Wasn’t this guy awarded some kind of Nobel prize for peace or something?
Yes. After one of the genocides he helped enable but before the other genocides he went on to help enable.
He's not the only genocidaire to get the Nobel Peace Prize but he's probably the most egregiously evil of them.
Also the North Vietnamese counter part Lê Đức Thọ did not accept the prize as his country still didnt see peace.
So Kissinger received the peace prize for a non existing peace.
It was controversial even at the time.
The US Dollar being the international standard currency of business and international trade does that... Of course having a military and military budget that exceeds the sum of the next 5 biggest militaries helps.
Do you think they just happily released all of those who were previously convicted and sentenced for possession just because we may not be as harsh with the sentencing now?
There are absolutely people whose lives have been ruined over it, still sitting in prison for being the wrong color in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I'd be curious to know if there's any confirmation that personal use/possession doesn't lead to jail time for anybody in the us anymore.
Can’t believe this fucker lived longer than Betty White!
Where is your God? Where is your God now???
Noooo I forgot she passed, now I'm sad.
She was a joy.
And including Lualhati Bautista, Fred Rogers, and a few more kindred souls, of which we lost some too soon into their long lives...
This guy is almost singlehandled responsible for everything that happened in Vietnam. Good riddance.
That's very narrow-minded. He committed atrocities in Cambodia too. Good riddance indeed.
I won't miss seeing his op-eds published during major conflicts like he was some kind of diplomatic guru. What a monster.
Ah yes, nothing else embodies peace quite like the Vietnam War
A real life monster who took pleasure from death of millions. Oh and the people who defend this terrorist may suffer the same fate as his victims https://theintercept.com/...
There were “few people who have had a hand in as much death and destruction, as much human suffering, in so many places around the world as Henry Kissinger,” said veteran war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody.
Behind the Bastards podcast had a great series on him!
Someone on another thread shared this blunt exposition of Kissinger's many sins against the country and the world.
Wow, a six parter?
It was a lot of bastardy
the guy was walking scum with power. he is one of the few people in my opinion that deserves the death penalty for their crimes.
/twerk_continuously
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Robert Evans sends his regards!
Yeh fuck this scumbag guy!!
The real problem is those who are informed, and still see him as a hero...
Good fucking riddance. The amount of damage he did to the world and humanity in general is incalculable.
83 years too late. how other people can be around such a monster and not bash is fucking head in is baffling to me,
“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.”
— Anthony Bourdain
why is this downvoted? Clinton expressed multiple times in the last decade that Kissinger is a close consultant and mentor of her.
people don't really know how much of a cunt hillary is.
edit: they have the same friends and work only for the group they belong, the 0.01%
I wonder who won the tontine.
How the hell is that site not updated?
It was probably just a scam anyway.
Good point, I missed that.
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he should have died like 90 years earlier
Unfortunately as the old Cold War imperialist-nationalist crowd dies off they’re being replaced with far right theocratic authoritarians. The first bunch would fuck any other country for shortsighted national advantage despite long-term global instability that resulted in us constantly “putting out fires”. The second group is willing to fuck the citizens for shortsighted personal advantage no matter what it burns down.
Don't cry because of what they did, smile because they are in hell now.
Moreso in that blood-crimson, with-large-ominous-hand-constructs purgatory known as RED SPACE, with OMORI's true form constantly berating their souls for their unspeakable transgressions towards their fellow humans.
Fucking finally.
Realism diplomacy is just 19th century style imperialism and interempire alliance with a new name. Look how he appeased Putin during the beginning of russo-ukrainian war. This person has no moral guide and will throw anyone, friend or foe, under the bus to gain perceived nation interest. In the long run it is exactly those moves that harmed US credibility the most.
I'm pretty sure they're referencing Leslie Nielsen's death on November 28th 2010. He played Frank Drebin in Naked Gun, and in the movie he takes the place of opera singer Enrico Pallazo to save the Queen of England.
I don't think it's related to Pissinger at all.
On November 28th 2010, Enrico Pallazzo died. So his deaths anniversary was 2 days ago. Nobody is talking about it. The world seemingly forgot. He was an acclaimed Italian opera singer who achieved greater international fame by thwarting an assassination attempt on the queen of England while working as a baseball umpire.
My point is we are talking about Kissinger instead of celebrating the live of a hero like Enrico. He had an interesting life. You should give him a quick google.
(It’s from the movie The Naked Gun)
Good riddance. That guy was pure evil.
Henry Kissinger How I'm missing yer You're the Doctor of my dreams
With your crinkly hair and your glassy stare And your machiavellian schemes I know they say that you are very vain And short and fat and pushy but at least you're not insane
Henry Kissinger How I'm missing yer And wishing you were here
Henry Kissinger How I'm missing yer You're so chubby and so neat
With your funny clothes and your squishy nose You're like a German parakeet All right so people say that you don't care But you've got nicer legs than Hitler And bigger tits than Cher
Henry Kissinger How I'm missing yer And wishing you were here
dropped his glasses in the toilet and ran into a wall
I'm uplifted.
Good thing someone else did then.
I literally danced around the house.
It's hard to explain but his continued existance was like a shadow over us. The world feels a little bit better.
I was happy when Pinochet died, Pol Pot died, Suharto died, Comrade Duch died, etc but this man was complicit in all of their crimes and many more besides.
I listened to 6 hours about the guy's life and he sucks ass. Maybe you'd take your own advice if you've got the time
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Lol, go back to lurking bootlicker..
You think you're unique coz you're contrarian and can think for yourself. You're just more interested in being edgy.
And it's not just lemmy, all of media has come out to remember who Kissinger really was. Except for Reuters. They suck.
Anyway, be brave and pick a side. There's no high road here by taking a neutral stance on Kissinger. He was a monster and should be remembered as such.
Why do you feel uncomfortable with criticizing a mass murdering war criminal?
The dude didn't hate communism for their values but for belonging to the enemy. He was a Jew but hated his own people (he said he'd gave been an antisemite if he wasn't born a Jew, with a motivation as asinine as "they must have been doing something wrong to be persecuted for 2000 years", as if he didn't know what propaganda was), including ignoring executions of Jews in USSR.
He personally ordered THOUSANDS of bombings in Cambodia and in many many other countries, was responsible for multiple coups and replacing democratic leaders with dictators (this is not something you do if you genuinely belive in democracy over communism), and was an overall monster.
Your comment makes me able to guess your country of origin up to perfect accuracy! Impressive!
thanks for using Leebra!
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The US really looks at war criminals and goes "yeah, they should be able to live out the rest of their lives in peace in their own home, surrounded by loved ones" while at the same time locking up black guys for 20 years because they smoked a funny cigarette. And other countries still take them seriously. We're all idiots, no exceptions.
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