he looks frail and he is prone to falls.
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knocksky
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He has money for the best health care and is an ex president.
Torrent of Pork
Member
I used to be much more liberal in my opinion of euthanasia, then Canada's MAID bullshit happened where the State will happily kill anybody who so much as feels a little depressed that day, and badgers people with expensive conditions into state-assisted suicide. My grandfather passed last September, and I spent the last two months literally helping him to the bathroom, and whipping his ass for him. I can see shitty people pressuring the elderly into suicide, simply because they can't be fucked to care for their goddamned family. All that being said, people with diseases like ALS are a different matter; I can't imagine forcing people to go through torment like that.
Onto the topic at hand, Eisenhower was probably the last president that wouldn't be considered a war criminal. Yes, including Carter; yes, including Trump.
Eddie-Griffin
Cancer the womens baby so we can pregnant the panda, we are looking for igloos tonight Are you sexy?
Interesting. In the 70's apparently there were millions of cases a year in Africa and Asia, now it's 15.
That's extremely impressive actually. Especially since that disease was often related to unclean drinking water.
I would just like to chime in that I can absolutely confirm ALS completely sucks. (Oh god does it suck, I know too well.)
Eddie-Griffin
Cancer the womens baby so we can pregnant the panda, we are looking for igloos tonight Are you sexy?
I do think people overlook some bits of Jimmys History though to make this claim which I see often, I put him behind Gerald Ford and Eisenhower at a solid #3.