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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I dunno, Teddy might've got his attention

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Teddy was a big time imperialist

[–] electric@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Teddy would definitely belong in his own Medium Place.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nah. He was a badass, but not a good person

[–] benbrain@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But he did establish the national park service, which I think lands him in the secret third place

He did that so he could enjoy his hunting trips in peace. There was also a forgettable president or two that seemed like better people than him. He's top 5, but not better than Lincoln or Carter.

Carter was almost a neolib, but he promoted the humanitarian side of liberalism better than almost every other president. He was too weak for the neoliberals and too neoliberal for the social democrats.

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