• Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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    2 years ago

    I think Henry Kissinger is one of those unifying things. It’s amazing, black or white, communist or capitalist, east or west… everyone hated him

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      2 years ago

      I think Henry Kissinger is one of those unifying things. It’s amazing, black or white, communist or capitalist, east or west…

      Oh! Is that why they gave him the Nobel piss prize?

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      From Wikipedia:

      Due to his adherence to an approach to politics called Realpolitik, which prioritizes pragmatic geopolitical considerations over moral or ideological values, Kissinger has been criticized for turning a blind eye to war crimes committed by American allies during his tenure.[6]

      A number of activists and human rights lawyers have sought to prosecute him for war crimes committed by American allies during his tenure.[8][150] Kissinger has been associated with such controversial policies as the U.S. bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, U.S. involvement in the 1973 Chilean military coup, a “green light” to Argentina’s military junta for their Dirty War, and U.S. support for Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War despite a genocide being perpetrated.[255]

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger