Somewhat harmless???? What rock have YOU been sleeping under? That slug is the EXACT reason the Middle East is in turmoil today!
I remember quite vividly, "odd-even" gas day lines....and 17% fixed rate 30 year loans. AND, that failed rescued mission of the Iranian hostages.
We got thru it. And we'll get thru this too!
If the internet, and social media were around in 1980....it would have been just as frantic.
I guess my point was Jimmy Carter loved the USA. Barack Obama despises it.