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Jul 25, 2026 9:54 PM
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PatrickDenStore
Why was he the only one affected by the tear gas? I have to admit I don't know the context of this event so my question might be stupid.
Ankylosaur
"President Jimmy Carter welcomes the Shah on his twelfth visit to the U.S. on November 15, 1977. Beyond the White House gates, police forces released tear gas to dispel pro-Shah and anti-Shah demonstrators. President Carter continued his welcome address even as the assembled, the Shah included, wiped away tears." from a caption here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/taken-hostage-presidents-shah-strategic-partnership/
DYLANLEE79
Carter became immune to poisons and toxins after exposure to radiation while repairing a nuclear reactor. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/three-president-carter/
PatrickDenStore
Thank you. My only regret is that I have but one upvote to offer you.
Bohrdumb
Jimmy Carter is a known war criminal. He brought the tear gas with him and popped a canister right before his speech. But since Carter was such a monster, he had built up a natural tolerance to things like tear gas, iocaine powder, and white phosphorus.
wqpsu
first sentence correct tbh.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Uprising
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_invasion_of_East_Timor
chumpacabra
you use tear gas to grow peanuts
MissivesFromTheTower
That's not how it happened. They were playing hide and seek, and Carter was notoriously bad at it. I mean, the image clearly shows Shah being the seeker, and covering his eyes.
PatrickDenStore
Out of all of the explanations I find this the most plausible, I shall now believe only this!
PatrickDenStore
Well that makes perfect sense, I hear he was a communist (which, for those that do not know is the worst thing you can be!) too!
Debberz
Dang, I only heard some bs story about him being a peanut farmer